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  2. Gynoecium - Wikipedia

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    Plant families with epigynous flowers include orchids, asters, and evening primroses. Between these two extremes are perigynous flowers, in which a hypanthium is present, but is either free from the gynoecium (in which case it may appear to be a cup or tube surrounding the gynoecium) or connected partly to the gynoecium (with the stamens ...

  3. Stigma (botany) - Wikipedia

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    The stigma, together with the style and ovary (typically called the stigma-style-ovary system) comprises the pistil, which is part of the gynoecium or female reproductive organ of a plant. The stigma itself forms the distal portion of the style, or stylodia, and is composed of stigmatic papillae , the cells of which are receptive to pollen.

  4. Glossary of plant morphology - Wikipedia

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    Apocarpus – the gynoecium consists of more than one pistil. Cell – Compound pistil – Funicle – the stalk that connects the ovule to the placenta. Funiculus – Loculus – the cavities located within a carpel, ovary, or anther. Locule – multicarpellate – Placenta – Placentation – Axile – Basal – Free-central – Pariental ...

  5. Floral axis - Wikipedia

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    More specialized functions can also be performed by the floral axis. For example, in the plant Hibiscus, the floral axis is able to proliferate and produce fruit, rendering processes like self pollination unnecessary. [9] A diagram of a flower showing the different organs and their placement on the flower.

  6. Phoratoxin and viscotoxin - Wikipedia

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    [15] [16] However, the average, healthy adult can withstand some of the toxin of the plant without having any symptoms. It is more dangerous and can be lethal for small kids and animals. Phoratoxin is hemolytic and causes cell leakage and cell lysis by interacting with the phospholipids. [8] This is used in a study for cancer treatment.

  7. Syncytium - Wikipedia

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    The muscle cell that makes up animal skeletal muscle is a classic example of a syncytium cell. The term may also refer to cells interconnected by specialized membranes with gap junctions , as seen in the heart muscle cells and certain smooth muscle cells, which are synchronized electrically in an action potential .

  8. Column (botany) - Wikipedia

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    The column, or technically the gynostemium, is a reproductive structure that can be found in several plant families: Aristolochiaceae, Orchidaceae, and Stylidiaceae. It is derived from the fusion of both male and female parts ( stamens and pistil ) into a single organ. [ 1 ]

  9. Cardiac physiology - Wikipedia

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    Cardiac muscle tissue has autorhythmicity, the unique ability to initiate a cardiac action potential at a fixed rate – spreading the impulse rapidly from cell to cell to trigger the contraction of the entire heart. This autorhythmicity is still modulated by the endocrine and nervous systems. [1]