Pulmonary specialists work closely with other doctors and nurses as a part of a medical care team. Pulmonary circulation is the movement of blood from the heart, to the lungs, and back to the heart again. A pulmonary specialist treats patients who have problems with their lungs or respiratory systems. Becoming a pulmonary specialist requires a major commitment to education. A pulmonary specialist must have a comforting bedside manner.
Cell plate is the structure found inside the dividing cells of terrestrial plants and some algae. It develops in the middle plane of the cell separating two daughter cells during cell division. In animal cells, cytokinesis is carried out by the formation of cleavage furrow but in plant cells it is by the formation of cell plate. Compare: cleavage furrow. See also: cell division, mitosis, telophase.
The growth plate (physis) is the area of developing tissue near the end of the long bones in children. Each long bone has at least one growth plates at each end. When growth is complete during adolescence, the growth plates are replaced by solid bone. These growth plate injuries occur in children and adolescents.