APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -In many species, aerial hyphae differentiate into conidiophores (spore stalks) that produce asexual spores, or conidia. We will return to the process of conidium formation, or conidiogenesis, in the next chapter.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hyphae might be categorized as ‘vegetative’ or ‘aerial. ‘ Aerial hyphae of fungi produce asexual reproductive spores.

Detailed explanation-3: -In these fungi, asexually produced spores (usually called conidia) are produced exogenously and are typically formed terminally or laterally on special spore-producing hyphae called conidiophores.

Detailed explanation-4: -A mushroom is a fruiting body, which is the part of the fungus that produces spores. The spores are the basic reproductive units of fungi. The mycelium remains hidden until it develops one or more fruiting bodies.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sexually reproducing fungi may combine by fusing their hyphae together into an interconnected network called anastomosis. Sexual reproduction begins when the haploid hyphae from two fungal organisms meet and join. Although the cytoplasm from each fuse together, the nuclei remain separate.