common integument
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integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… … Universalium
Common carotid artery — Artery: Common carotid artery Schematic of the proximal aorta and its branches … Wikipedia
List of human anatomical features — The major systems of the human body are:*Cardiovascular system: the blood circulation with heart, arteries and veins *Digestive system: processing food with mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines. *Endocrine system: communicating within the… … Wikipedia
integumentum commune — SYN: integument. * * * [TA] common integument: the covering of the body; the skin with its various layers and appendages, including the epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue, hair, nails, cutaneous glands, the breast, and mammary glands. Called… … Medical dictionary
Root sheath — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 234 GrayPage = 1068 Caption = Transverse section of hair follicle. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = s 10 DorlandsSuf =… … Wikipedia
Mammalian eye — Eye Schematic diagram of the human eye … Wikipedia
Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
gymnosperm — gymnospermism, n. /jim neuh sperrm /, n. Bot. a vascular plant having seeds that are not enclosed in an ovary; a conifer or cycad. Cf. angiosperm. [1820 30; < NL gymnospermae name of type. See GYMNO , SPERM] * * * Any woody plant that reproduces… … Universalium
reproductive system, plant — Introduction any of the systems, sexual or asexual, by which plants reproduce. In plants, as in animals, the end result of reproduction is the continuation of a given species, and the ability to reproduce is, therefore, rather conservative … Universalium
gnetophyte — ▪ plant Introduction any member of the division Gnetophyta, a small group of gymnospermous vascular plants that are represented by three living genera: Ephedra, Gnetum, and Welwitschia. There are 65 species in the genus Ephedra, 30 or more… … Universalium
