theca

anatomy and physiology

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Ceratia

  • dinoflagellate
    In Ceratium

    The theca, or armour, is composed of many textured plates that form one anterior horn and usually two posterior horns, which may help to slow the sinking of the cells. The spines tend to be shorter and thicker in cold salty water and longer and thinner…

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vertebrate ovarian follicle

  • sexual reproduction and parthenogenesis compared
    In animal reproductive system: Ovaries

    …hagfish, is surrounded by a theca, or sheath, composed of two concentric layers of stromal cells. The outer layer (theca externa) is chiefly connective tissue but may contain smooth muscle fibres. The inner layer (theca interna) has more blood vessels and, in vertebrates that produce heavily yolked eggs, the largest…

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