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51 Cards in this Set
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Where do exocrine glands discharge their secretions?
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into ducts
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What is the connective tissue that makes up the dermis called?
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irregular dense fibrous
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What are the three types of cartilage?
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hyaline, elastic, and fibrocartilage
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a group of similar cells that perform a common function
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tissue
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what are bone forming cells called?
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osteoblasts
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membrane that lines cavities
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parietal
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membrane that covers organs
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visceral
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three main factors that contribute to the development of cancer
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genetic factors, carcinogens, and age
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desirable body fat percentage for men
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15-18%
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desirable body fat percentage for women
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20-22%
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Three main types of fibers in the matrix of connective tissue
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collagen, reticulen, and elastin
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where do epithelial cells attach?
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basement membrane
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what is the process of the primary germ layers differentiating into different kinds of tissues?
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histogenesis
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four types of tissues
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epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous
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what are the primary germ layers?
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ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm
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What are the four signs of inflammation?
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rubor-redness, tumor-swelling, calor-heat, and dolor-pain
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what are the types of connective tissue?
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fibrous, bone, cartilage, and blood
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what are the functions of connective tissue?
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support, transport, connect, and protect
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bone destroying cells
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osteoclasts
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what is nonstriated involuntary visceral muscle also known as?
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smooth muscle
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what happens on the first day of an injury
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a clot forms
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three classes of blood cells
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leukocytes, eurethrocytes, and thrombocytes
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three different types of exocrine glands
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apocrine, holocrine, and merocrine
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what are tendons and ligaments made out of
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regular dense fibrous tissue (connective)
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what kind of muscle is cardiac muscle?
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striated involuntary
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how are malignant tumors spread?
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metastasis
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is cartilage vascular or avascular?
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avascular
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how many ducts do compound glands have?
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two or more
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what is a ductless gland that secretes directly into the blood or interstitial fluid
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endocrine gland
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what kind of tissue covers and protects body, lines cavities, and moves substances in and out of blood
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epithelial
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what kind of tissue is described as several layers of flat, platelike cells
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stratified squamous
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five functions of epithelial tissues
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protection, sensory, secretion, absorption, and excretion
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basic organizational unit of bone
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haversion system or osteon
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what is the formation of blood cells
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hematopoesis
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membrane that lines and protects organs that open directly to the exterior of the body like digestive and respiratory tracts
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mucous membrane
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what happens one day after the injury
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acute inflamation takes place
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what lines the space between joints and secretes a fluid to reduce friction
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synovial membrane
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what happens two days after the injury
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granulation tissue appears
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what are the three types of epithelial membranes
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cutaneous, serous, and mucous
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what makes up the external ear and larynx
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elastic cartilage
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thin beam like structures of cancellous bone
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trabeculae
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what is an abnormal growth of cells synonymous with a tumor or cancer
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neoplasm
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what is another name for skeletal muscle
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striated voluntary
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most prevalent type of cartilage found on ends of articulating bones
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hyaline
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when is initial repair of tissue complete
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7 days after injury
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What kind of tissues develop from endoderm?
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epithelial
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mesoderm?
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connective muscle and epithelial
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ectoderm?
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nerve and epithelial
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what is a tough protein substance which contributes to the protective qualities of skin covering the body
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keratin
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where is transitional tissue found
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only in bladder
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what are special connecting and supporting cells
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neuroglia
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