Animal Class - E Learning and training for animal care

cells that make up the myelin sheath in a nerve cell

the tough outer layer of the eye

glands that secrete sebum (oily substance)

physical display of violent cerebral disorder resulting from abnormal brain signalling

having one single reproductive episode in a lifetime

conduct nerve impulses from a structure or sensory organ towards the central nervous system

a partition that separates two chambers, as in the heart and nasal cavity

epithelium that consists of one layer of cells on a basement membrane

a small area of cells in the wall of the right atrium of the heart, where the electrical impulse is generated; also known as the natural pacemaker 

an air-filled cavity in the skull; any blind-ending tract in a tissue

killing of livestock, usually for meat or due to disease

long narrow tube that leaves the stomach, where nutrients are absorbed through villi into the bloodstream 

an organelle that manufactures and transports lipids and steroids within the cell

muscle tissue that is not under voluntary control

part of the peripheral nervous system under voluntary control

hormone secreted by the pancreas to aid glucoregulation

the process in which sperm cells are formed

sperm or male sex cells

a ring of muscle

the part of the skeleton that contains bones within soft tissue, not connected to the main skeleton, such as the os penis in the dog

a lymphoid organ responsible for making lymphocytes, storing blood and removing exhausted blood cells

type of bone found in the epiphyses of the long bones

epithelial cells that are flattened in shape

an organ within the digestive system where the breakdown of food begins

layers of epithelial cells

under the skin

sweat glands

fibrous connective tissue joints that unite the bones of the skull 

part of the autonomic nervous system triggered during stressful or stimulating events

a cartilaginous joint that unites two sides of the body

a nerve junction

a joint with a capsule filled with synovial fluid

the main circulation of blood between the heart and the body tissues but not the lungs

stage of the cardiac cycle where the heart contracts