epithelium

Urinary bladder

... Full article >>> LCT occurs beneath epithelium in skin and many internal organ s, such as lungs , arteries and the urinary bladder . This tissue type also forms a protective layer over muscle , nerves , and blood vessels . Full article >>> Each pyramid together with the a...

Trophoblast

... placenta upon implantation into the endometrial epithelium of the uterine wall. A portion of cyto trophoblast... [Gk. trophos, feeder + blastos, sprout] The outer epithelium of the blastocyst , which forms the fetal part of the placenta . Full article >>> ...

Tissue

... placenta upon implantation into the endometrial epithelium of the uterine wall. Full article >>> A cDNA library that only contains those c DNA s that are express ed in a particular type of cell or tissue or under particular growth conditions. The c DNA common to all conditions is remov...

Stroma

... placenta upon implantation into the endometrial epithelium of the uterine wall. A portion of cyto trophoblast cells (near the inner cell mass ) form the highly invasive syncytio trophoblast which penetrates into the endometrial stroma . Full article >>> stroma The space and aqueous sol...

Serum

...dium . A serous membrane is composed of a layer of epithelium with a thin layer of connective tissue . Synonym: tunica serosa . 2) In ... Full article >>> Trans ferrin is a serum protein that carries iron. Receptor s for this protein , transferrin receptor s (TfR), can appear on live...

Serosa

...dium . A serous membrane is composed of a layer of epithelium with a thin layer of connective tissue . Full article >>> serosa The outer embryo nic membrane of birds and reptiles; chorion. Also, the peritoneal lining of the body cavity. Full article >>> Adventitia/ Serosa The ...

Primer

... Primer pheromones are detected by the olfactory epithelium with which normal odors are detected and also in most mammals (but not human s) by the vomeronasal organ (VNO). Full article >>> Primer A short oligonucleotide complement ary to a strand of DNA or RNA that is used to i...

Pleura

...dium . A serous membrane is composed of a layer of epithelium with a thin layer of connective tissue . Synonym: tunica serosa . 2) ... Full article >>> The inner surface of the thoracic cavity and the outer surface of the lungs are lined with pleura l membranes which adhere to each oth...

Peritoneum

...dium . A serous membrane is composed of a layer of epithelium with a thin layer of connective tissue . Synonym: tunica serosa . 2) ... Full article >>> coelom -- Fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal ; usually refers to a cavity lined with specialized tissue peritoneum in wh...

Pericardium

...dium . A serous membrane is composed of a layer of epithelium with a thin layer of connective tissue . Synonym: tunica serosa . 2) ... Full article >>> The heart is enclosed by a sac known as the pericardium and is surrounded by the lungs . The apex is the blunt point at the base of th...

Nasal cavity

... vertebrates smells are sense d by the olfactory epithelium located in the nasal cavity and first processed by the olfactory bulb in the olfactory system. Full article >>> The VNO is a patch of receptor tissue in the nasal cavity distinct from the olfactory epithelium. The receptor s...

Mucosa

...: ... Full article >>> mucosa Any epithelium that secretes mucus, such as the mucous membrane lining the alimentary canal . Covered in Lab 15 Rat Muscular and Digestive Systems ... Full article >>> muscularis mucosa e Smooth muscle fibers around the mucosa of the gut wall...

Goblet cells

...ss-shaped cell , which is present in the columnar epithelium of the mammalian intestine and secretes mucin. ...Along the whole length of the gut in the glandular epithelium are Goblet cells . These secrete mucus which lubricates the passage of food along and protects it f...

Embryology

...dium . A serous membrane is composed of a layer of epithelium with a thin layer of connective tissue . Synonym: tunica serosa . 2) In embryology , ... Full article >>> Each anatomical article contains first a description of the structures of an organ or system (such as nerves , arteries ...

Cuticle

...otective, organ ic layer secreted by the external epithelium (hypodermis) of many invertebrates ; refers to the epidermis or skin in higher animals . Waterproof layer of cutin on leaves and nonwoody stems. Full article >>> Later ectopic expression , induced at late stage 11, inhibits rhom...

Capillaries

...ontinuous - Continuous capillaries have a sealed epithelium and only allow small molecule s, water and ions to diffuse. Full article >>> Capillaries are thin-walled blood vessels in which gas exchange occurs. In the capillary , the wall is only one cell layer thick. Capillaries are co...