wqx/descriptions/SampleTissueAnatomy.json.js

Water Quality Exchange (WQX): JSON Schema

export default {
  Abdomen:
    'The part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs; the belly',
  Adrenal:
    'Relating to or denoting a pair of ductless glands situated above the kidneys.',
  Arm: 'Each of the forelimbs of an animal.',
  Bark: 'Bark is the outermost layers of stems and roots of woody plants. Plants with bark include trees, woody vines, and shrubs. Bark refers to all the tissues outside the vascular cambium and is a nontechnical term. It overlays the wood and consists of the inner bark and the outer bark. ',
  Bile: 'A greenish-brown alkaline fluid that aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.',
  Blood:
    'The red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.',
  'Blood Plasma':
    'A yellowish liquid component of blood that holds the blood cells in whole blood in suspension.',
  'Blood Serum':
    'The clear liquid part of the blood that remains after blood cells and clotting proteins have been removed.',
  'Blood,Brachial,prim coll site': '',
  'Blood,Jugular+Metatarsal, pcs': '',
  'Blood,Jugular,prim coll site': '',
  'Blood,Metatarsal+Brachial, pcs': '',
  'Blood,Metatarsal,prim coll sit': '',
  Body: 'The physical structure of a person or an animal, including the bones, flesh, and organs.',
  'Body Wall':
    'The external surface of an animal body that encloses the body cavity.',
  'Bone Tissue':
    'Bone tissue (osseous tissue) is a hard tissue, a type of dense connective tissue. It has a honeycomb-like matrix internally, which helps to give the bone rigidity. Bone tissue is made up of different types of bone cells. Osteoblasts and osteocytes are involved in the formation and mineralization of bone; osteoclasts are involved in the resorption of bone tissue.',
  'Bone, Acellular':
    'Not consisting of, divided into, or containing cells.(especially of protozoa) consisting of one cell only. Acellular bone is true bone, differing from all other vertebrate bone in the total lack of enclosed osteocytes',
  'Bone, Cellular':
    'There are two main types of bone cells: osteocytes and osteoblasts. (i.e., bone containing osteocytes that are regularly spaced throughout the bone matrix). Osteoblasts is a cell that secretes the matrix (composed of protein and minerals) for bone formation.',
  'Bone, Marrow':
    'A semi-solid tissue which may be found within the spongy or cancellous portions of bones.',
  Brain:
    'An organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and nervous activity.',
  Carapace: 'The hard upper shell of a turtle, crustacean, or arachnid.',
  'Connective Tissue':
    'Tissue that connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues or organs, typically having relatively few cells embedded in an amorphous matrix, often with collagen or other fibers, and including cartilaginous, fatty, and elastic tissues.',
  'Digestive Gland':
    'a glandular organ of digestion present in crustaceans, mollusks, and certain other invertebrates.',
  'Dorsal Muscle Plug, Skin Off':
    'The plug is a "mini fillet" taken from the anterior dorsal area: muscle tissue taken from the back, with the skin removed.',
  'Dorsal Muscle Plug, Skin On':
    'The plug is a "mini fillet" taken from the anterior dorsal area, presumably without harming it, muscle tissue taken from the back, including the attached skin.',
  Ear: 'The organ of hearing and balance in humans and other vertebrates.',
  'Edible Portion': '',
  'Egg/Ovum': 'The female reproductive cell in animals and plants.',
  Eye: 'Each of a pair of globular organs in the head through which people and vertebrate animals see.',
  'Fat/Adipose Tissue':
    'A natural oily or greasy substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs.',
  Feather:
    "Any of the flat appendages growing from a bird's skin and forming its plumage, consisting of a partly hollow horny shaft fringed with vanes of barbs.",
  Feces:
    'Waste matter discharged from the bowels after food has been digested.',
  Fin: 'A flattened appendage on various parts of the body of many aquaticvertebrates and some invertebrates',
  'Fish Fillet, Homog., Skin Off': '',
  'Fish Fillet, Homog., Skin On': '',
  'Fish Fillet, Left, Skin Off': '',
  'Fish Fillet, Left, Skin On': '',
  'Fish Fillet, Right, Skin Off': '',
  'Fish Fillet, Right, Skin On': '',
  'Fish Fillet, Whole, Skin Off': '',
  'Fish Fillet, Whole, Skin On': '',
  'Fish Fillet, With Belly Flap': '',
  'Fish Fillet,Scaleless, Skin On': '',
  'Fish Scales': 'A small rigid plate that grows out of the skin of a fish. ',
  Flower:
    'The seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are typically surrounded by a brightly colored corolla (petals) and a green calyx (sepals).',
  Foot: 'The lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which an animal stands or walks.',
  'Fore Gut': 'The anterior part of the gut, toward the mouth.',
  Fruit:
    'The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.',
  'Gall Bladder':
    'The small sac-shaped organ beneath the liver, in which bile is storedafter secretion by the liver and before release into the intestine.',
  'Gill Rakers':
    'Bony or cartilaginous outgrowths that project from the branchial arch.',
  Gills:
    'The respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx.',
  Gonads: 'An organ that produces gametes; a testis or ovary.',
  Gut: 'The stomach or belly.',
  Head: 'The front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.',
  Heart:
    'A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.',
  Hepatopancreas:
    'A glandular organ of digestion present in crustaceans, mollusks, and certain other invertebrates.',
  'Hind Gut': 'The posterior part of the gut, toward the anus.',
  Intestine:
    'The lower part of the digestive system from the end of the stomach to the anus.',
  Kidney:
    'Each of a pair of organs in the abdominal cavity of mammals, birds, and reptiles, excreting urine.',
  Leaf: 'A flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and bladelike, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk. Leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration.',
  Liver:
    'A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates, involved in many metabolic processes.',
  'Liver, Edible Portion': '',
  Lung: 'Each of the pair of organs situated within the rib cage, consisting of elastic sacs with branching passages into which air is drawn, so that oxygen can pass into the blood and carbon dioxide be removed.',
  Milk: 'An opaque white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young.',
  'Mixed Parts': '',
  'Muscle, Somatic': 'includes most skeletal muscle.',
  'Muscle, Visceral':
    'Visceral muscle tissue, or smooth muscle, is tissue associated with the internal organs of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity. There are three types of muscle in the body: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. As with any muscle, the smooth, involuntary muscles of the visceral muscle tissue (which lines the blood vessels, stomach, digestive tract, and other internal organs) are composed of bundles of specialized cells capable of contraction and relaxation to create movement. ',
  'Muscle/Muscle Tissue':
    'A band or bundle of fibrous tissue in an animal body that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body.',
  'Nerve Tissue':
    'A whitish fiber or bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs.',
  'Non-Lethal Fish Tissue Plug': '',
  Offal: 'The entrails and internal organs of an animal used as food.',
  Otoliths:
    'Each of three small oval calcareous bodies in the inner ear of vertebrates, involved in sensing gravity and movement.',
  Ovary: 'A female reproductive organ in which ova or eggs are produced.',
  Pancreas:
    'A large gland behind the stomach which secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum.',
  Pistil:
    'The female organs of a flower, comprising the stigma, style, and ovary.',
  Root: 'The part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibers.',
  'Root/Tuber': 'A much thickened underground part of a stem or rhizome.',
  Saliva:
    'Watery liquid secreted into the mouth by glands, providing lubrication for chewing and swallowing, and aiding digestion.',
  Seed: "A flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant.",
  Shell: 'The hard protective outer case of a mollusk or crustacean',
  Skeleton:
    'An internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid material supporting or containing the body of an animal.',
  Skin: 'The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of an animal.',
  'Skin-On Fillets/Scales_On': '',
  Spleen:
    'An abdominal organ involved in the production and removal of blood cells in most vertebrates and forming part of the immune system.',
  Stamen:
    'The male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament.',
  Stem: 'The main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above the ground.',
  Stomach:
    'The internal organ in which the major part of the digestion of food occurs.',
  Tentacles:
    'A slender, flexible limb or appendage in an animal, especially around the mouth of an invertebrate, used for grasping or moving about, or bearing sense organs.',
  Testes: 'An organ which produces spermatozoa (male reproductive cells).',
  Thymus:
    'A lymphoid organ situated in the neck of vertebrates that produces T cells for the immune system.',
  'Tissue+Mantle Cavity Fluid':
    "The mantle cavity is a central feature of molluscan biology. This cavity is formed by the mantle skirt, a double fold of mantle which encloses a water space. This space contains the mollusc's gills, anus, and organs for taste, excretion and reproductive organs.",
  'Tissue, Unspecified':
    'Any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products.',
  Urine:
    'A watery, typically yellowish fluid stored in the bladder and discharged through the urethra.',
  'Whole Bird, Featherless,SkinOf': '',
  'Whole Bird, Featherless,SkinOn': '',
  'Whole Bird, Feathers, Skin Off': '',
  'Whole Bird, Feathers, Skin On': '',
  'Whole Fish, Homog., Skin Off': '',
  'Whole Fish, Homog., Skin On': '',
  'Whole Fish, No Eggs/Muscle/Residual Ovaries':
    'Residual fish after removal of eggs, muscle and residual ovaries',
  'Whole Fish, No Stomach Contents': 'Fish with stomach contents removed',
  'Whole Fish,Alimentary Tract': '',
  'Whole Fish,BeheadGutted,SkinOn': '',
  'Whole Fish,BeheadGuttedSkinOff': '',
  'Whole Organism':
    'An organism may be defined as an assembly of molecules functioning as a more or less stable whole that exhibits the properties of life. Any individual entity that embodies the properties of life such as "any living structure, such as a plant, animal, fungus or bacterium, capable of growth and reproduction"',
  'Whole, No Exoskeleton/Shell': 'Whole organism, no exoskeleton or shell',
  'Whole, NoStomachContents/Gills':
    'Whole organism, no stomach contents or gills',
  'Whole, Not Gut': 'Whole organism with guts removed',
  Wing: 'A modified forelimb that bears large feathers and is used for flying.',
  Wood: 'The hard fibrous material that forms the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub.'
}