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🔬 BIOSCI: Physiology and Anatomy > Exercise 4: Tissues > Flashcards

Exercise 4: Tissues Flashcards

1
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two principal cell types of nervous tissues

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neurons,neuroglia

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tissues found in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves

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nervous tissues

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cells that have the ability to react to various stimuli

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neurons or nerve cells

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tissues that exhibit the properties of irritability and conductivity

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nervous tissues

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ability to react to various stimuli

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irritability

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ability to conduct impulses

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conductivity

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cells that receive and send information

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neurons or nerve cells

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8
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number of nerve processes a single neuron may have

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one or more

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9
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information that is transmitted by neurons

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nerve impulses

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unbranched, nerve process

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axon

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branched nerve process

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dendrite

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nerve process that transmits impulses away from the nerve cell body

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axon

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nerve process that transmits impulses towards the nerve cell body

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dendrite

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14
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neuron with only one nerve process

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monopolar neuron

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neuron with two nerve processes, one axon and one dendrite

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bipolar neuron

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nerve process with one axon and two or more dendrites

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multipolar neuron

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cells that do not conduct impulses but serve as supporting tissues

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neuroglia

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18
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cells that insulate, support and protect different neurons

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neuroglia

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19
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tissue specialized for contraction

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muscular tissue

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20
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highly vascularized and innervated tissues

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muscular tissue

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21
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tissues with the propertiea of extensibility, elasticity, and contractility

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muscular tissue

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22
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units of histological organization which are cells that have become elongated

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fibers

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23
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fibers with the ability to contract or shorten producing movement

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muscle fibers

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24
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three types of muscle tissues

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skeletal, cardiac, smooth muscle

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25
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muscular tissues that are striated and voluntary

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skeletal muscle tissues

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muscular tissues that form long cylindrical units with a multinucleated appearance

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skeletal muscle tissues

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27
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the nuclei in skeletal muscle tissues are found

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along the periphery of the long cylindrical units

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28
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muscular tissues that are striated and voluntary

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cardiac muscle tissues

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29
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muscular tissues composed of smaller, branching cells and may be mononucleated or binucleated

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cardiac muscle tissues

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30
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muscular tissues characterized by the presence of intercalated disks

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cardiac muscle tissues

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31
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dark bands where cardiac muscle cells connect end to end

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intercalated disks

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32
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intercalayed disks are made of

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gap junctions

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33
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purpose of gap junctions within intercalated disks

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facilitates passage of ions from cell to cell that results in rapid conduction of electrical impulse across the heart

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34
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muscular tissues that are non-striated and involuntary

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smooth muscle tissues

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35
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made of spindle or fusiform-shaped cells

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smooth muscle tissues

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36
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spindle fibers are also called

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fusiform-shaped cells

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37
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muscular tissues found in the walls of hollow internal structures

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smooth muscle tissues

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38
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muscular tissues that contracts much more slowly than other muscle types

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smooth muscle tissues

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39
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most abundant primary tissue in the body

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connective tissue

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40
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tissue for connecting and binding body parts together

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connective tissue

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41
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tissue protecting the organs

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connective tissue

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42
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tissues providing a framework for movement of muscles

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connective tissue

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43
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tissues serving as insulators

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connective tissue

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44
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tissues acting as a liquid medium for transporting substances throughout the body

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connective tissue

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45
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tissues including the loose and dense connective, cartilage and blood

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mature connective tissue

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46
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matrix of dense and loose connective tissues, bone and blood is made of

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different connective tissue

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47
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extracellular matrix of loose connective tissues is made of

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fibroblasts

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48
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extracellular matrix of cartilagenous tissues is made of

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chondroblasts

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49
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extracellular matrix of cartilagenous tissues is maintaned by

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chondrocytes

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50
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extracellular matrix of bone tissues is made of

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osteoblasts

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51
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extracellular matrix of bone tissues is maintained by

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osteocytes

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52
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extracellular matrix of blood tissues is made of

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plasma

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53
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enables connective tissues to form packing materials around organs

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extracellular matrix

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54
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enables connective tissues to bear weight

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extracellular matrix

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55
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enables connective tissues to withstand abrasion and other abuses

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extracellular matrix

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56
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enables connective tissues to absorb large amounts of water to serve as a reservoir in the body

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extacellular matrix

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57
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most connective tissues are highly vascularized

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true

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58
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tendons and ligaments have no blood supply

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falsethey have bad supply of blood

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59
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cartilages are vascular

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falseavascular

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60
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four types of connective tissues

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connective tissue proper,cartilages,blood/vascular,bone/osseous

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types of loose connective tissues

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areolar,reticular,adipose

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62
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types of dense connective tissue

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dense regular,dense irregular

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63
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connective tissue that functions as universal packing material that binds organs together and keeps them in their proper position

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areolar connective tissue

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64
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most abundant type of connective tissue

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areolar connective tissue

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65
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connective tissue composed of fibroblasts, collagenous, elastic and reticular fibers in a semi-fluid ground substance

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areolar connective tissue

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66
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means small open space

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areola

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67
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when areolar connective tissues are viewed through a microscope

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most of the matrix appears to be composed of small empty spaces

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connective tissue that is predominantly composed of reticular fibers which are synthesized by reticular cells

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reticular connective tissue

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69
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fibroblasts that synthesize more reticular fibers than collagenous fibers

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reticular connective tissue

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70
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forms stroma in lymphoid organs

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reticular connective tissue

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71
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forms the hypodermis or subcutaneous tissue beneath the skin where it serves as an insulator, protecting the body from extreme heat and cold

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adipose connective tissue

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contains fibroblasts, ground substance, and adipose cells

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adipose connective tissue

73
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characteristic of every adipose cell

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signet ring-like appearance

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reason of every adipose cell’s apperance

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fat that occupies most of the cytoplasm thus pushing the nucleus to one side of the cell

75
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adipose cells are also called

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adipocytes

76
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group of adipocytes

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adipose lobules

77
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separates adipose lobules

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trabeculae

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trabeculae are composed of

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collagenous and elastic fibers

79
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connective tissue made of extracellular matrix that is packed with collagenous fibers that are compactly arranged in an orderly mannet with fibroblasts squeezed in between collagenous bundles

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dense regular connective tissue

80
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forms strong, rope-like structures

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dense regular connective tissue

81
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includes tendons that attach muscles to bones and ligaments that connect one bone to another

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dense regular connective tissue

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consists of densely packed collagenous fibers that are arranged in a disorderly or irregular manner

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dense irregular connective tissue

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fibroblasts are found in between

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collagenous bundles

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found in areas where pulling forces are exerted in different directions

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dense irregular connective tissue

85
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dense, firm but pliable, avascular type of connective tissue with an extracellular matrix consisting of collagenous and elastic fibers

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cartilage

86
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tissue responsible for its tensile strength and gelatinous ground substance

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cartilage

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provides resiliency

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gelatinous ground substance

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when chondroblasts secrete fibers and ground substance, they become trapped in lacunae and become

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chondrocytes

89
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chondrocytes are nourished through

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diffusion from underlying tissues

90
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predominant cartilage of the body

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hyaline cartilage

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precursor of bones

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hyaline cartilage

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has a glassy and homogenous appearance

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hyaline cartilage

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collagenous fibers are predominant and not visible because

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its fibers and matrix have same refractive index

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chondrocytes may appear singly or in isogenous groups of cells called

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cell nests

95
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weakest cartilage

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hyaline cartilage

96
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surrounds hyaline cartilage

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perichondrium

97
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composed of thread-like network of elastic fibers embedded within the matrix

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elastic cartilage

98
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surrounds elastic cartilage

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perichondrium

99
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cartilage that provides strength and elasticity

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elastic cartilage

100
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cartilage that maintains the shape of structures

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elastic cartilage

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only cartilage without perichondrium

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fibrocartilage

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its collagenous bundles are densely packed and arranged in a certain pattern

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fibrocartilage

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pattern of fibrocartilage’s arrangement of collagenous bundles

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fibrocartilage

104
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providedd strength and rigidity

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fibrocartilage

105
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strongest type of cartilage

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fibrocartilage

106
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found in pubic simphysis

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fibrocartilage

107
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forms a cushion-like disk in between vertebrae

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fibrocartilage

108
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hardest of the connective tissues

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bone or osseous tissue

109
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composed of bone cells

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bone or osseous tissue

110
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bone cells are called

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osteocytes

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osteocytes are lodged in cavities which are surrounded by a layer of very hard matrix

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lacunae

112
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components of matrix that surrounds lacunae

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calcium salts,collagenous fibers

113
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two types of bone tissue

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spongy bone,compact bone

114
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unit of structure of bone tissue

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Haversian system

115
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Haversian system is also called

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osteon

116
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present in compact bone but are absent in spongy bone which contains large spaces

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osteons

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extracellular matrix in bones is arranged as little beams called

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trabeculae

118
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consists of blood cells, fibers, and matrix

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blood or vascular tissue

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red blood cells are also called

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erythrocytes

120
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white blood cells are also called

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leukocytes

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contains hemoglobin

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red blood cells

122
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forms oxyhemoglobin

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hemoglobin + oxygen

123
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white blood cells consist of

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agranulocytes and granulocytes

124
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agranulocytes is composed of

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lymphocytes, monocytes

125
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granulocytes consist of

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neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils

126
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cells involved in phagocytosis, immunity, and allergic reactions

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white blood cells

127
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fragments of giant cells

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platelets

128
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giant cells whose fragments are platelets

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megakaryocytes

129
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participate in blood clotting mechanism

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platelets

130
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when precipitated as ____, soluble protein molecules of blood become evident as ____

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fibrin clot; fibers

131
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liquid matrix that bathes the cells

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plasma

132
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liquid portion of unclotted blood

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plasma

133
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liquid part of clotted blood

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serum

134
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groups of cells that are similar in structure and function

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tissues

135
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four fundamental types of tissues

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epithelial,connective,muscular,nervous

136
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lining, covering, and glandular tissues of the body

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epithelial tissue

137
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tissues that exhibit cellularity

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epithelial tissue

138
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tissue that perform protection, absorption, filtration, and secretion functions

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epithelial tissue

139
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fit closely together to form compact cells arranged in continuous sheets

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epithelial cells

140
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membranes of epithelial tissue consist of

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apical surface

141
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free or unattached end

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apical surface

142
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apical surface is exposed to either

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body’s exterior, orcavity of an internal organ

143
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epithelial tissues are vascular

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falseavascular

144
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through what process and from where do epithelial tissue get nourishment

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diffusion; capillaries of underlying connective tissues

145
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types of epithelial cells

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squamous,cuboidal,columnar,transitional

146
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types of epithelial layers

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simple,stratified

147
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one layer of squamous cells

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simple squamous epithelium

148
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cells fit closely together like floor tiles

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simple squamous epithelium

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one layer of cuboidal cells

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simple cuboidal epithelium

150
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made of single layer of cells that are taller than they are wide

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simple columnar epithelium

151
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goblet cells are present in this tissue

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simple columnar epithelium

152
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secretes mucus for lubrication

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goblet cells

153
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appears to be stratified but is actually a single layer of cells, all of which touch the basement membrane although not all reach the apex

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pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

154
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most common of the stratified epithelia and consist of several layers

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stratified squamous epithelium

155
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in stratified squamous epithelium, cells closed to the basement membrane tend to be

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cuboidal or columnar

156
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in stratified squamous epithelium, cells in apical layer tend to be

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squamous

157
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rare types of epithelia

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stratified columnar epithelium,stratified cuboidal epithelium

158
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has two cell layers and the apical layer are cuboidal in shape

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stratified columnar epithelium

159
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has basal cells varying in size and shape and columnar apical cells

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stratified columnar epithelium

160
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highly modified, stratified type of epithelium

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transitional epithelium

161
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when organ is not stretched

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umbrella-shaped or dome-like cells

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when organ is distended or stretched

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epithelium thins and cells become large squamous

163
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fills spaces between ducts, organs and nerves

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areolar connective tissue

164
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motile, finger-like structure

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cilia

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brush border

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microvilli

166
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non-motile, shorter than cilia

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microvilli

167
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non-motile, branched, increases surface area

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sterocilia

168
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diffusion and filtration takes place

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simple squamous

169
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secrets slippery fluid to reduce damage of friction in cavity linings

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simple squamous

170
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carry out active transport, facilitated diffusion, secretion

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simple cuboidal

171
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contain organelles that perform complex functions

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simple columnar

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unstretched state of transitional

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stratified, cuboidal

173
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stretched state of transitional

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squamous

174
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protects against abrasion

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stratified squamous

175
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barrier against infection

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simple squamous

176
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accomodates fluctuation in volume of the liquid

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transitional

177
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covers end of bone

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hyaline cartilage

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living cells and mineralized matrix

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bone

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matrix of blood

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plasma

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