Friday, 29 March 2024, 7:19 AM
Site: Animal Class - E Learning and training for animal care
Course: Animal Class - E Learning and training for animal care (Animal Class)
Glossary: Glossary
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Gait

walking pattern

Gametes

sex cells: the sperm and ova

Gastrostomy tube

tube placed through the skin into the stomach

GE

Gross Energy: the maximum amount of energy that can be released from ingested food

 

 

Gene

a section of DNA that codes for a particular protein and characteristic

Genotype

the genetic makeup of the organism

Geriatric

elderly animal

Germ cells

cells that will produce gametes

Gestation

duration of pregnancy

Gingiva

the gums bordering the teeth

Gingivitis

inflammation of the gums

Glandular tissue

an adaptation of epithelial tissue that has secretory cells that secrete into the space they are lining

Glans penis

part of the penis that swells during sexual intercourse

Glaucoma

increased pressure in the eyeball

Glomerulus

a small ball of capillaries inside the Bowman's capsule of the nephron

Glucagon

a hormone secreted by the pancreas that increases blood sugar levels

Gluconeogenesis

increase in the rate at which new glucose is formed from amino acids

Glucoreguation

the maintenance of the optimal blood sugar levels

Glucose

a monosaccharide sugar required for respiration

Glycogenesis

breakdown of glucose from glycogen stores in the liver

Glycogenolysis

conversion of stored glycogen in the liver into glucose

Goblet cells

 columnar cells found in the respiratory and digestive tracts that secretes mucus onto the surface of the tissue

Golgi apparatus

an organelle that receives and modifies protein from the rough endoplasmic reticulum

Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH)

reproductive hormone that oversees the working of all the other reproductive hormones and the oestrous cycle

Gustation

the sense of taste