Search Results for: lining mucosa
Lining mucosa
Definition noun The non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium that lines many parts of the oral... Read More
Alimentary canal
Definition of Alimentary canal What is the alimentary canal? The alimentary canal is a muscular hollow continuous tubular... Read More
Specialized mucosa
Definition noun The mucous membrane found in the regions of the taste buds on the dorsum of the... Read More
Digestion and Absorption of Food
The gastrointestinal (GI) system includes the gastrointestinal tract (mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine,... Read More
Mucous membrane
Definition noun (1) A lubricating membrane lining all body passages and cavities. (2) Any lining containing mucous... Read More
Intestinal mucosa
Definition noun The lining of the intestines, thus the mucous membrane facing the intestinal lumen Supplement The intestinal... Read More
Foveolar cell
Definition noun, plural: foveolar cells Any of the epithelial cells that line the surface of gastric mucosa and gastric... Read More
Salmonella typhimurium
Definition A gram-negative pathogenic bacterium associated in gastroenteritis in humans and other... Read More
Absorption
Absorption can be defined as the process of assimilating substances across the intestinal epithelial cells or the tissues... Read More
Gastric gland
Definition noun, plural: gastric glands Any of the glands in the stomach responsible for producing components of gastric... Read More
Osteoclast
Definition noun, plural: osteoclasts (cytology) A type of bone cell that is large, multinucleated, and associated with bone... Read More
Gastric juice
Definition noun The acidic digestive fluid secreted by various glands in the stomach lining into the lumen of the stomach,... Read More