appendix n. , pl. -dixes or -dices ( ). An appendage. A collection of supplementary material, ... The appendix is a short, blind-ended tube arising from ...
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appendix
an outgrowth, such as the vermiform appendix
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
Appendix F
DOE Biological and Environmental Research Program
Text and photos in this appendix first appeared in a brochure prepared by the Human Genome Management Information System for the DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research ...
appendix Blind sac at the end of the large intestine that usually ruptures during final exams; a vestigial organ in humans.
Archaea Proposed, but not widely accepted, sixth taxonomic kingdom that would include the archaebacteria.
Appendix I - Frequency of Mutations
When we speak of the frequency of mutations we have to distinguish between the mutation rate for the entire genome and the mutation rate for the effective genome (the 10% that is not junk DNA).
appendix Refers to the appendix vermiformis of the colon.
appetitive behavior The flexible introductory phase of a behavior sequence during which the organism is searching to obtain something to meet a need, as in seeking food, a mate, ...
The appendix of the laryngeal ventricle (appendix ventriculi laryngis; laryngeal saccule) is a membranous sac, placed between the ventricular fold and the inner surface of the thyroid cartilage, ...
5, 6, 7 Appendix V
II. Principles of Inheritance and Development ...
Junction: Vermiform appendix - Ileocecal valve
Large intestine: Cecum - Colon (ascending colon, hepatic flexure, transverse colon, splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon) - continuous (taenia coli, haustra, epiploic appendix) ...
The large intestine is made up by the colon, cecum, appendix, and rectum. Material in the large intestine is mostly indigestible residue and liquid.
Lymphoid tissues (appendix, spleen, thymus gland) reach max size before puberty → size is
reduced to its adult size after puberty → reduction in size caused by sex hormones ...
(Science: anatomy) a blind pouch-like commencement of the colon in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen at the end of the small intestine. The appendix is a diverticulum that extends off the caecum.
Nieuwkoop: "In my opinion, the central question in embryology is therefore the nature of competence, its formation, climax, and decline." From: R. Gordon, N.K. Bjorklund, P.D. Nieuwkoop. Appendix: Dialogue on embryonic induction and differentiation ...
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