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Epithelial Tissue
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covers body surfaces and lines hollow organs, body cavities, and ducts
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connective tissue
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protects and supports the body and it's organs
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muscular tissue
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composed of cells specialized for contraction and generation of force
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nervous tissue
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detects changes in a variety of conditions inside and outside the body and resounds by generating electrical signals
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cell junction
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contact point between the plasma membranes
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gap junctions
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fluid-filled tunnels that connect neighboring cells
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pap smear (papanicolaou test)
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detect precancerous conditions
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membranes
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flat sheets of pliable tissue that cover or line part of the body
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auto-immune diseases
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diseases in which antibodies produced by the immune system fail to distinguish what is foreign from what is self and attack the body's own tissues
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