Search Results for: column
Vertebral column
Definition noun, plural: vertebral columns The series of vertebrae that extend from the cranium to the coccyx, and serves as... Read More
Renal column
Definition noun, plural: renal columns A column-like extension of the renal cortex in the renal medulla Supplement A... Read More
Skeletal system
What is the Skeletal System? How to define a skeleton? The skeletal system is the main framework that gives your body its... Read More
Valence electron
What are valence electrons? Why are they significant? Valence electrons definition in chemistry: The electrons in an atom's... Read More
Columnae carneae
Definition noun Muscular ridges or columns projecting from the inner walls of the heart ventricles. Supplement Their... Read More
Stratified columnar epithelium
A stratified columnar epithelium (plural: stratified columnar epithelia) is a type of stratified epithelium in which the... Read More
Columnar epithelium
Definition noun, plural: columnar epithelia An epithelial tissue comprised of columnar epithelial cells, with or without... Read More
Simple columnar epithelium
Definition noun, plural: simple columnar epithelia Simple epithelium composed of columnar epithelial cells Supplement A... Read More
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
Definition noun, plural: pseudostratified columnar epithelia A special type of columnar epithelium composed of a single... Read More
Elution volume
Definition noun (1) The volume of the eluent or buffering agent that elutes from the column of a chromatograph before a... Read More
Affinity chromatography
Affinity chromatography (Science: investigation) a technique of analytical chemistry used to separate and purify a... Read More
Coccygeal spinal nerve
Definition noun, plural: coccygeal spinal nerves Any of the pair of nerves that emerge from the coccygeal region of the... Read More
Osmotic pressure
Osmotic Pressure Definition Osmotic pressure is the pressure caused by a difference in the amounts of solutes (or... Read More
Invertebrate
Invertebrate Definition An invertebrate refers to any of the animals lacking a vertebral column. The term invertebrate came... Read More
Anterior funiculus
Anterior funiculus anterior white column of spinal cord, a column or bundle of white matter on either side of the anterior... Read More
Thermometer
thermometer (Science: physics) An instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the principle that changes of temperature... Read More
Anterolateral
Anterolateral Definition Anterolateral is a term used in anatomy to describe the position of a structure as being away from... Read More
Planar chromatography
Definition noun A type of chromatography in which the chromatographic bed or the stationary phase is on a plane, such as a... Read More
Peripheral nervous system
Definition noun The part of the nervous system that relays between the central nervous system and the rest of the body,... Read More
Vertebrae coccygeae
vertebrae coccygeae --> coccygeal vertebrae The four terminal segments of the vertebral column, usually fused to form the... Read More
Turgor pressure
In biology, turgor pressure pertains to the pressure that is exerted by the fluid (e.g. water) against the cell wall. It is... Read More
Nervous System
THE is the most complicated and highly organized of the various systems which make up the human body. It is the... Read More
Truncus sympathicus
Definition noun Latin for sympathetic trunk: the paired strands of nerve fibers that run from the base of the skull to the... Read More
Phenotypic ratio
Phenotypic Ratio Definition How would one define phenotypic ratio? The correlation between the amount of offspring that... Read More
Motor neuron
Definition noun, plural: motor neurons A type of neuron connected to a muscle fiber and originates from the central nervous... Read More
Helminthology
Definition noun A branch of zoology that particularly deals with the helminths, particularly the parasitic... Read More
Simple epithelium
Definition noun, plural: simple epithelia An epithelial tissue comprised of a single layer of epithelial cells that are in... Read More
Simple cuboidal epithelium
Definition noun, plural: simple cuboidal epithelia Simple epithelium composed of cuboidal epithelial cells Supplement A... Read More