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13 Cards in this Set
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Exocrine glands
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Glands that secrete substances outward through a duct
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Endocrine glands
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Ductless glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
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Merocrine glands
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Exocrine glands that secrete without losing cellular material
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Apocrine glands
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Exocrine glands that have cytoplasm in their secretions
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Holocrine glands
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Exocrine glands whose secretions are made up of disintegrated cells
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Extracellular matrix
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The chemical substances located between connective tissue cells
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Fibroblasts
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Spindle-shaped cells that form connective tissue proper
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Chondrocytes
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Mature cartilage cells
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Stromal cells
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Cells that provide structure or support for parenchymal cells
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Paremchymal cells
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Cells that provide the actual function of the tissue
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Labile cells
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Cells that undergo mitosis regularly and quickly
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Stable cells
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Cells that do not regularly undergo mitosis but are able to if the need arises
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Permanent cells
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Cells that cannot undergo mitosis
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