Exam 2 Flashcards
Ch 4-7 10/11
define tissues
groups of cells similar in structure that perform common or related function
individual body cells are specialized, meaning
each type performs specific functions that maintain homeostasis
groups of cells similar in structure that perform common or related function
tissues
study of tissues
histology
define histology
study of tissues
basic tissue types
epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue
what type of tissue is blood?
connective tissue
internal communication
nervous tissue
nervous tissue function
internal communication
nervous system structure
brain, spinal cord, nerves
brain, spinal cord, nerves
nervous system
contracts to cause movement
muscle tissue
muscle tissue function
contracts to cause movement
attached to bones; makes up the heart; walls of hollow organs
muscle tissue
muscle tissue structure
muscles attached to bones (skeletal muscle); muscles of heart (cardiac muscle); muscles of walls of hollow organs (smooth muscle)
what is skeletal muscle
muscles attached to bones
what is cardiac muscle
muscles of heart
what is smooth muscle
muscles of walls of hollow organs