Monday, 29 April 2024, 5:05 PM
Site: VetLogic - E Learning and training for Vet Nurses
Course: VetLogic - E Learning and training for Vet Nurses (VetLogic)
Glossary: Glossary with audio assistance
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Haversian canal

channel in the center of a Haversian system containing nerves, blood vessels and lymph vessels

Haversian system

a unit of bone structure in which the bone cells are arranged in concentric circles

Healthy carriers

animals that have not shown clinical signs of disease

Hepatic

pertaining to the liver

Herbivore

plant-eating animal

Hering Breuer reflex

reflex pathway between pulmonary stretch receptors and the brain that prevents overinflation of the lungs

Heterozygous

having two different alleles of a gene

High voltage transformer

increases the incoming mains voltage (240 V) to thousands of volts (kV)

Histology

the study of normal healthy tissues using a microscope

Histones

proteins that bind to DNA in eukaryotic cells