Form and Function

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Anatomy

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the study of biological form of an organism

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Physiology

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the study of the biological functions an organism performs

Question 3

Interstitial fluid

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the fluid between cells

allows for the movement of material into and out of cells

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2 main body cavities

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Dorsal body cavity and ventral body cavity

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dorsal body cavity

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forms within skull and vertebrae

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ventral body cavity

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bounded by the rib cage and vertebral column

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Ventral cavity is divided into

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thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

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thoracic cavity

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pericardial cavity

pleural cavity

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abdominal pelvic cavity

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most organs

peritoneal cavity - coelomic space

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Pericardial cavity

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around the heart

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pleural cavity

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around the lungs

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Four main categories of tissues

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epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous

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Epithelial tissue

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covers the outside of the body and lines the organs and cavities within the body

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shape of epithelial cells may be

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cuboidal, columnar, or squamous

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arrangement of epithelial cells may be

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simple, stratified, or pseudostratified

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Connective tissues

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derive from embryonic mesoderm

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Two classes of connective tissues

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connective tissue proper - loose or dense

special connective tissue - cartilage, bone, and blood

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Connective tissue proper

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fibroblasts produce and secrete extracellular matrix

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loose connective tissue

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cells scattered within a matrix that contains a large amount of ground substance

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collagen

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loose tissue

supports tissue

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Elastin

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makes tissue elastic

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Reticulin

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helps support network of collagen

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Cells in connective tissue

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fibroblasts and macrophages

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fibroblasts

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secrete the protein of extracellular fibers

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Macrophages

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involved in the immune system

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six types of connective tissue

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Loose, cartilage, fibrous, adipose tissue, blood,

bone

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Loose connective tissue

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binds epithelia to underlying tissues and holds organs in place

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cartilage

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strong, flexible, support material

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fibrous connective tissue

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found in tendons and ligaments

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tendons

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attach muscles to bones

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ligaments

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connect bones at joints

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adipose tissue

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stores fat for insulation and fuel

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blood

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composed of blood cells and cell fragments in blood plasma

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bone

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bone is collagen and the mineral, hydroxyapatite, and forms the skeleton

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Muscle Tissue

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consists of long cells called muscle fibers, which contract in response to nerve signals

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muscle tissue divided into three types

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skeletal, smooth, and cardiac

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skeletal muscle

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striated muscle, responsible for voluntary movement

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smooth muscle

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responsible for involuntary body activities

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cardiac muscle

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responsible for the contraction of the heart

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nervous tissue

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senses stimuli and transmits signals throughout the animal

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nervous tissue contains

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neurons

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Nervous system is divided into

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Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system

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central nervous system

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brain and spinal cord

integration and interpretation of input

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peripheral nervous system

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nerves and ganglia

communication of signal to and from the CNS to the rest of the body