DAVID C. VAN SICKLE Connective Tissue Cells Mesenchymal Cells Fibrocytes and Fibroblasts Reticular Cells Adipocytes Pericytes Mast Cells Macrophages Plasma Cells Pigment Cells Other Cells of Loose Connective Tissue Connective…
OVARY The ovary is a combined exocrine and endocrine gland; that is, it produces both ova (exocrine “secretion”) and ovarian hormones, chiefly estrogens and progesterone (endocrine secretion). The structure of…
TESTIS Stroma and Interstitium Tunica Vaginalis The tunica vaginalis consists of mesothelium and a connective-tissue layer that blends with underlying connective tissue of the scrotum (described in Chapter 16) and…
DONALD R. ADAMS Nasal Cavity, Vomeronasal Organ, and Paranasal Sinuses Nasal Cavity Cutaneous region Respiratory region Olfactory region Vomeronasal Organ Paranasal Sinuses Nasopharynx Larynx Trachea and Extrapulmonary Bronchi Lung Intrapulmonary…
KIDNEY General Organization Superficial Anatomic Features In all species, the two kidneys are retroperitoneal and positioned either flat against the lumbar muscles or suspended from the dorsal abdomen. The right…
THORLANDSVERK Cells of theImmune System Lymphocytes Stromal Cells Reticular cells Epithelial reticular cells Antigen-Presenting Cells Dendritic cells Folliculardendritic cells Interdigitating dendritic cell Macrophages B cells Organization of Cells to Form…
EMBRYOLOGY The fusion of a female and male gamete results in a zygote. After repeated cleavage during the transport through the uterine tube to the uterine cavity in higher mammals…
THOMAS F. FLETCHER Neurons Neuronal Structure Cell body Nucleus Cell body cytoplasm Neuron processes Dendrites Axon Terminal branches (telodendrites) Classification Regions of a Neuron Neuronal Communication Interneuronal chemical synapses Synaptic…
BLOOD VESSELS Structure–Function Relationships of Blood Vessels The blood vessels of the macrovasculature are visible with the naked eye and include elastic and muscular arteries and accompanying veins. Arteries of…
