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1
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types of specialized connective tissue

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bone, blood, and cartilage

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2
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collagen

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thick fiber in connective tissue

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3
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only embryonic connective tissue

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mucous

forms all kinds of connective tissue

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4
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types of loose connective tissue

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areolar, adipose, & redicular

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5
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fat cell

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adipocyte

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6
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bone cell

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osteocyte

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cartilage cell

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chondrocyte

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8
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plasma

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matrix of blood

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9
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striations

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series of ridges, furrows or linear marks

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tissue type?

transmits electrical eimpulses

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nervous

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11
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tissue type?

the cells of the tissue contract to exert force

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muscle

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12
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tissue type?

forms hormones that move via the blood stream

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connective (clue- via blood stream)

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13
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tissue type?

packages and protects body organs

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connective

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14
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tissue type?

has large amounts of non living matrix

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connective

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15
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tissue type?

forms the brain and spinal cord

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nervous

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16
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tissue type?

most widely distributed in body

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connective

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17
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tissue type?

forms mucous, serous, and epidermal membranes

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epithelium

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tissue type?

allows for organ movement within the body

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muscle

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19
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tissue type?

basis of the major controlling system of the body

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nervous

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20
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muscle tissue type?

found attached to bones

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skeletal

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21
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muscle tissue type?

banded or striated appearance

22
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muscle tissue type?

spindle shaped cells

23
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muscle tissue type?

concerned with locomotion of the body as a whole

24
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muscle tissue type?

changes the internal volume of an organ as it contracts

25
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muscle tissue type?

voluntary controlled

26
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muscle tissue type?

found in the walls of the stomach, uterus, and arteries

27
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muscle tissue type?

cells with branching ends

28
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muscle tissue type?

displays intercalated discs

29
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muscle tissue type?

multiple nuclei in long cylindrical cells

30
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connective tissue types?

forms the bony skeleton

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osseous (bone)

31
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connective tissue types?

forms the embryonic skeleton

32
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connective tissue types?

reinforces the trachea

33
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connective tissue types?

heavily invaded with collagen fivers, appears glassy and smooth

34
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connective tissue types?

contains cells arranged around a nurtrient canal

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osseous (bone)

35
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connective tissue types?

matrix is hard due to calcium salts

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osseous (bone)

36
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connective tissue types?

acts as a storage depot for fat/ energy

37
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connective tissue types?

provides insulation for the body

38
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connective tissue types?

composes the basement membrane and packages organs; include all fivers and many cell types

39
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connective tissue types?

forms the stroma or internal “skeleton” of the spleen and other lymphoid organs

40
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characteristics of connective tissue

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  • few cells (loosely packed)
  • matrix between cells
  • vascular
  • stem cells (embryo)
  • nerves
  • most abundant type of tissue
41
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matrix

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ground substance and fibers

42
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fixed cells

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cells that cant switch tissues- used for maintnance

43
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wandering cells

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cells that move through blood vessel

ex) white blood cells

44
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nerves

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conducts impulses for communication & control

45
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neuroglia

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nourishes and protects

46
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neurons

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conducts impulses, contains dendrites & axons

47
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dendrites

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receive impulsis

48
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axons

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sends impulses away from the nucleus

49
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neurogenesis

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production of new neurons

50
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connective tissue types?

composes the dermis of the skin

A

dense connective tissue

51
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connective tissue types?

provides great strength through parallel bundles of collagen fibers, found in tendons

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dense connective tissues

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