Tissues Flashcards
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Epithelial Tissue
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Function: covers and lines
Description: found as skin, glands, and lining of organs
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Connective Tissue
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Function: joins together
Description: Identified by type of matrix:
- Hard: found in bone
- Liquid: found in blood
- Fibrous: found in tendon
- Soft: found in areolar tissue
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Muscle Tissue
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Function: contracts
Description: Types:
- Cardiac: found in the heart
- Smooth: found in vessels and organs
- Skeletal: found in voluntary muscles
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Nervous Tissue
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Function: carries electric potential
Description: neurons pick up potential and pass it on to subsequent neurons
