The Eye & Ear: Special Sense Organs
EYES: THE PHOTORECEPTOR SYSTEM Fibrous Layer Vascular Layer Lens Vitreous Body Retina Accessory Structures of the Eye EARS: THE VESTIBULOAUDITORY SYSTEM External Ear Middle Ear Internal Ear SUMMARY OF KEY…
The Cytoplasm
CELL DIFFERENTIATION CYTOPLASMIC ORGANELLES Plasma Membrane Ribosomes Endoplasmic Reticulum Golgi Apparatus Secretory Granules Lysosomes Proteasomes Mitochondria Peroxisomes THE CYTOSKELETON Microtubules Microfilaments (Actin Filaments) Intermediate Filaments INCLUSIONS SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS…
The Female Reproductive System
OVARIES Early Development of the Ovary Ovarian Follicles Follicular Growth & Development Follicular Atresia Ovulation & Its Hormonal Regulation Corpus Luteum UTERINE TUBES MAJOR EVENTS OF FERTILIZATION UTERUS Myometrium Endometrium…
Digestive Tract
GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT ORAL CAVITY Tongue Teeth ESOPHAGUS STOMACH Mucosa Other Layers SMALL INTESTINE Mucosa Other Layers LARGE INTESTINE SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS The digestive system consists…
The Immune System & Lymphoid Organs
INNATE & ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY CYTOKINES ANTIGENS & ANTIBODIES Classes of Antibodies Actions of Antibodies ANTIGEN PRESENTATION CELLS OF ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY Antigen-Presenting Cells Lymphocytes THYMUS Role of the Thymus in T-Cell…
Nerve Tissue & the Nervous System
DEVELOPMENT OF NERVE TISSUE NEURONS Cell Body (Perikaryon) Dendrites Axons Nerve Impulses Synaptic Communication GLIAL CELLS & NEURONAL ACTIVITY Oligodendrocytes Astrocytes Ependymal Cells Microglia Schwann Cells Satellite Cells of Ganglia…
The Nucleus
COMPONENTS OF THE NUCLEUS Nuclear Envelope Chromatin Nucleolus THE CELL CYCLE MITOSIS STEM CELLS & TISSUE RENEWAL MEIOSIS APOPTOSIS SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS Containing the code for all of a…
Epithelial Tissue
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF EPITHELIAL CELLS Basement Membranes Intercellular Adhesion & Other Junctions SPECIALIZATIONS OF THE APICAL CELL SURFACE Microvilli Stereocilia Cilia TYPES OF EPITHELIA Covering or lining Epithelia Secretory Epithelia…
The Urinary System
KIDNEYS BLOOD CIRCULATION RENAL FUNCTION: FILTRATION, SECRETION, & REABSORPTION Renal Corpuscles & Blood Filtration Proximal Convoluted Tubule Loop of Henle Distal Convoluted Tubule & Juxtaglomerular Apparatus Collecting Ducts URETERS, BLADDER,…
