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Zoological terms
Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.
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connective t
Zoology; Zoological terms
Connects and surrounds other tissues and whose cells are embedded in collagen matrix (large amount of intercellular space filled with viscous solutions
epithelial t.
Zoology; Zoological terms
(Gk. epi, on; thele, nipple) Covers body surface, lines body cavities, ducts, vessels, and forms glands; can be squamous (flat), cuboidal (cube-shaped), columnar (column-like), or stratified (in ...
muscle t.
Zoology; Zoological terms
Enables animals to move by contraction (myosin- and actin filaments slide past each other)
nervous t.
Zoology; Zoological terms
Contains neurons, cells which transmit electrochemical impulses to command, skeletal muscles or secretory glands, sense environmental changes, and process information
trends in animal evolution
Zoology; Zoological terms
Major anatomical and physiological trends lead to adaptations like a head, mouth, nervous system, heart, stomach and appendages
a tube
Zoology; Zoological terms
within-a tube body plan , away from enclosure of the tube in solid tissues toward suspension of the tube in a fluid-filled, tissue lined space called coelom .
segmentation
Zoology; Zoological terms
the development of a series of body units, each containing similar sets of muscles, blood vessels, nerves, and other structures
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