Anatomy

Anatomy

It is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things

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Chlamydia

Biology; Anatomy

A sexually transmitted disease caused by a parasitic bacterium that lives inside cells of the reproductive tract.

Chemotrophs

Biology; Anatomy

Organisms (usually bacteria) that derive energy from inorganic reactions; also known as chemosynthetic.

Cardiac cycle

Biology; Anatomy

One heartbeat; consists of atrial contraction and relaxation, ventricular contraction and relaxation, and a short pause.

Chitin

Biology; Anatomy

A polysaccharide contained in fungi; also forms part of the hard outer covering of insects.

Campodactyly

Biology; Anatomy

A dominant trait in which a muscle is improperly attached to bones in the little finger, causing the finger to be permanently bent.

Cerebral cortex

Biology; Anatomy

The outer layer of grey matter in the cerebrum; consists mainly of neuronal cell bodies and dendrites in humans; associated with higher functions, including language and abstract thought.

Continuous variation

Biology; Anatomy

Occurs when the phenotypes of traits controlled by a single gene cannot be sorted into two distinct phenotypic classes, but rather fall into a series of overlapping classes.