Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
hepatic cecum — Pouchlike diverticulum generally connected with mesenteron, with liver function; also see hepatopancreas [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Cladocera): Digestive cecum [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Order Cumacea): One of up to four pairs of relatively short,… … Crustacea glossary
Hepatic lipase — is a form of lipase. It is expressed in the liver and adrenal glands.cite journal |author=Dichek HL, Agrawal N, El Andaloussi N, Qian K |title=Attenuated corticosterone response to chronic ACTH stimulation in hepatic lipase deficient mice:… … Wikipedia
Hepatic lymph nodes — Infobox Lymph Name = PAGENAME Latin = nodi lymphoidei hepatici GraySubject = 180 GrayPage = 706 Caption = Lymphatics of stomach, etc. Caption2 = Lymphatics of stomach, etc. The stomach has been turned upward. DrainsFrom = Source = DrainsTo =… … Wikipedia
Intestinal gland — Micrograph of the small intestine mucosa showing the crypts of Lieberkühn bottom 1/3 of image. H E stain. Latin glandulae inte … Wikipedia
thyroid gland — the endocrine glands controlling growth located around the ventral aorta in the branchial region, around the eye, hepatic veins and anterior kidney in fishes. Because of this wide distribution, may be mistaken for tumours … Dictionary of ichthyology
digestive gland — (Order Decapoda): Hepatic cecum [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Order Stomatopoda): Pair of large glands, one originating from each side of pyloric stomach and extending along midgut. Fills most of body, giving rise to pair of lateral pouches in posterior … Crustacea glossary
midgut cecum — (Order Amphipoda): One of several tubular outpocketings of digestive tract. According to position, one may distinguish: (1) two pairs of posteriorly directed lateral ceca (two dorsal and two ventral) arising at stomach/midgut border and extending … Crustacea glossary
dorsal cecum — (Order Mysida): Typically unpaired dorsal outpocketing of digestive tract at border of pyloric stomach and midgut. (paired, unpaired) (see also lateral cecum). (Syn. dorsal diverticulum) [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Order Euphausiacea): One of two… … Crustacea glossary
luminescent organs — Areas producing light on the shrimp body; internal as part of gastro hepatic gland (organ of Pesta), or as dermal photophore. (Syn. luminous) [Butler, T.H.]. (Order Mysida): Photophore [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Order Euphausiacea): Photophore… … Crustacea glossary
duct — A tubular structure giving exit to the secretion of a gland or organ, capable of conducting fluid. SEE ALSO: canal. SYN: ductus [TA]. [L. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] aberrant ducts SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule … Medical dictionary
