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epithelial tissues

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simple squamous
simple cuboidal
stratified squamous
pseudostratified columnar
simple columnar

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connective tissues

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dense CT
loose CT
bone
blood
hyaline cartilage
elastic cartilage
fibrocartilage

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protects underlying tissues, absorbs, secretes, excretes

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epithelial tissues

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binds parts, supports other tissue types, fill in spaces

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connective tissues

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compact arrangement of cells

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epithelial tissues

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presence of basement membrane

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epithelial tissues

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binds the epithelium together and separates from underlying connective tissue

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basement membrane

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avascular

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epithelial tissues

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consists of closely packed sheets of cells covering surfaces (including the outsides of the body and cavities of the body wall)

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epithelial tissues

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outer layer of your skin & lining of your small intestine

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epithelial tissues

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closely packed; helps serve as barriers to fluid movement and potentially harmful microbes

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epithelial tissues

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specialized junctions connect the cells which bind them tightly together to prevent leakage

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epithelial tissues

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flat; lines the heart, blood and lymphatic vessels, body cavities, and alveoli

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simple squamous

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cube; lines the kidney tubules and covers ovaries

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simple cuboidal

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elongated and ciliated

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simple columnar

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lines most organs of the digestive tract (stomach, intestines)

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simple columnar

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some cells are shorter than others

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pseudostratified columnar

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nuclei appear at different heights from the basement membrane

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pseudostratified columnar

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lines the respiratory tract (trachea)

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pseudostratified columnar

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protects against abrasion

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stratified squamous

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lines the esophagus, mouth, and outer portion of the skin

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stratified squamous

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[ONE LAYER]

diffusion & filtration

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squamous

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[ONE LAYER]

secretion in serious membranes

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squamous

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[MORE THAN ONE LAYER]

protection

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squamous & cuboidal

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[ONE LAYER]

secretion and absorption

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cuboidal & columnar

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[ONE LAYER]

ciliated types propel mucus or reproductive cells

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cuboidal & columnar

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[MORE THAN ONE LAYER]

protection; rare in humans

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cuboidal

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supports and binds other tissues

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connective tissues

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most abundant and widely distributed tissues

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connective tissues

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functions as protection

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connective tissues

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made up of many different types of cells

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connective tissues

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varying amounts of extracellular matrix (ground substance and fibers)

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connective tissues

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variable in type and amount

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matrix

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CT fibers types

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collagenous
reticular
elastic

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loose CT

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areolar
adipose
reticular

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CT types

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dense CT
loose CT
bone
blood
hyaline cartilage
elastic cartilage
fibrocartilage

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provides strength and flexibility

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collagenous

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38
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joins connective tissue to adjacent tissues

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reticular

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forms the internal skeleton

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reticular

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makes tissues elastic

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elastic

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matrix

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ground substance and fibers

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ground substance

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water, proteins, polysaccharide

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osseous tissue

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bone

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calcified by calcium salts organized around collagen fibers arranged in concentric rings

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bone matrix

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concentric rings

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lamella

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ability to protect and support other organs

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bone

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47
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cavities where bone cells are lodged

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lacunae

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bone cells

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osteocytes

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dense fibrous tissue’s main matrix

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collagen fibers

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crowded between the collagen fibers are row of ?

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fibroblasts

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fiber-forming cells

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fibroblasts

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manufactures the building blocks of fibers

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fibroblasts

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forms tendons and ligaments

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dense fibrous tissue

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attached skeletal muscles to bones

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tendon

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bones to bones at joints

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ligaments

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most widely distributed connective tissue in the body

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areolar LCT

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soft, pliable, “cobwebby”

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areolar LCT

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cushions and protects the body organs it wraps

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areolar LCT

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universal packing tissue and connective tissue (glue)

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areolar LCT

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holds the internal organs together and in their proper positions

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areolar LCT

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relatively loosely arranged collagen and elastic fibers

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areolar LCT

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highly cellular

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areolar LCT

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contains fibroblasts, immune cells, and endothelial cells (capillaries)

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areolar LCT

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you can find adipocytes and greater amounts of unstained regions due to extraction of ground substance during tissue processing

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areolar LCT

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found directly underlying epithelia that covers body surfaces or line internal surfaces

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areolar LCT

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fat

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adipose LCT

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forms the subcutaneous tissue beneath the skin

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adipose LCT

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adipose LCT’s function

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cushions, supports, insulates, and acts as filler tissue

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adipose LCT’s main role

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energy storing reservoir
insulate body from extreme temperatures
cushion vital organs
secrete hormones & biological factors

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mostly present during fetal life and in infants

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brown adipose LCT

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forms the stroma

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reticular LCT

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bed or mattress; the internal framework of an organ

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stroma

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mostly made up of connective tissue, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves

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stroma

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has a network of reticular fibers made of type III collagen

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reticular LCT

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net/network

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reticular

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supporting stricture of the bone marrow, liver, and lymphoid organs

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reticular LCT

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lymphoid organs

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spleen
lymph nodes
tonsils

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found in the kidney, spleen, lymph nodes, and bone marrow

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reticular LCT

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surrounded by nonliving, fluid matrix

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blood

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the nonliving, fluid matrix

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blood plasma and the formed elements (cells, corpuscles, and fragments)

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soluble protein molecules that become visible only during blood clotting

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“fibers” of blood

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specialized fluid connective tissue

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blood

83
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consists of some cells suspended in a liquid intercellular substance known as ?

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blood; plasma

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connects all systems of the body (transports oxygen, nutrients, and wastes)

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blood

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two parts of blood

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plasma
blood cells (erthrocyte - rbc, leukocyte - wbc, thrombocyte - platelet)

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supports the external ear

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elastic cartilage

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most flexible cartilage

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elastic cartilage

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supports parts of your body that need to bend and move to function

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elastic cartilage

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can bounce back to its original shape evern after a strong force

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elastic cartilage

90
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forms the supporting structures of the larynx (voice box), attach the ribs to the breastbone, and covers the ends of many bones

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hyaline cartilage

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skeleton of a fetus is made of ?

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hyaline cartilage

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exceptions of hyaline cartilage

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epiphyseal (growth)
plate in long bones (allow the bones to grow in length during youth)

93
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forms the cushion-like disks between the vertebrae of the spinal column

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fibrocartilage

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very strong; found predominantly in the intervertebral disks of the spine and at the insertions of ligaments and tendons

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fibrocartilage

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main function of fibrocartilage

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act as cushion within joints

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helps manage compression forces and reduce stress placed on joints

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fibrocartilage

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spindle-shaped fibers

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smooth muscle tissue

98
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fibers seem to anastomose with adjacent ones

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cardiac muscle tissue

99
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elongated with multi-nucleated fibers, alternating dark and light bands

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skeletal tissue

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specialized to receive and transmit impulses from one part of the body to other parts

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neurons

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supports the nerve cells

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neuroglial cells

102
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receipt, processing, and transmission of information

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nervous tissue

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responsible for voluntary movements; attached to the bones by tendons

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skeletal muscle tissue

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lacks striations

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smooth muscle tissue

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found in the walls of the digestive tract, urinary bladder, arteries, and other internal organs

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smooth muscle tissue

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forms the contractile wall of the heart

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cardiac muscle tissue

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has branched fibers that interconnect via intercalated disks which relay signals from cell to cell and help synchronize heart contraction

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cardiac muscle tissue

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helps in movement and locomotion

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muscular tissue

109
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supports the bones and other structures

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muscular tissue

110
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responsible for peristalsis and parturition

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muscular tissue

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has elongated cells called

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muscular tissue; muscle fibers

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specialized for contraction to produce movement

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muscle fibers

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exhibits syncytium and striations or striae

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muscle fibers

114
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makes up the peripheral and central nervous system

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nervous tissue

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develops from the ectoderm of the embryo

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nervous tissue

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possesses the ability to initiate and transmit the nerve impulse

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nervous tissue

117
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concerned with the transmission of impulses from one part of the body to another

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nervous tissue

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basic units of the nervous system

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neurons

119
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structural and functional unit of the nervous system

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neurons

120
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comprises of an axon, cell body, and dendrites

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neurons

121
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receives nerve impulses from other neurons via its cell body and multiple extensions called

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dendrites

122
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transmit impulses to neurons muscles, or other cells via extensions called

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axons

123
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various types that help nourish, insulate, and replenish neurons and in some cases, modulate neuron function

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neuroglia

124
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special cells found in the brain and spinal cord

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neuroglia

125
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provide support to the neurons and fibers

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neuroglia

126
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function as endocrine organs

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neurosecretory cells

127
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release chemical from axons directly into blood

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neurosecretory cells

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