Category: P

A funnel‐shaped anatomic landmark composed of musculature that forms a tube which is the pathway for air and food. It is located between the esophagus, nares, and mouth.  

Boundaries of the nasopharynx and oropharynx.  

The study of the interaction of chemicals with biological systems. The study of chemicals (e.g., pharmaceuticals) and their effects on living organisms. The study of the nature, properties and uses of drugs; includes the study of endogenous active compounds. The science concerned with the nature and action of drugs on biological functions. Study of the…

Involved with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs. The mathematical analysis of the time courses of absorption, distribution, and elimination of drugs. The study of the process and rates of drug distribution, metabolism, and disposition in the organism. A branch of pharmacology dealing with the reactions between drugs or synthetic food ingredients and…

The study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and their action of mechanism in the body. This also includes the effects on actions of other drugs. The study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and the mechanisms of their actions, including the correlation of actions and effects of drugs with their…

The process of cellular ingestion and digestion by phagocytes of solid or semi‐solid substances, such as other cells, bacteria, bits of necrotic tissue, and foreign particles. Is process the human body uses to destroy dead or foreign cells. The engulfing of microorganisms, other cells, and foreign particles by phagocytic cells. The act of absorbing and…

Inflammatory cells of the mononuclear phagocyte lineage, capable of ingesting foreign or dead cell matter for elimination. An immune system cell that can surround and kill microorganisms and remove dead cells. Phagocytes include macrophages. A blood cell that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria and cell debris. Are the white blood cells that protect the…

Plasma rich in growth factors. A glycoprotein growth factor, synthesized and released by certain cells, such as platelets; it is involved in wound healing cascade, such as cell division, angiogenesis, cell differentiation, and tissue remodeling.  

Polyglycolic acid.  

Proteoglycan.