Histology Word Study List

Section IV
What is it?
What is it made of?
What does it do?
Where is it located?
Does it have any unusual structural or functional peculariaties?

Section Four

amino acid analogue
catacholamine
steroid hormone
protein hormone
hypophysis
master gland
oral ectoderm
Rathke's pouch
sella turcica
sphenoid bone
pars distalis
pars intermedia
pars tuberalis
chromophil
chromophobe
carminophil
orangeophil
LTH
prolactin
STH
basophil
FSH TH
ICSH
ACTH
adenohypophysis
colloid
neurohypophysis
intermedin
pars nervosa
hypophyseal stalk
infundibulum
residual
lumen of Rathke
neural stalk
supraoptic nucleus
pituicytes
paraventricular nucleus
H&H tract
median eminence
Herring bodies
oxytocin


ADH
Circle of Willis
vasopressin
hypophyseal portal
thyroxine
thyroid
thyroglobulin
principal cell
intrafollicular cell
parafollicular cell
parathyroid
chief cell
oxyphil cell
acidophil cell
parathormone
adrenal cortex
medulla
chromaffin body
supra-renal gland
mineralocorticoid
zona fasciculata
zona glomerulosa
zona reticularis
aldosterone
glucocorticoid
spongiocyte
hydrocortisone
androgens
corpora arenacea
pinealocyte
diencephalon
melatonin
retroperitoneal
renal pelvis
renal sinus
calyx minor
calyx ureter
nephron
Bowman's capsule
glomerulus
DCT
PCT
Loop of Henle collecting duct

mesangial cell
Malphigian corpuscle erythropoietin podocyte
pedicel
medullary ray
column of Ferrein
renal pyramid
duct of Bellini
cortical labyrinth
column of Bertin
juxtaglomerular cell
renin
angiotensin
angiotensin I
angiotensin II
palisade epithelium
macula densa
interlobar artery arcuate artery interlobular artery
afferent renal arteriole
efferent renal art.
urinary bladder
urethra
tunica fibrosa
tunica vasculosa
tunica nervosa sclera
cornea episclera
sclera proper
lamina fusca
Bowman's membrane
substantia propria
Decemet's membrane
limbus scleral
spur
canal of Schlemm
foramen of Fontana
glaucoma
uvea
choroid
ciliary body
iris pupil


suspensory ligament pars optica retina
pars ciliars retina
pars iridica retina pupillary muscle
retinal layers
aqueous humor
vitreous humor
anterior chamber posterior chamber vitreal chamber
blind spot
ora serrata
fovea centralis
macula lutea

external ear
inner ear
middle ear
auricle
pinna ceruminous
gland tympanum eustachian canal

external auditory meatus
bony labyrinth endolymph
perilymph
membranous labyrinth organ of Corti
crista ampullaris utriculus
sacculus macula utriculi macula sacculi sustentacular cell
cupula vestibule otoconia
otolith
ductus reunions
cochlea
semicircular canal ampulla
vestibular branch
cranial VIII
modiolus cochlear duct

 

scala vestibuli
cochlear branch cranial VIII
scala tympani
spiral limbus
osseous
spiral lamina
spiral ligament
vestibular membrane
basilar membrane
tectorial membrane
stria vascularis
spiral ganglion
helicotrema
oval window
round window
fenestra ovalis
fenestra rotundi
thermoreceptor
mechanoreceptor
chemoreceptor
osmoreceptor
exteroreceptor
interoreceptor
baroreceptor
proprioreceptor
exteroreceptor
naked neuron
Meissner's corpuscle
Pacinian corpuscle
Ruffini's organ
Kraus' organ
taste bud
motor end plate
sense cell
neurotendinous spindle
olfactory epithelium
hair cell
Bowman's gland
neuromuscular bundle
ovary mesovarium
broad ligament
germinal epithelium
oocyte
tunica albuginea
corpus atretica
atresia
ovarian follicle
membrana granulosa antrum cumulus
oophorus
corona radiata
zona pellucida
theca externa
theca interna
LH
thecal lutein
cell membrana
lutein cell
corpus luteum
CGH
corpus albicans
stigma
infundibulum
ampulla
isthmus intramurel

endometrium
myometrium
perimetrium
fundus
cervix
Nabothian follicle
vulva
clitoris
vagina
labia minora
labia majora
minor vestibular gland
major vestibular gland Bartholin's gland mammary gland
suckling
lactation
tunica vasculosa
tunica vaginalis
seminiferous tubule
Sertoli cell
inhibin
Leydig cell
tubuli recti spermatogonial
epithelium rete
testis vasa
efferentia vasa deferentia
epididymus
testicle
testis
ejaculation duct
prostatic urethra membranous urethra

cavernous urethra
gland of Littre
corpora amylacea prostate
bulbourethral gland Cowper's gland
penis erection
glans penis
prepuce
corpora cavernosa
peni corpora cavernosa urethra