Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:53 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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Smooth muscle

muscle tissue with no striations that is not under voluntary control

Solubilised

a substance is dissolved in another

Solute

the ionic component of an electrolyte

Solvent

the liquid component of an electrolyte

Somatic cells

the classification of every cell in the body except for the germ (reproductive) cells

Somatic damage

damage to the tissues caused by X-rays which becomes apparent during the individual's lifetime

Somatic motor nerve

nerve fibres that carry impulses from the central nervous system to a somatic structure

Somatic sensory nerve

nerve fibres that carry impulses from a somatic structure to the central nervous system

Somatic structures

structures that lie in the skin and the musculoskeletal system

Special sense organs

organs that have evolved to house the exteroreceptors of the body