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Index
Melatonin, 159
Membranous labyrinth, 240,
242
Merkel’s cells, 264
Merocrine glands, 266, 276
Mesenchyme connective tissue,
31
Metamorphosis, amphibians,
117, 145
Metamyelocytes, 60
Metarubricytes, 60
Microglia, 222
Microscopy, 18
Middle ear, 239
Mineralocorticoids, 156
Mitral valve dysplasia, 80
Monocytes, 38, 54, 262
Mordant, 14
Motor endplate, 67
Mucoid connective tissue, 31
Mucosa
digestive tract, 105, 107, 120
oviducts, 209
ureter, 141
urethra, 142
uterus, 210
vagina, 192
vas deferens, 170–1
Mucus cells, 100
Mucus-secreting glands
amphibians, 276
fish, 274
gall bladder, 128
gastric, 112
lacrimal glands, 228
oesophagus, 106
oropharynx, 104
reptiles, 119, 181
small intestine, 114
ureter, 141
Muscle, 65–70
cardiac muscle, 68–9
smooth muscle, 65
striated (skeletal) muscle, 66–7
Muscle spindles, 67
Muscularis externa
digestive system, 105, 106,
112, 116
birds, 132, 134
ureter, 141
Muscularis mucosa, 105, 108,
112, 116
Myasthenic conditions, 70
Myeloblasts, 60
Myelocytes, 60
Myocardium, 68–9, 78
degeneration, 80
Myoepithelium, 27
Myometrium, 191
Myopathies, 70
Myositis, 70
Nasal cavity, 243
Nephroblastoma, 146
Nephron, 140
Nephrotic syndrome, 146
Nerves, 216
Nervous system, 215–26
central nervous system, 220,
226
peripheral nervous system, 216
Neural crest, 215, 216
Neural tube, 215
Neurilemma, 216
Neuroglial cells, 216, 220
Neurohypophysis, 152, 161
Neurons, 215–16
Neuropathies, 70
Neurosecretory bodies, 152
Neutrophils, 36, 61
Nictitating membrane, 227–8,
237
Nissl’s granules, 215
Node of Ranvier, 216
Nucleus, 21
Nurse cells, 184
Oesophagitis, 122
birds, 132
Oesophagus, 106, 119
Oestradiol, 184, 186
Olfactory organ, 243
Oligodendrocytes, 216, 220
Omasum, 108
Oocytes, 184, 186
amphibians, 212
birds, 208, 209
fish, 212
reptiles, 212
Oral cavity, birds, 132
Organ of Corti, 239, 240
Oropharynx, 104, 119
Os penis, 173
Osmic acid, 15
Osseous labyrinth, 240
Ossicles, auditory, 239, 242
Ossification
endochondral, 47–8
intramembranous, 49
Osteoblasts, 46
Osteoclasts, 46
Osteoderms, 272
Osteopenia, 66
Osteosarcoma, 49
Otitis externa, 242
Otoliths, 240
Ovaries, 183–4
amphibians, 212
birds, 208
cortex, 183, 208
fish, 212
follicular development, 184
medulla, 184
reptiles, 212
tumours, 205–6
Oviducts, 188
birds, 209–10
reptiles, 212–13
Ovulation, 186
Oxyphil cells, 155
Oxytocin, 152, 153
Palate, 100
Palatine tonsil, 254
Pancreas, 129–32, 149
amphibians, 131
birds, 136
fish, 131
reptiles, 131–2
Pancreatic polypeptide, 130
Pancreatitis, 132
Paneth cells, 115
Parabronchus, 94
Paraffin embedding, 10–12
Parathyroid gland, 155, 165
amphibians, 163
birds, 160
reptiles, 163
Parietal cells, 112
Parietal eye, 244
Pars ciliaris retinae, 232, 234
Pars iridica retinae, 234
Penis, 171, 172–3
reptiles, 181
Peptic ulceration, 113
Perianal glands, 275