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chromosome
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a x-shaped structure in a cells nucleous that bares DNA
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chrom
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cytoplasm
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a thick fluid that contains organelles and forms the main substance of the cell
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cyt
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neuroglial cell
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supportive cell within nervous tissue
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neuron
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a specialized cell of nervous tissue
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nucleous
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the part of the cell that contains DNA
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nucl, nucle
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organ
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a structure made of two or more different types of tissue that perform a general function in the body
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organ
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organelle
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small structures within the cytoplasm that perform most cell functions, such as the construction of molecules and the release and storae of energy
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organ
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organism
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the complete human body that is capable of survival
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organ
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epithelial tissue
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tissue consisting of closely arranged cells that are flat, cube shaped, or columnar
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epithelium
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tissue consisting of closely arranged cells that are flat, cube shaped, or columnar
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thel
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cardiac msucle
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muscle tissue that forms the wall of teh heart and pushes blood through teh circulatory system
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cardi
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cell membrane
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the outer boundry of teh cell, composed of mostly protein and lipids, which regulates the movement of materials in and out of the cell
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connective tissue
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tissue of widley scattered cells surrounded by extracellular material rich in protein fibers and fluid that connects, supports and protects
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DNA
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the universal acronym for deoxyribonucleic acid
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genes
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components of DNA that carry hereditary info
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gland
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a structure made of one or more cells with teh primary function of secretion
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muscle tissue
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tissue consisting of cells which are specialized to contract
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nervous tissue
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tissue consisting of cells that are specialized to carry information in the form of electrochemical impluses
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skeletal muscle
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muscle tissue that connects to bones and whose contraction causes bones to move
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smooth muscle
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muscle tissue within the walls of holllow organs whose contractions propel materials through them
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tissue
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a group of similar cells that share a common goal or function
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