Ch. 7

Question 1

Connective tissue attaching bones to bones

Answer 1

Ligaments

Question 2

Connective tissue that attaches muscles to bones

Answer 2

Tendons

Question 3

Muscles that move bones

Answer 3

skeletal muscles

Question 4

thin tissue making up skin and lining of gastrointestinal, respiratory, urinary and reproductive tracts

Answer 4

epithelial tissue

Question 5

Thin tissue that lines our cardiovascular tissue

Answer 5

endothelial tissue

Question 6

tissue that makes up structures such as our joints and fascia

Answer 6

Connective tissue

Question 7

a band or sheet of connective tissue that encloses and/or stabilizes other structures such as muscles

Answer 7

fascia

Question 8

fibrous tissue that can contract and produce movement

Answer 8

muscle tissue

Question 9

tissue that makes up our brain, nerves, and associated structures

Answer 9

nervous tissue

Question 10

another name for muscle cells

Answer 10

myofibers

Question 11

the long stem-like part of a nerve cell that conducts electrical impulses

Answer 11

axons

Question 12

nerve cells

Answer 12

neurons

Question 13

substances such as salts dissolved in a solvent such as water

Answer 13

solutes

Question 14

the collection of cellular tasks and chemical reactions needed to sustain life

Answer 14

metabolism

Question 15

micro-organisms such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi that can cause disease

Answer 15

pathogen

Question 16

an adipose/ fat cell

Answer 16

adipocyte

Question 17

the rhythmic, wavelike muscular contractions in tubular structures, like organs of the digestive system

Answer 17

peristalsis