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1
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Four primary tissue types

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Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous

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Epithelial tissue is grouped according to

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1- number of layers
Simple (single), stratified (multi), pseudo stratified (single but appears multi)
2- morphology
Squamous (flat), cuboidal (cube), columnar ( rectangular), transitional relaxed ( cuboidal), stretched ( squamous)

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3
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The epidermis comes from the

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Ectoderm

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4
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The lining of the cardiovascular system comes from

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Mesoderm

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The lining of the respiratory, urogenital and gastrointestinal tract comes from

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The endoderm

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Epithelial glands

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Exocrine - ducts
Endocrine- release product into blood

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7
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types of loose connective tissue

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Areolar CT
Adipose tissue
Reticular tissue

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8
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Dense connective tissue types

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Dense regular CT
dense irregular CT
Elastic CT

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Areolar connective tissue has _______

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Fibrocytes

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10
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areolar tissue has _____ and ______ fibers

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collagen; elastic

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areolar tissue is found in the _____ layer

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papillary layer

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12
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Adipose tissue has

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Adipocytes

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13
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adipose tissue has cells filled with _______

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lipids

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14
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adipose tissue has almost no ______

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maxtrix

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15
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Reticular tissue has some _______

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fibroblasts

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16
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reticular tissue is mainly _____ _____

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blood cells

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17
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Reticular tissues has _______ fibers

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reticular

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18
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Dense regular CT has

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Fibroblasts

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19
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dense regular CT has _______ _______ fibers

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parallel collagen

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20
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dense regular ct has some _________ fibers

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elastic

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21
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Dense regular ct has ________ but mostly _____

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tendons; ligaments

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22
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dense regular ct has not much _______ substance

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ground

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23
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dense regular tissue ha a _____ _____ supply

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small blood

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24
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Dense irregular CT has ______

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Fibroblasts

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25
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Dense irregular CT has irregular ______ _____

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collagen fibers

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26
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Dense irregular CT has some ______ _____

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elastic fibers

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27
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Dense irregular CT is in the

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dermis

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28
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Dense irregular CT _______ of organs

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capsules

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29
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Elastic connective tissue has

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Fibroblasts

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30
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Elastic connective tissue is well _______

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organized

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31
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Elastic connective tissue is mainly _______ _____

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elastic fibers

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32
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Elastic connective tissue is the walls of ______ arteries

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elastic

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33
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What is a fibroblast

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A cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue.

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34
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Fluid connective tissue has many ______ ____ _____

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Red blood cells

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35
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Fluid connective tissue has _____ _____ ____

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white blood cell

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36
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Fluid connective tissue has ______

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platelets

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37
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Fluid connective tissue has _____ _____

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lymph node

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38
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Cartilage is ________ and ______

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A vascular ; a neural

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39
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Cartilage has _______ and ______ fibers

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Collagen ; elastic

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40
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What are chondrocytes

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Mature cartilage cells

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41
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Types of cartilage

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Hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage

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42
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Hyaline cartilage

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Most common, forms most skeletal bone prior to ossification, articulate ends of long bones, Chondral part of ribs, tracheal rings, parts of skull

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43
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Elastic cartilage has ______ _______

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Elastic fibers (found in auricle, epiglottis )

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44
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Fibrocartilage

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Stronger, resists compression, locations ( intervertebral discs, menisci, pubic symphysis)

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45
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Excitable tissues types

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Muscle and nervous

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46
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Muscle tissue types

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Skeletal, smooth, cardiac

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47
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Nervous tissue has _______ and _______

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Neurons (nerve cell), neuroglia ( supporting cells)

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48
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Muscle tissue origin

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Mesoderm

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49
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Nervous tissue origin

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Ectoderm

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50
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Integument

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Large organ, protective barrier, thermo regulation, osmoregulation, pigments protect form UV

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51
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Dermis ( true skin)

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Thick, inner layer, from mesoderm, has blood and nerve supply, nourishes epidermis

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52
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Epidermis

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Thin, outer layer, from ectoderm, avascular and aneural, mostly dead cells, new cells from stratum basale

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53
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Dermal bones are the

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Plates of bones, intramembranous ossification, forms flat bones of skull, true horns

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54
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Dermal scales

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Bony scales

55
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Chromatophores

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Give color to pigmented skin, found in reptiles, amphibians, fish

56
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Epidermal scales

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Keratin deposits, horny scales

57
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Epidermis makes (external anatomy)

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hair feathers, nails, claws, and hooves

58
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Reptiles and amphibians shed the

59
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Avians molt their

60
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Sensory receptors and most glands reside in the

61
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Blood vessels are in the

62
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Keratinizaton and keratinocytes are found in the

63
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Exocrine ducts from the exocrine gland run through the

64
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Hair follicles have a

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Epidermal sheath

65
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Layers of the epidermis

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Stratum corneum, Stratum granulosum, Stratum spinosum, stratum basale

66
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Stratum basale

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Has actively dividing cells, melanocytes and tactile epithelial cells, meeker cells

67
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Stratum spinosum

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Keratinocytes joined by desmosomes, contains pre-keratin, dendritic cells

68
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Stratum granulosum

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Dying cells that releases lipids, contains keratohyalin granules

69
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Papillary layer

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Touch receptors, free nerve endings dermal papillae attach to epidermis

70
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Reticular layer

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Free nerve endings, lamellar corpuscle, hair root plexus

71
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Glands

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Sebaceous glands, eccrine (watery secretions), apocrine ( water protein and fat)

72
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Integument of fish
Stratum compactum

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Most have a non-keratinized epidermis
Typically living epidermis
Cell division in multi layers

73
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Fish Integument
Epidermis covered in

74
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Dermal scales develop from

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Dermal bone which is often covered with enamel, and dentin

75
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Amphioxus epidermis

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Mucous on surface layer, need to remain moist, helps laminar flow of water

76
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Amphioxus dermis

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Orderly collagen fibers, structural support, maintains flexibility

77
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Hagfish and lampreys have

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No dermal bone, no scales

78
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Hagfish and lampreys have _______ glands

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Unicellular (granular cells and club cells)

79
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Hagfish and lampreys have organized

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Dermis (layers of fibrous connective tissue)

80
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Hagfish have ______ cells

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Tread ( release mucous)

81
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Sharks have no

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Dermal bone so they have placoid scales that project through the epidermis

82
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Bony fish have

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Dermal scales, chromatophores, unicellular glands (club cells) epidermal secretory cells and repost scales

83
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Types of bony fish scales

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Placoid, cosmoid, ganoid, cycloid

84
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Amphibians have

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No dermal scales, leydig cells, exocrine cells (mucus and poison glands) cutaneous respiration

85
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Reptiles have a ______ outer layer

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Keratinized

86
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Reptiles have ______ mucus glands

87
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Reptiles have ______ glands

88
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Reptiles have ______ scales

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Epidermal; so they lack enamel, dentin and bone. There is a flexible hinge

89
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A scute is a

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Large flats scale like in turtles

90
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Reptiles have ______ glands

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Exocrine (mucus and poison)

91
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Reptiles undergo ______ which is the molting of skin

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Ecdysis ( this produces new stratum granulosum and stratum corneum)

92
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Birds have ______ scales on their legs

93
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Birds molt their

94
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Birds have keratinized ______ ______

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Stratum corneum

95
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Birds have a Uropygial gland that is located

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At the base of the tail, it secretes lipids and proteins

96
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Types of bird feathers

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Contour, flight, down

97
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Contour feathers cover the

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Body ( rachis- central shaft, barbs- contain interlocking barbules and calamus-quill)

98
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Flight feathers are

99
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Down feathers are for

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Insulation (lack barbs and rachis)

100
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Mammals have chromatophores which secrete _______

101
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Mammals have mermen cells which

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Are mechanoreceptors

102
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Mammals have langerhan cells which

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Mediate cell immunity

103
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True horns have

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Horny hard epidermis covering bone and thick stratum corneum layer

104
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Antlers have

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Detachable bone covered with soft Integument, abscission line between pedi Le and coronet of antler

105
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Rinos horn is made of

106
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Giraffes have a

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Bony extension covered with soft Integument

107
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Sebaceous glands

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Produce oil ( not on palms and soles)

108
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Eccrine glands produce

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Watery secretions and they are not found near hair follicles

109
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Apocrine glands secrete

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The thick lipid fluid

110
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Sweat glands are found mainly in

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Humans fro thermoregulation

111
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Hair matrix contains

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Germinal keratinocytes

112
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The dermal papillae

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Regulates mitosis rate of matrix

113
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Three layers of hair

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Medulla (innermost), cortex (surrounds medulla), cuticle (outermost, thin, protective)

114
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Hair shaft

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Projects from surface

115
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Hair root

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portion encased in the follicle

116
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Hair bulb

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Widened base of the root

117
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Hair follicle

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Sheathe surrounding hair root

118
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Unguis

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Nail claw or hoof

119
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Only primates have

120
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Cats typically have retractable

121
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Cheetahs and foxes have

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Semi-retractable claws

122
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Raptors have ________ other birds have _____

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Talons ; claws

123
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Horses pigs hippos etc have

124
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Nail matrix

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Stratum basale with germinal cells

125
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Nail bed

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Stratum basale, but just attachment

126
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Hyponychium

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Area under free edge

127
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Eponychium

128
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Lunule

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Proximal region of nail

129
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Nail plate

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Attached keratinized portion

130
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(Hoof) stratum externum

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Thin outer layer extending down wall

131
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(Hoof) stratum medium

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Thickest middle layer

132
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(Hoof) stratum internum

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Innermost layer interdigitates with dermal laminae

133
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Laminitis

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Inflammation that causes separation between epidermal and dermal laminae

134
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Baleen of a whale

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No bone, keratinized epidermis used as strainer for krill

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