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Tissues are structures that consist of ________ cells that have a ______ function. |
Similar; Common |
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What are the four classifications of tissues?
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Epithlial, Connective, Muscle & Nervous
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What are the four functions of Epithelial tissue?
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Protection, Secretion, Absorbtion & Excretion |
PEAS
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What are the three locations of Epitheial tissue?
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Body Surface, cover and line Internal Organs, compose Glands
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BIG
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Which classification of tissue lacks blood vessels?
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Epithelial
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The classification of tissue where cells readily divide and are tightly packed.
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Epithelial
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The classification of tissue that rapidly divides.
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Epethelial
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This classification of tissue contains a non-living basement membrane on a connective tissue foundation.
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Epethelial
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Vasculature
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The arrangement or the distribution of blood vessels in an organ or body part.
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In Epethelial tissue ______ diffuse in and out of the cells to and from the nearby vasculature.
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Nutrients
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What are the five functions of connective tissue?
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Bind, Support, Fill Spaces, Store Energy (fat), Produce Blood Cells
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BSFSP
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Where is connective tissue located?
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Widely distributed throughout the body.
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This classification of tissue mostly have good blood supply.
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Connective
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Cells within ________ tissue are farther apart than cells within ________ tissue.
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Connective; Epithelia
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This classification of tissue includes a matrix in between cells.
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Connective
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What is the one function of muscle tissue?
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Movement
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Where are the three places muscle tissue is located?
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attatched to BONES, in the walls of HOLLOW INTERNAL ORGANS, and the HEART
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HBH
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What are the four functions of nervous tissue?
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Transmit impulses for Coordination, Regulation, Integration and Sensory Reception. |
CRIS
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Where are the three locations of nervous tissue?
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Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves
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In this classification of tissue, cells connect to each other and other body parts for purposes of regulation and communication.
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Nervous
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This type of epithelium is contractile.
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Muscle
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This type of Epithelia tissue consists of a single layer of broad, flat, thin cells with flattened central nuclei.
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Simple squamos
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(True/False) In Simple squamos epithelium, substances pass through with relative ease.
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True
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Specific tissue found in the lungs and lines the body cavities, blood vessels and capillaries.
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Simple squamos
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Specific tissue responsible for diffusion, osmosis, and filtration.
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Simple squamos
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Specific tissue that consists of a single layer of cube-shaped cells.
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Simple cuboidal
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These cells usually have a centrally located, spherical nuclei.
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cuboidal (cube-like) cells.
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Cuboidal cells are generally located in ________, ______ & ducts.
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Kidney Tubules, Glands & Ducts
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KGD
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Substances are secreted and/or reasorbed in this specific tissue.
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Simple cuboidal
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This specific tissue is found in the salivary glands, pancreas, liver and kidneys.
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Simple cuboidal
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This specific tissue's function is the active transport of substances or products.
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Simple cuboidal
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This specific tissue consists of a single layer of elongated cells whose nuclei are all at about the same level.
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Simple columnar
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This specific tissue is found in the uterus, GI tract and may be ciliated or not ciliated.
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Simple columnar
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In Simple columnar tissue substances may be ________ or _________ or substances move along their surface.
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Absorbed, Secreted
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This specific tissue's function is absorption(as in digestion) or movement of substances.
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Simple columnar
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This specific tissue usually contains goblet cells for mucus production.
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Simple columnar
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This specific tissue forms a thick layer that protects underlying tissue.
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Simple columnar
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This specific tissue consists of a single layer that appears to be multi-layered.
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Pseudostratified
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This specific tissue has a nuclei at two or more levels.
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Pseudostratified
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This specific tissue is found in the passages of the respiratory system
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Pseudostratified
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This specific tissue usually has a fringe of cilia.
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Pseudostratified
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Mucous is produced by these cells.
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Goblet Cells
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This sweeps mucous produced by goblet cells.
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Cilia
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When mucous is sweeped up by cilia it provides a cleaning function in which organ system?
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Respiratory tract
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This specific tissues function is secretion and movement of protective mucus, cells (ovum through the uterine tubes)
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Pseudostratified
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This specific tissue type has entrapment of dust particles and microorganisms.
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Pseudostratified
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This specific tissue type consists of many layers of cells and is found in the skin, oral cavity, throat, esophagus, vagina, and anal canal.
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Stratified squamos
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Deep layers of stratified squamos are usually
A. stratified B. cuboidal C. columnar |
B. cuboidal
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Keratinized (stratified squamos) is found mostly in the ________.
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Skin (dry)
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Non-Keritanized (stratified squamos) is found in areas of _________, usually located internally soft and ________.
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Moisture; pliable
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This specific tissue's function mechanical durability and physical protection.
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Stratified squamos
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This specific tissue consists of two or three layers of cuboidal cells.
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Stratified cuboidal
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This specific tissue is found in duct and glands and in certain parts of the reproductive tissue
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Stratified cuboidal
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This specific tissue consists of several layers of elongated cells.
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Stratified columnar
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This specific tissue is found in parts of the vas derferens, male urethra and parts of the pharnx.
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Stratified columnar
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This specific tissue consists of a specialized cell type that changes its shape in response to tension.
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Transitional
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This specific tissue is found in the inner lining of the urinary bladder.
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Transitional
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This specific tissue's function is to stretch to accomodate changes in volume.
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Transitional
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This specific tissue consists of cells that are specialized to produce or secrete substances into ducts or the blood.
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Glandular Epithelium
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This specific tissue is found in the tissue of glands, and the walls of hollow organs.
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Glandular Epithelium
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This specific tissue produces sweat, milk, hormones, enzymes and waste products.
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Glandular Epithelium
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This specific tissue may consist of a single cell or many cells and may be dispersed in a tissue.
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Glandular Epithelium
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(Glandular Epithelium) Two general types of glands.
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Exocrine & Endocrine
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Exocrine
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secrete their products into ducts
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Endocrine
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secrete their products into the blood, but have no ducts.
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This gland may be unicellular or multicellular.
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Exocrine
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Structure may be simple tubular or highly branached, but are usually classified by mode of secretion.
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Multicellular
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(Exocrine glands) (Multicelluar) These glands produce fluid-like secretions continuously through their cell membranes into the secretory duct.
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Merocrine glands
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(T/F) In merocrine glands fluid is accumulated for later release.
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False
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These glands include salivary, sweat and pancreatic glands. (think digestion)
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Merocrine glands
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(Exocrine) (Multicellular) In this gland, secretion accumulates at the end of the cell and is released when small amounds of the cytoplasm are pinched off from the cell.
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Apocrine glands
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(Exocrine) (Multicellular) In this gland the entire cell is filled with secretory products and the disintegrates and release the products.
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Holocrine glands
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(Exocrine) (Multicellular) These glands release secretions without losing cytoplasm.
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Merocrine glands
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(Exocrine) (Multicellular) These glands lose small portions of their cell bodies during secretion.
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Apocrine glands
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(Exocrine) (Multicelluar) These glands release entire cells filled with secretory products.
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Holocrine glands
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(Exocrine) (Multicellular) A single layer of squamos cells that line blood vessels and the heart, they are very thin and highly permeable.
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Endothelium
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(Exocrine) (Multicellular) When simple squamos epithelium secretes a watery fluid to moisten serous membranes and lubricate them, what type of secretion would this classify as?
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a merocrine type of secretion (exocytosis type secretion)
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This classification of tissue is composed of cells and a matrix.
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Connective Tissue
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Abundance of intercellular material
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Matrix
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Composed of fibers and ground substance that can be fluid, semi-solid, or solid.
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Matrix
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Binds, supports and provides a medium through which exchange of nutrients, gases, and wastes can take place in connective tissue.
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Ground substance
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The most common kind of fixed cell.
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Fibroblast
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Large star-shaped cell that produces fibers by secreting protein into the matrix.
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Fibroblast
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(Also called histocytes) can detach from fibers and move about like scavengers.
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Macrophage
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Widely distributed cells that are usually near blood cells.
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Mast cells
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These cells secrete herapin.
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Mast cells
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These cells are an anticoagulant and histamine, which is associated with inflammation and allergies.
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Mast cells
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Antihistamine medications are used to cure ___________.
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Inflammation and allergies
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This connective tissue fiber contains thick threads of a protein called collagen.
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Collagenous fibers
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Thick threads of a protein are known as ______.
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Collagen
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This connective tissue fiber is a major structural protein, and is found in dense bundles, such as ligaments (dense CT)
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Collagenous fibers
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These connective tissue fibers may be found in ligaments (dense CT) and sparsely distributed (loose CT)
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Collagenous fibers
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These connective tissue fibers contain bundles of microfilaments imbedded in protein called elastin.
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Elastic fibers
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Bundles of microfilaments imbedded in protein
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Elastin
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These connective tissue fibers branch and form networks--they also resume their original shape after being stretched.
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Elastic
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These connective tissue fibers are very thin collagenous fibers, highly branched, net-like.
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Reticular fibers
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This specific tissue is made up of mostly fibroblast cells.
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Loose CT (aka Areolar)
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This specific tissue is made up of collagenous and elastic fibers, forms thin, delicate membranes throughout the body.
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Loose CT (aka Areolar)
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This specific tissue binds skin to underlying organs and forms fascia.
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Loose CT (aka Areolar)
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This specific tissue lies beneath most layers of epithelium and fills in spaces between muscles.
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Loose CT (Areolar)
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Space between muscles
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Fascia
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This specific tissue hold blood vessels in place, "body glue" CT
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Loose CT (Areolar)
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This specific tissue's cells contain large fat droplets that push the nuclei close to the cell membranes.
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Adipose
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These cells are contained within adipose tissue and store fat in droplets within their cytoplasm.
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Adicpocytes
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This specific tissue is found under the skin, around the heart, kidneys, between muscles, and behind the eyes.
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Adipose
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This specific tissue cushions joints and some organs (kidneys), insulates skin, and stores energy.
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Adipose
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In theory the number of fat cells is determined during infacy, therefore overfeeding an infant may cause the number of fat cells to ________.
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increase
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(T/F) After infancy the number of fat cells rapidly increase.
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False
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This specific tissue forms a three-dimensional network that functions to support and strengthen the liver, spleen, and lymphatic organs.
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Reticular CT
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This specific tissue is composed of many closely packed, thick collagenous fibers.
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Dense CT
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This specific tissue contains few fibroblasts and is poorly vacularized (few blood vessels)
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Dense CT
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Vacularized
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few blood vessels
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(T/F) If one contains few fibroblasts and is poorly vacularized then the healing process will be slow.
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True
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What are the two types of Dense CT?
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Dense regular & Dense irregular
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This specific tissue does not stretch, and found in ligaments and tendons. (very strong),
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Dense Regular
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This specific tissue's fibers arrange mostly in the same direction---very unilateral in function.
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Dense Regular
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This specific tissue has some ability to stretch and resists stress in all directions.
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Dense Irregular
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This specific tissue's fibers arrrange in all directions.
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Dense Irregular
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This specific tissue is found in the dermis.
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Dense Irregular
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Deeper layer of the skin.
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Dermis
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This specific tissue is found in the long ligaments of the vertebral column (ligamenta flava)
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Elastic CT
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This specific tissue is a network of think collagenous fibers, which contains numberous fibroblast and white blood cells.
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Reticular CT
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This specific tissue is found in larger arteries and respiratory passagewayes and provides an elastic rebound assist to the heartbeat.
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Elastic CT
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This specific tissue provides the framework for the external ears and part of the larynx.
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Elastic Cartilage
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This is a rigid type of connective tissue.
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Cartilage
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Major support and protective element in body.
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Cartilage
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Part of connective tissue which helps form the framework of the body.
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Cartilage
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Part of connective tissue where matrix is secreted by chondrocytes.
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Cartilage
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In Cartilage the matrix is secreted by ________.
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chondrocytes
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Cartilage cells are also known as _________.
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chondrocytes
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Cartilage extracellular matrix is abundant and largely composed of collagenous fibers embedded in a gel like ground substance. This ground substance is rich in a protein-polysaccharide complex known as a __________.
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Chondromucoprotein
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In Cartilage it's matrix secretes collagenous fibers and a glycoprotein matrix. This complex is known as a _________.
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Chondromucoprotein
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Chondrocytes (in the matrix of the cartilage) reside in small chambers of the matrix called the
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Lacunae
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What are the three types of cartilage?
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Hyaline, Elastic & Fibrocartilage
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This cartilage is loosely packed and contains fine collagenous fibers.
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Hyaline
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This cartilage caps bones at moveable joints.
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Hyaline
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This cartilage forms early embryonic structure for bones. Bone "precursors"
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Hyaline
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This cartilage plays a role in bone repair.
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Hyaline
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This cartilage helps form some parts of the rib cage as costal cartilages.
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Hyaline
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This cartilage contains large numbers of elastic fibers.
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Elastic
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This cartilage is flexible and resilent and is found in the external ear, larynx, and epiglottus.
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Elastic
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This cartilage has a somewhat "layered" network of collagen fibers.
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Fibrocartilage
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This cartilage makes it a cushion like and tough and acts like a shock absorber.
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Fibrocartilage
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This cartilage separates the vertebrae and cushions the knee joint.
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Fibrocartilage
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This cartilage is used where both movement and great strength and toughness are required.
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Fibrocartilage
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This cartilage is avascular and has no nerves or blood vessels.
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Fibrocartilage
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(T/F) Fibrocartilage is dynamic, it heals quickly due to its excessive blood supply.
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False
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Which would heal quicker fibrocartilage or bone?
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Bone
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This specific tissue is the most rigid of tissues (except possibly the teeth)
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Bone
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This specific tissue is made up of osteocytes, which lay down the hard, rigid, intercellular matrix of mineral salts.
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Bone
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These cells make up the bone. They lay down the hard, rigid intercellular matrix of mineral salts.
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Osteocytes
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(Bone) Osteocytes lay down the hard, rigid intercellular matrix of these two mineral salts.
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Calcium phosphate and Calcium carbonate.
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Osteocytes (like chondrocytes) reside in the ____________ and are surrounded by a ____________.
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Lacunae; Matrix
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Osteocytes project processes out from lacunae in small channels called _________.
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Canaliculi
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(T/F) Bone is a highly vascularized and dynamic tissue.
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True
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The route by which the vessels enter and travel through the bone.
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Haversian system
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(T/F) The bone is constantly being remolded.
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True
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This specific tissue is used for protection, support and movement. Makes up the skull and the rib cage.
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Bone
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This specific tissue is used for the attachment of muscles and act as levers.
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Bone
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This specific tissue is used for mineral/ion storage. It stores calcium and phosphate.
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Bone
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This specific tissue is used for blood cell formation.
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Bone
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Where is the site of blood cell formation?
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Bone Marrow
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This specific tissue is a liquid connective tissue, or at least has a liquid matrix.
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Blood
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A vascular tissue, also a liquid tissue.
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Blood
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This specific tissue consists of RBC's, WBC's, platelets and plasma.
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Blood
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This specific tissue includes phagocytic cells which wander through the body fighting infections.
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Reticuloendothelial tissue
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This specific tissue's principle cells are macrophages, which are associated with the immune system.
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Reticuloendothelial tissue
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Most of these cells originate in the blood vascular or lymphatic system.
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Macrophages
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Thin, sheet-like structures composed of epithelial cells and underlying connective tissue.
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Epithelial membranes
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Lines body cavities that do not open to the outside and reduces friction between the organs and cavity walls.
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Serous membranes
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Line the cavities and tubes that open to the outside, including the digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive systems.
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Mucous membranes
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This membrane consists of epithelium overlying a layer of loose CT.
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Mucous membrane
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Lines joints, or their capsules.
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Synovial membrane
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This classification of tissue contains cells called muscle fibers.
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Muscle tissue
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Muscle fibers can be up to _____mm long and _____mm thick.
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40mm; 1mm
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(T/F) Muscle cells are not contractile.
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False
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This classification of tissue helps protect the body by providing padding and structural stability.
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Muscle
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What are the three kinds of muscle tissue?
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Skeletal, Smooth & Cardiac
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Which of the three muscle tissues is voluntary control?
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Skeletal
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This specific tissue is the "walk and talk" type.
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Skeletal
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This specific tissue contains striations caused by structural components.
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Skeletal
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Having two or more nuclei
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Multinucleated
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This specific tissue is multinucleated, not branched.
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Skeletal
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This specific tissue is innervated by the autonomic nervous system.
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Skeletal
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(T/F) The somatic nervous system is involuntary.
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False
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This specific tissue is involuntary and innervated by the autonomic nervous system.
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Smooth muscle
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This muscle tissue lacks striations.
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Smooth muscle
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Which muscle tissue is not uninucleated, but multinucleated?
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Skeletal muscle
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Which muscle tissue contains cells that are branched?
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Cardiac muscle
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This specific tissue is found in hollow organs, uterus, and vessels.
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Smooth muscle
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This specific tissue is found only in the heart.
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Cardiac muscle
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This specific tissue is involuntary, but autohythmic, innervated by the sympathetic nervous system.
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Cardiac muscle
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In the Cardiac muscle ___________ are present between cells--- they transmit the action potential.
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Intercalated Discs
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Nerve impules are known as _________.
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Action potentials
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The basic cell of the nervous system is called the __________.
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Neuron
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The only type of cell that conducts nerve impulses (action potentials) are called ___________.
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Neurons
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This classification of tissue has diverse shapes and conducts nerve impulses (action potentials).
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Nervous tissue
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This classification of tissue is amitotic, and contains neuroglial cells which support and nourish neurons.
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Nervous tissue
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These cells are found in nervous tissue and support and nourish neurons.
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Neuroglial
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This classification of tissue consists of a cell body, or soma, and processes the projections that emanate from the body.
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Nervous tissue
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