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Membranes

Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Membranes. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Membranes.

Sub-Categories

• Basement Membrane
  • Basilar Membrane
  • Bruch Membrane
  • Descemet Membrane
  • Glomerular Basement Membrane
• Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Allantois
  • Amnion
  • Chorioallantoic Membrane
  • Chorion
    • Chorionic Villi
  • Yolk Sac
• Mucous Membrane
  • Gastric Mucosa
    • Chief Cells, Gastric
    • Enterochromaffin Cells
    • Gastrin-Secreting Cells
    • Parietal Cells, Gastric
    • Somatostatin-Secreting Cells
  • Intestinal Mucosa
    • Enterocytes
    • Goblet Cells
    • Paneth Cells
  • Mouth Mucosa
  • Respiratory Mucosa
    • Laryngeal Mucosa
      • Goblet Cells
    • Nasal Mucosa
      • Goblet Cells
      • Olfactory Mucosa
        • Olfactory Receptor Neurons
• Serous Membrane
  • Pericardium
  • Peritoneum
  • Pleura

Terms

Allantois - An extra-embryonic membranous sac derived from the YOLK SAC of REPTILES; BIRDS; and MAMMALS. It lies...

Amnion - The innermost membranous sac that surrounds and protects the developing embryo which is bathed in th...

Basement Membrane - A darkly stained mat-like EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (ECM) that separates cell layers, such as EPITHELIUM ...

Basilar Membrane - A basement membrane in the cochlea that supports the hair cells of the ORGAN OF CORTI, consisting ke...

Bruch Membrane - The inner layer of CHOROID, also called the lamina basalis choroideae, located adjacent to the RETIN...

Chief Cells, Gastric - Epithelial cells that line the basal half of the GASTRIC GLANDS. Chief cells synthesize and export a...

Chorioallantoic Membrane - A highly vascularized extra-embryonic membrane, formed by the fusion of the CHORION and the ALLANTOI...

Chorion - The outermost extra-embryonic membrane surrounding the developing embryo. In REPTILES and BIRDS, it ...

Chorionic Villi - The threadlike, vascular projections of the chorion. Chorionic villi may be free or embedded within ...

Descemet Membrane - A layer of the cornea. It is the basal lamina of the CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM (from which it is secreted)...

Enterochromaffin Cells - A subtype of enteroendocrine cells found in the gastrointestinal MUCOSA, particularly in the glands ...

Enterocytes - Absorptive cells in the lining of the INTESTINAL MUCOSA. They are differentiated EPITHELIAL CELLS wi...

Extraembryonic Membranes - The thin layers of tissue that surround the developing embryo. There are four extra-embryonic membra...

Gastric Mucosa - Lining of the STOMACH, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer MUSC...

Gastrin-Secreting Cells - Endocrine cells which secrete GASTRIN, a peptide that induces GASTRIC ACID secretion. They are found...

Glomerular Basement Membrane - The layer of EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX that lies between the ENDOTHELIUM of the glomerular capillaries an...

Goblet Cells - A glandular epithelial cell or a unicellular gland. Goblet cells secrete MUCUS. They are scattered i...

Goblet Cells - A glandular epithelial cell or a unicellular gland. Goblet cells secrete MUCUS. They are scattered i...

Goblet Cells - A glandular epithelial cell or a unicellular gland. Goblet cells secrete MUCUS. They are scattered i...

Intestinal Mucosa - Lining of the INTESTINES, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer M...

Laryngeal Mucosa - The mucous lining of the LARYNX, consisting of various types of epithelial cells ranging from strati...

Membranes - Thin layers of tissue which cover parts of the body, separate adjacent cavities, or connect adjacent...

Mouth Mucosa - Lining of the ORAL CAVITY, including mucosa on the GUMS; the PALATE; the LIP; the CHEEK; floor of th...

Mucous Membrane - An EPITHELIUM with MUCUS-secreting cells, such as GOBLET CELLS. It forms the lining of many body cav...

Nasal Mucosa - The mucous lining of the NASAL CAVITY, including lining of the nostril (vestibule) and the OLFACTORY...

Olfactory Mucosa - That portion of the nasal mucosa containing the sensory nerve endings for SMELL, located at the dome...

Olfactory Receptor Neurons - Neurons in the OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM with proteins (RECEPTORS, ODORANT) that bind, and thus detect, o...

Paneth Cells - Differentiated epithelial cells of the INTESTINAL MUCOSA, found in the basal part of the intestinal ...

Parietal Cells, Gastric - Rounded or pyramidal cells of the GASTRIC GLANDS. They secrete HYDROCHLORIC ACID and produce gastric...

Pericardium - A conical fibro-serous sac surrounding the HEART and the roots of the great vessels (AORTA; VENAE CA...

Peritoneum - A membrane of squamous EPITHELIAL CELLS, the mesothelial cells, covered by apical MICROVILLI that al...

Pleura - The thin serous membrane enveloping the lungs (LUNG) and lining the THORACIC CAVITY. Pleura consist ...

Respiratory Mucosa - The mucous membrane lining the RESPIRATORY TRACT, including the NASAL CAVITY; the LARYNX; the TRACHE...

Serous Membrane - A thin lining of closed cavities of the body, consisting of a single layer of squamous epithelial ce...

Somatostatin-Secreting Cells - Endocrine cells found throughout the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and in islets of the PANCREAS. D cells s...

Yolk Sac - The first of four extra-embryonic membranes to form during EMBRYOGENESIS. In REPTILES and BIRDS, it ...

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