Saturday, 20 April 2024, 10:36 AM
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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Inorganica substance that is not derived from a living organism and does not contain hydrocarbon groups |
Inotropedrug that increases the force of cardiac contraction |
Insensible losseswater losses from the body that cannot be accurately measured |
Inspirationthe act of taking air into the body - breathing in |
Inspiratory capacity |
Inspiratory reserve volumethe extra volume of air taken into the lungs, above that of the normal tidal volume after a forced inspiration |
Intensifying screensstructures within a radiographic cassette which fluoresce when struck by X-rays |
Intercalated neurona neuron that lies between a sensory and a motor neuron but which in itself has neither sensory nor motor functions |
Internal respirationthe exchange of gases between the blood and the tissues. Also called tissue respiration. |
Interoceptorssensory cells that detect stimuli from within the body, for example, information pertaining to blood pressure |