Glossary

The movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body or from another part

unique membranous organelle located over the anterior part of the sperm nucleus

A varient form of a gene

Tiny air sacs located at the end of the respiratory tract in the lungs

Any substance causing immune system to produce antibodies against it

Decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue

One of the numbered chromosomes as opposed to the sex chromosomes

A fluid made and release by the liver and stored in the gallbladder

Air passages inside the lungs

clear, colourless liquid that fills and surrounds the brain and spinal cord and provides a mechanical barrier against shock

forms the hard, dense outer layer of bones throughout the human body

The retrieving or input portions of a neutron

Major muscle of respiration

The action of raising the foot upwards towards the shin

a bodily tissue, structure or organ that becomes active in response to stimulation

A process where one liquid being dispersed as small spherical droplets in a second immiscible liquid

Protective outer layer of the skin

leaf shaped flap of tissue that sits beneath the tongue at the back of the throat

Process of combining male gamete with the camel gamete

cells and cell fragments suspended in the plasma

A reproductive cell of an animal or plant

The study of how genes and how traits are passed down from one generation to the next

Any self-regulating process by which an organ tends to maintain stability while adjusting to conditions that are best for its survival

Chemical substances that act like messenger molecules in the body