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Schwann cellscells that make up the myelin sheath in a nerve cell | |
Sclerathe tough outer layer of the eye | |
Sebaceous glandsglands that secrete sebum (oily substance) | |
Seizurephysical display of violent cerebral disorder resulting from abnormal brain signalling | |
Semelparoushaving one single reproductive episode in a lifetime | |
Sensory nervesconduct nerve impulses from a structure or sensory organ towards the central nervous system | |
Septuma partition that separates two chambers, as in the heart and nasal cavity | |
Simple epitheliumepithelium that consists of one layer of cells on a basement membrane | |
Sinoatrial node (SA node) | |
Sinusan air-filled cavity in the skull; any blind-ending tract in a tissue | |