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53 Cards in this Set
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Groups of cells of similar appearance and a common function
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Tissues
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What system functions in food processing?
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Digestive system
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What system functions in internal distribution of materials
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Circulatory
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What system functions in gas exchange
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Respiratory system
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What system functions in body defense
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Immune and lymphatic
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What system functions in the disposal of metabolic wastes; regulation of osmotic balance of the blood
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Excretory system
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What system functions in the coordination of body activities (such as digestion and metabolism)
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Endocrine
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What system functions in the coordination of body activities: detection of stimuli and formulation of responses to them?
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Nervous System
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What system protects against mechanical injury, infection, drying out; thermoregulation?
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Integumentary system
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What system functions in body support, protection of internal organs, movement?
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Skeletal system
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what system functions in locomotion and other movement?
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The muscular system
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bone marrow, lymph nodes, thymus, spleen are all part of what system?
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Immune and lymphatic Systems
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Skin is part of what system?
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Integumentary
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Kidneys, ureters are part of what system?
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Excretory
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The liver and pancreas are part of what system?
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Digestive
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Tissue that covers the outside of the body and lines organs and cavities within the body:
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Epithelial tissue
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the study of tissues is called what?
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Histology
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The fluid between cells is called what?
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Interstitial fluid
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What are the four types of tissues?
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Epithelial, Connective, muscle and nerve.
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What type of tissue is best at mitosis?
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Epithelial.
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Scarification is the replacement of what tissue with what tissue?
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Replacement of Epithelial with connective.
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What type of tissue binds and supports other tissues in the body?
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Connective tissue
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Tissue that stores fat is called what?
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Adipose tissue
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Blood is what type of tissue?
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Connective
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The glands of the body (thyroid, salivary etc.) are made up of what type of epithelial tissue?
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Cuboidal epithelium
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What type of epithelium tissue, lines the digestive tract; secretes digestive juices and absorbs nutrients?
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Simple columnar epithelium
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Cartilage is what type of tissue?
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Connective
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The feathers hollow shaft is made up mostly of?
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Protein
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What are the main functions of the cerebellum and the cerebrum?
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Cerebellum=skeletal muscle coordination
Cerebrum=senses |
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Milk is basically modified what?
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sweat
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Which organ system is electrical in nature?
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the nervous system
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The flat squished cells found on skin are known as?
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stratified squamous epithelial
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Organs with thin tissues such as the lungs are made up of what type of tissue? Are they able to repair themselves?
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simple squamous. No
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The circulatory system is made up of what type of tissue?
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Simple squamous epithelial
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The digestive tract is made of tall column like tissue known as?
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Columnar epithelium
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What tissue is ciliated? Where can it be found?
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pseudostratified epithelium tissue. In the upper respiratory tract.
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Bone is a living what?
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Endoskeleton
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Connective tissue consists of cells that secrete what?
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a matrix of nonliving chemicals.
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What is found in growth zones of a bone?
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Cartilage
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ligaments and tendons are made up of what type of tissue?
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fibrous connective tissue
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Ligaments do what?
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bind bone to bone
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Tendons do what?
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Bind muscle to bone
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What is a sprain?
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A stretched ligament
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Which is stronger, tendon or bone?
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Tendon
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the light stretchy tissue such as tissue found on skin over muscle is called
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loose connective tissue
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can fat cells do mitosis?
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Yes
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Blood has a liquid extracellular matrix called what?
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plasma
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Which blood cells carry oxygen?
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Red
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Which blood cells aid in defense?
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White
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Platelets aid in what?
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blood clotting
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Bone-forming cells are called
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osteoblasts
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osteoblasts deposit a matrix made of what?
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collagen
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the hard matrix within the bone is made up of what?
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calcium, magnesium, and phosphate ions.
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