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Tissues

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Groups of cells that are similar in structure and function

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Epithelium

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the lining, covering, and glandular tissue of the body

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Functions of epithelium

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Protection, absorption, filtration, secretions

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Characteristics of epithelial

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Fit tightly together, have no blood supply, regenerate easily, one unattached surface

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Epithelial simple

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One layer, absorb, filter, secrete

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Epithelial stratified

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Multilayered for protection

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Epithelial Squamous

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Flat cells

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Epithelial columnar

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Vertical, rectangular shaped cells

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Epithelial cuboidal

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Square shaped cells

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Transitional epithelial

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Transition from one shape of cell to another

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Endocrine glands

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Ductless, secretions diffuse into bloodstream

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Connective tissue

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connects body parts

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Exocrine gland’s

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Have ducts that lead to surface to release secretions

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Functions of connective tissue

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Protecting, supporting, and binding together

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Connective tissue characteristics

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Good blood supply, extracellular matrix

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Types of connective tissue

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Blood, bone, hyaline cartilage, dense fibrous tissue, areolar tissue, adipose tissue you, reticular connective tissue

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Blood

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The only fluid tissue of the body

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Nervous tissue

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Irritability and conductivity. Receive and conduct electrical impulses from one part of the body to another

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Muscle tissues

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contract or shorten; movement

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Skeletal muscle

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Voluntary control, look stringy

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Cardiac muscle

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Found in the heart, involuntary control

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Smooth muscle

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Found in the walls of hollow organs. Stomach, bladder, uterus, blood vessels, esophagus

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Peristalsis

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A wavelike motion that keeps food moving through the esophagus and small intestines

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Cutaneous membrane

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Skin, epithelial

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Mucous membrane
Lines all body cavities that are open to exterior, epithelial
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Serous membrane
Line all body cavities that are close to exterior, epithelial
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Peritoneum
Lines abdominal cavity and covers its organs
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Pleura
Lines the Lungs
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Pericardium
Surrounds the heart
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Synovial membrane’s
Surround joints providing a smooth surface and secrete lubricating fluid’s, connective
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Mucus locations
nose | mouth
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serous locations
thoracic cavity
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Cutaneous locations
Skin
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Synovial locations
lines joints
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Functions of the nervous tissue layers
Irritability and conductivity
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what is one feature you could look for that would identify the tissue is Cartilage ?
No blood supply
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Endocrine glands
no ducts
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Exocrine gland’s
have ducts
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endocrine gland examples
adrenal gland | thyroid
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Exocrine gland examples
Sweat glands, oil, pancreas
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What is the importance of adipose tissue
To hold the kidneys up
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How would anorexia affect the connection with adipose tissue
The body will end up eating the adipose tissue.. making the kidneys slide down
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Extracellular matrix
cells make it
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what tissue layers have extracellular matrix
connective
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most abundant connective tissue type?
areolar
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simple
1 layer
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stratified
multiple layers
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squamous
flat cells
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cuboidal
cube shaped cells
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columnar
long skinny cells
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transitional
starts one shape, changes to another
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Difference between neurons cells and supporting nervous tissue
neuron cells: Conduct electrical impulses | Supporting nervous tissue: grow and divide
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Why is blood considered a connective tissue
Blood plasma is extracellular matrix
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Cardiac muscle location
Heart
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Skeletal muscle location
Skeletal system
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Smooth muscle location
Hollow organs: uterus, esophagus
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Which muscle type is multi nucleated
skeletal
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Which muscle type is spindle-shaped
smooth

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