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25 Cards in this Set
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Tissues |
Collection of cells grouped by size, group and shape |
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Epithelial Tissue |
Protects the body by covering internal and external surfaces and also produces secretions which is sweat and saliva |
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Skin |
Covers the outside of the body. Lines the inside the body |
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Membrane |
Two thin layers of tissues that join together |
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Connective Tissues |
Supporters and connects organs and tissues |
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Adipose |
Type of connective tissue that stores fat |
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Cartilage |
Firm flexible support of the embryobic skeleton |
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Tendons |
White bands of connective skeletal MUSCLE TO BONE |
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Ligaments |
Strong flexible bands of connective tissues that holds bones firmly together at the joints. Hold BONE TO BONE |
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Muscle Tissue |
Contracts and moves body |
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Cardiac |
Straited; involuntary Contracts the heart |
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Skeletal |
Straited; voluntary (control) Attached to the skeleton |
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Smooth |
Nonstraited; involuntary Provides moment in various body systems |
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Nervous Tissue |
Reacts to stimulation and conducts an impulse |
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Superficial |
Near the surface it outside the body |
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Deep |
Inside the body |
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Proximal |
Toward the point of attachment |
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Distal |
Away from the point of attachment |
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Dorsal cavity |
Contains the Brian and spinal cord. The brain is in the cranial cavity and spinal cord is in spinal cavity |
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Anterior/ventral cavity |
Contains the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavaties |
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Thracic cavity |
Contains lungs and heart |
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Abdominal cavity |
Contains stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder and pancreas |
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Pelvic Cavity |
Contains the urinary bladder and reproductive organs |
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Cranial cavity |
Contains Brain |
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Spinal cavity |
Contains spinal cord |
