a part of the body that takes substances from the blood and stores them for use or in order that the body may get rid of them.a sweat gland;He has swollen glands in his neck.glándula ˈglandular(-djulə) , ((American) -dʒulər)adjective ...
3.A long, narrow deposit of mineral or rock found in another type of rock. Veins usually form when magma fills a fracture in a rock. venous(vē′nəs)adjective The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Com...
Chapter Review 1-1 Fill in the blanks: 1. A root with a vowel added to aid in pronunciation is called a(n) ___. 2. A word part that comes before a root is a(n) ___ . 3. Combine the word parts dia-, meaning “through,” and -rhea, meaning “flow,” to form a word mea...
N () the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is called the dentinasal or linguanasal consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in ran, done; but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of g hard ...
Analyze and define the following word: "pepsin". (In this exercise, analysis should consist of separating the word into its prefix, combining form, and suffix, and giving the meaning of the word. Be certain to differentiate between a noun and adjective in ...
The pharynx The PHARYNX stretches from the top of the larynx up to the back of the nasal cavity and serves as the container of a voiume of air which can be set into vibration in harmony with vibrations coming from the vocal cords. The nasal cavity The NASAL CAVITY is of fixed dimensions...
of each polyp is saclike, consisting of a wall of jellylike material surrounding a digestive cavity, with a single opening, the mouth, at the unattached end. The mouth is surrounded by tentacles used to capture small prey and is invaginated to form a pharynx leading into the body cavity....
The organisms of the same or different species can associate with each other to form an interaction which either benefits both or one of them. The species interaction may be long term in cases where the survival of one species is impossible without the other such as parasites and host. Short...
Morphostasis of traits in different species is necessary for reconstructing the evolutionary history of complex characters. Studies that place these species into a molecular phylogenetic context test hypotheses about the transitional stages that link divergent character states. For instance, the transition ...
The pharynx,mouth,and nose form the three cavities of the vocal tract.Speech sounds are produced with an airstream as their sources of energy.In most circumstances,the airstream comes from the lungs.It is forced out of the lungs and then passes through the bronchioles and bronchi,a series of...