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What part of the mammary gland produces milk?
mammary alveolus
What is the nameof the bony socket that surrounds tooth root?
The bony socket that surrounds the tooth root is called the alveolus, or dental alveolus. This socket is part of the jawbone and provides support and stability for the tooth. The alveolus is lined with a layer of tissue called the periodontal ligament, which helps anchor the tooth in place.
What tumor cells travel to another part of the body and form a new tumor what is the process called?
Metastasis
What body of water has a part called a 'mouth'?
The mouth is the part of a river of stream where it meats a sea or ocean.
Are used for carrying messages from one part of your body to another via electrochemical processes?
They are called neurons.
What part of the respiratory system is responsible for filtering the air as you breathe?
The respiratory system does not contain any structure that filters air. The trachea and bronchus are lined with a mucous membrane that helps trap debris and carry it out of the body, but this is not a filtration system.
What is the part of the respiratory system and their function?
the nostrail trachea bronchi lungs alveolus diaphrarm
Sometimes a tumors cells travel to another part of the body and form a new tumor what is this process called?
Metastasis
What is Movement of a body part toward the main axis of the body called?
Moving of a body part toward the main axis of the body is called adduction. Moving away from the main axis of the body is called abduction.
What is ment by term autograft?
Tissue transplanted from one part of the body to another in the same individual. Also called an autotransplant.
How do the lungs interact with the circulatory system even though they are considered part of the respiratory system?
The purpose of the lungs is to get oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out of it. It does this by having a generous supply of blood capillaries surrounding each alveolus. When fresh air is drawn into the alveolus oxygen diffuses through into the capillaries and carbon dioxide diffuses the other way. The capillaries are constantly supplied with de-oxygenated blood from the body and the oxygenated blood travels away to the heart and round the body.
What are them people called that take skin from one part of the body to heal another part?
Those people are called plastic or reconstructive surgeons. They perform skin graft procedures where skin from one part of the body is transplanted to another part to promote healing and reconstruct tissue.
