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18 Cards in this Set
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Tissue refers to what?
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A group of cells that perform a similar function.
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What are the 4 basic types of tissue?
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Epithelial, muscle, connective and nerve
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Epithelial tissue?
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Lines internal and external body surfaces and protects the body.
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Certain types of epithelial cells do what?
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Perform specialized functions such as secretion, absorbtion, diffusion and filtration.
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List examples of epithelial tissue?
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Skin, mucous membranes and the lining of the intestine.
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Muscle tissue has the capability of what when stimulated?
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Contraction.
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What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
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Cardiac,smooth and skeletal.
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Cardiac muscle is only found within what?
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The heart.
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smooth muscle is found where?
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Within the intestine and encircling blood vessels.
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Smooth muscle is generally under the control of what component of the nervous system.
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Involuntary or autonomic component of the nervous system.
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what is the most abundant muscle type?
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Skeletal muscle.
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Skeletal muscle is under the control of what component of the nervous system?
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Voluntary component of the nervous system.
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What is the most abundant tissue in the body?
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Connective tissue.
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Connective tissue provides what for the body?
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Support, connection and insulation.
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Examples of connective tissue include?
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Bones, cartilage and fat.
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Blood is sometimes classified as what type of tissue?
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Connective tissue.
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Nerve tissue is specialized to due what?
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Transmit electrical impulses throughout the body.
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Examples of nerve tissue?
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Brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.
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