Chapter 4

Question 1

An independent life form consisting of a single cell

Answer 1

Unicellular organisms

Question 2

A group of similar cells and their intercellular substance specialized to perform a specific function

Answer 2

Tissues

Question 3

primary tissue types of the body are

Answer 3

epithelial,
connective,
muscle,
and nervous.

Question 4

Nervous tissue

Answer 4

internal communication
Brain
Spinal cord
Nerves

Question 5

Muscle tissue

Answer 5

contracts to cause movement
Muscles attached to bones (skeletal)
Muscles of the heart (cardiac)
Muscles of walls of hollow organs (smooth)

Question 6

Epithelial tissue

Answer 6

Forms boundaries between different environments, protects, secretes, absorbs, filters

Lining of digestive tract organs and other hollow organs
Glands (pancreas)
Skin surface (Epidermis)

Question 7

Connective tissue

Answer 7

Supports, protects, binds other tissues together
Bones
Tendons
Fat and other soft padding tissue

Question 8

Branch of anatomy dealing with the microscopic structure of tissues

Answer 8

Histology

Question 9

Fixed

Answer 9

perserved

Question 10

Sections

Answer 10

Slices

Question 11

Stained

Answer 11

To enhance contrast between structures

Question 12

Artifacts

Answer 12

Features and/or structures seen in stained histological samples that are not normally present.