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Cadaverdead body | |
Caecal pelletspartially digested food passed as faeces and eaten by rabbits | |
Caecuma blind-ended sac located between the small and large intestine; equivalent to the appendix in humans | |
Canine degenerative myopathyprogressive condition where nerves within the spinal cord gradually lose their ability to transmit impulses | |
Canine teeth | |
Capsidthe protein layer around the core of a virus | |
Carbohydrasean enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates | |
Cardiacrelating to the heart | |
Cardiac muscleinvoluntary muscle of the heart | |
Carnivoreanimal that eats meat | |
Carotinoid pigmentspigments contained in fruits and seeds | |
Cartilagespecialised connective tissue that is more rigid than dense connective tissue but more flexible than bone | |
Caudaltowards the tail | |
Cementumthin layer of bony material that fixes the teeth to the mandible | |
Central nervous system (CNS)part of the nervous system made up of the brain and spinal cord | |
Centriolesbundles of microtubules that organise the nuclear spindle during cell reproduction | |
Cervixthe passage that lies between the uterus and the vagina, and which dilates during sexual intercourse and parturition | |
Cestodestapeworms | |
Chondroblastscells which form endochondral ossification forming chondrocytes in the growing cartilage | |
Chordae tendinaethreadlike fibrous tissue cords that anchor the papillary muscle of the heart to the bicuspid and tricuspid valves | |
Chromatinmaterial of which chromosomes are composed | |
Chromosomethreadlike structure of DNA, RNA and protein, found within the cell nucleus | |
Chronicongoing or long term | |
Chylea milky fluid containing fat droplets which drains from the lacteals of the small intestine into the lymphatic system during digestion. | |
Chymethe pulpy acidic fluid which passes from the stomach to the small intestine, consisting of gastric juices and partly digested food. | |
Ciliahairlike projections from certain cells | |
Ciliated epitheliumcolumnar epithelial cells with many cilia on the surface of each cell | |
Claviclecollar bone | |
Codominancea form of dominance that occurs when all the alleles within the genotype are expressed | |
Columnar cellscolumn-shaped epithelial cells with a nucleus at the base of the cell | |
Compact bone | |
Conescells in the eye that detect colour | |
Congenitalpresent from birth | |
Conjugationprocess where DNA is transferred between bacteria cells | |
Constipationthe difficulty or failure to excrete faeces from the body | |
Contagiouseasily spread between animals | |
Cooperative breedersuse other members of the pack to raise young | |
Copulationthe act of mating | |
Core temperaturetemperature at the centre of the body | |
Corneaclear membrane covering the surface of the eye | |
Corpus luteum | |
COSHHControl of Substances Hazardous to Health | |
CPDContinuing Professional Development | |
Cranialtowards the head | |
Crepuscular animalone that is active during the twilight hours | |
Cuboidal cellscube-shaped epithelial cells with a central, spherical nucleus | |
Cullthe slaughter of an animal, usually to stop spread of disease or limit the population | |
Cytoplasmeverything inside the cell except the nucleus | |
Cytoskeletonfibres that give structure to the cell | |
Cytosolfluid contents of the cell | |
Cytotoxictoxic to cells; a substance that kills living cells | |
Cytotoxic drugsthose used to treat tumours (various types of cancer), and which are toxic to living cells | |