Anatomy and Physiology of Animals/Glossary/I-J

A-B | C-D | E-F | G-H | I-J | K-L | M-N | O-P | Q,R,S | T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z WordMeaningIIleumThe terminal part of the small intestineImmunityBeing resistant to injury or invasion by microorganismsImplantationThe attachment of blastocyst to lining of uterusImpotenceThe inability to copulateIncisorsThe chisel-shaped ‘biting off’ teeth at the front of the mouthInduced ovulationWhen ovulation is stimulated by mating as in cat and rabbitInferiorTowards the lower part of the body. Not used in animals except, perhaps, higher apesInfertilityThe inability to conceive or cause conceptionInflammationA localised protective response to tissue injuryIngestionThe taking in of food, liquids etc.InguinalTo do with the groinInorganicCompounds that lack carbonInsertionThe attachment of a muscle tendon to a bone that movesInspirationBreathing inInsulinA hormone produced by the pancreas. Decreases blood glucose levelsIntercostal musclesThe muscles between the ribs.InternalAway from the surface of the bodyInterstitial fluidExtracellular fluid surrounding the cellsIntervertebral discA pad of cartilage between the vertebraeIntestinal juiceDigestive secretion produced by glands in the lining of the small intestineIntracellular fluidFluid within the cellsInvertebratesAnimals that do not possess a backbone or vertebral columnIonA charged particleIsotonicHaving an osmotic pressure equal to that of a solution with which it is comparedJJejunumThe middle portion of the small intestineJaw bone used by anthropologists to determine gender