tubule
61dentinal tubule — n one of the minute parallel tubules of the dentin of a tooth that communicate with the dental pulp …
62seminiferous tubule — n any of the coiled threadlike tubules that make up the bulk of the testis and are lined with a layer of epithelial cells from which the spermatozoa are produced * * * any of the long convoluted tubules that make up the bulk of the testis …
63T tubule — n any of the small tubules which run transversely through a striated muscle fiber and through which electrical impulses are transmitted from the sarcoplasm to the fiber s interior …
64cortical collecting tubule — the more proximal parts of the renal tubule, lying within the cortex …
65medullary collecting tubule — the distal part of the renal tubule, including the loop of Henle, lying within the medulla …
66renal tubule — uriniferous tubule the fine tubular part of a nephron, through which water and certain dissolved substances are reabsorbed back into the blood …
67uriniferous tubule — see renal tubule …
68seminiferous tubule — noun any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature • Hypernyms: ↑tubule • Part Holonyms: ↑testis, ↑testicle, ↑orchis, ↑ball, ↑ballock, ↑bollock, ↑ …
69uriniferous tubule — noun any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney • Syn: ↑nephron • Hypernyms: ↑tubule • Part Holonyms: ↑kidney • Part Meronyms: ↑malpighian body, ↑ …
70proximal convoluted tubule — noun : the convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between the Malpighian corpuscle and the loop of Heule, is made up of a single layer of cuboidal cells with striated borders, and is believed to be concerned especially with the… …
