Endocrine system
17 Endocrine system Introduction The endocrine system is responsible for the synthesis and secretion of chemical messengers known as hormones. Hormones may be disseminated throughout the body by the bloodstream,…
HISTOLOGY
Liver and pancreas
15 Liver and pancreas Liver and Biliary System The liver, like the pancreas, develops embryologically as a glandular outgrowth of the primitive foregut. The major functions of the liver may…
Respiratory system
12 Respiratory system Introduction Respiration is a term used to describe two different but interrelated processes: cellular respiration and mechanical respiration. Cellular respiration is the series of intracellular biochemical processes…
Oral tissues
13 Oral tissues Introduction The digestive process commences in the oral cavity with the ingestion, fragmentation and moistening of food but, in addition to its digestive role, the oral cavity…
Male reproductive system
18 Male reproductive system Introduction The male reproductive system is responsible for the production of spermatozoa and their delivery into the female reproductive tract and may be divided into four…
Cell cycle and replication
2 Cell cycle and replication Introduction The development of a single fertilised egg cell to form a complex multicellular organism involves cellular replication, growth and progressive specialisation (differentiation) for a…
