Tag: Anatomy

  • Vascular bundle

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Vascular bundle”,”exam”:”Open = secondary growth possible; closed = no fascicular cambium.”}

  • Cuticle

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Cuticle”,”exam”:”Not the same as cork (suberin of bark).”}

  • Vessel

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Vessel”,”exam”:”Most gymnosperms lack true vessels.”}

  • Endodermis

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Endodermis”,”exam”:”Casparian strip = endodermis, not epidermis.”}

  • Xylem

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Xylem”,”exam”:”Usually unidirectional. Contrast with bidirectional phloem.”}

  • Epidermis

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Epidermis”,”exam”:”Guard cells are specialised epidermal cells.”}

  • Guard cell

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Guard cell”,”exam”:”Unlike other epidermal cells, guard cells contain chloroplasts.”}

  • Heartwood

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Heartwood”,”exam”:”Heartwood is dead and often more durable timber.”}

  • Lenticel

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Lenticel”,”exam”:”Lenticels are not stomata.”}

  • Mesophyll

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Mesophyll”,”exam”:”C4 Kranz anatomy rearranges mesophyll around bundle sheaths.”}