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Adipose tissue
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collection of fat cells
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cartilage
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flexible connective tissue attached to bones at joints. For example, it surrounds the trachea and forms part of the external ear and nose
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Epithelial cells
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skin cells that cover outside of the body and line the internal surfaces of organs
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Histologist
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specialist in the study of tissues
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Larynx
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"voice box"; located at the upper part of the trachea
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pharynx
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throat. the pharynx serves as the common passageway for food (from the mouth going to the esophagus) and air (from the nose to the trachea)
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pituitary gland
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endocrine gland at the base of the brain
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thyroid gland
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endocrine gland that surrounds the trachea in the neck
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trachea
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"windpipe" (tube leading from the throat to the bronchial tubes).
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ureter
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one of two tubes, each leading from a single kidney to the urinary bladder.
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Urethra
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tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body.
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uterus
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the womb. the organ that holds the embryo/fetus as it develops
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viscera
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internal organs
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