INTRO Flashcards

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What are the levels of organization?

A
  • Cells interact to form tissues
  • Different types of tissues interact to form the organs & organ
    systems of the body
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What are the four basic tissues of the body?

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  1. Epithelia
  2. Connective Tissue
  3. Muscle
  4. Nerve
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What are the four characteristics of epithelial tissue?

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  1. Forms barriers
  2. Covers exposed body surfaces
  3. Lines hollow organs, body cavities and ducts of glands
  4. Forms glands
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Where are the two places that epithelial tissues form barriers with?

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  1. Between inside and outside world
  2. Between compartments within the body
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What are the four characteristics of connective tissue?

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  1. Links tissues and organs together
  2. Provides structural and metabolic support
  3. Stores energy
  4. Forms the immune system
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What are the three characteristics of muscle tissue?

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  1. Specialized for contraction
  2. Generates force, which releases heat
  3. Maintains body temperature
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What are the two ways that muscle tissues generate force?

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  1. Produce motion of body parts
  2. Move substances through blood vessels and hollow organs
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What are the two characteristics of nervous tissue?

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  1. Receives, processes and integrates signals from within the body and from external environment
  2. Generates and transmits impulses that control and integrate the various functions of the body
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