The A to Z of Anatomical Histological and Medical terms
A
Mixed nerve a nerve that contains axons from sensory and motor
B
neurons.
mnem- memory (mem)
C modality: Lt. modus = mode; hence, a form of sensation - e.g.
touch, pain, sight.
D
modiolus: Lt. a cylindrical borer with a serrated edge; hence, like
E
a screw; the central stem of the bony cochlea.
molar: adj.Lt. mola = mill.
F
Monocyte (MON-oh-site) a large, agranular WBC that is phagocytic. If
G
the cell moves from the BS to the extracellular tissue, it is called a
macrophage.
H
mons: Lt. = mountain; mons pubis, the soft tissue bulge over the
I
female pubes.
morph- shape
J morphology: Gk. morphos = form, and logos = word or relation;
hence, study of pattern of structure; adj.- morphological.
K
Motor end plate the portion of the sarcolemma of a muscle fiber that
L
is in close association with a motor neuron.
M
Motor nerve a nerve that contains axons from motor neurons, and
thereby transmits impulses away from the CNS.
N
Mucosa (myoo-KO-saw) an epithelial membrane that lines a body
cavity or organ & contains cells that secrete mucus. (= mucous
O
membrane).
P
Mucous (MYOO-kuhs) cell a unicellular gland that secretes mucus.
(= a goblet cell).
Q Mucus (MYOO-kuhs) a thick fluid secretion from mucous cells,
containing mostly water & polysaccharides.
R
multi- many (mul-tee)
S
multifidus: Lt. multus = much, and findere = to split.
Muscle (MUSS-l) an organ composed of skeletal muscle tissue & its
T
associated CT that functions mainly in the production of movement of
U
the skeleton.
muscle: Lt. musculus, diminutive of Gk. mus = mouse, the body
V
and head of which represent the main belly of a muscle, and the
W
tail, the tendon.
Muscle fibre a synonym for muscle cell.
X Muscle tissue one of the 4 primary types of tissue in the body,
characterized by its ability to contract.
Y
Muscularis (muhs’-kyoo-LAHR-ihs) a layer of smooth muscle tissue
Z
w/n the wall of an organ.
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