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cells packed tightly toghether with little extracellular material between them
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epithelial
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apical surface
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epithelial
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basal surface
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epithelial
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always free & exposed to a body cavity or lumen of interna organ or exterior body surface
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epithelial
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attaches to adjacent connective tissue
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epithelial
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attaches to underlying tissue by basement membrane
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epithelial
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covers body surfaces
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epithelial
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lines body cavities
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epithelial
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forms secratory structure of glands
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epithelial
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lacks blood vessels
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epithelial
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materials are obtained by diffusion from blood supplied to the connective tissue layer
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epithelial
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classified according to the layers they contain & by the shape of the cells
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epithelial
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simple squamous
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epithelial
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simple cuboidal
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epithelial
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simple columnar
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epithelial
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stratified squamous
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epithelial
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stratified cuboidal
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epithelial
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stratified columnar
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epithelial
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common in regions where there is considerable "wear & tear" & where surface cells are continually sloughed off
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epithelial
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common where diffusion and/or absorption occurs across a membrane
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epithelial
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most abundant, widely distributed & variable tissue in the body
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connective
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binds organs together
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connective
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support for organs & other tissues
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connective
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movement of the body
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connective
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protects internal organs
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connective
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protects body against disease-causing organisms
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connective
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stores energy
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connective
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transports nutrients, wastes & gases through body
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connective
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consists mostly of fibers with widely separated cells surrounded by ground substance
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connective
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fibroblasts
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connective
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large, flat, spindle-shaped cells w/ branching processes that synthesize & secret fibers & ground substance
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connective
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macrophages
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connective
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large irregular cells taht phagocytize bacteria & cellular debris
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connective
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leukocytes
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connective
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white blood cells that protect against bacteria & toxins
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connective
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plasma cells
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connective
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round irregular cells that secrete proteins to attack or neutralize foreign substances in body
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connective
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mast cells
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connective
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large cells near blood vessels that secrete to inhibit blood clotting & histenine to dilate blood vessels & increase blood flow
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connective
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adipocytes
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connective
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large rounded cells that store triglycerides
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connective
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collagen fibers
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connective
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elastic fibers
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connective
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reticular fibers
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connective
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made of collagen protein, provide trength & felxibility
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connective
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made of elastic protein, stretch & recoil
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connective
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thin collagen fibers coated with glycoprotein that support capillaries, nerves & muscles
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connective
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glycosaminoglycans
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connective
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proteoglycans
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connective
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regulate water & electrolytes
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connective
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adhesive glycoproteins
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connective
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bind proteins to collagen
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connective
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include fascia, tendons, ligaments, carilage, bone, adipose tissue & blood
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connective
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ground substance
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connective
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areolar tissue
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connective
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dense irregular & regular
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connective
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on ends of long bonds, at ends of ribs, in the nose
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connective
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found between skin & muscles
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connective
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in capsules around organs
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connective
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located in the vocal cords
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connective
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in the external ear & the epiglottis
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connective
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produces blood cells
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connective
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blood & bone
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connective
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neurons & supporting glial cells
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nervous
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axons transmit signals away from cell body
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nervous
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dendrives relieve signals from nearby neurons
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nervous
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detects stimuli & transmits nerve signals to other cells
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nervous
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in brain
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nervous
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in spinal cord
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nervous
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in peripheral nerves
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nervous
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attach to boned & move body parts
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muscle
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held together by intercalated discs in wall of heart
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muscle
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visceral
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muscle
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in walls of stomach, bladder, uterus & blood vessels
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muscle
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designed to contract & produce movement
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muscle
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voluntary or involuntary contractions
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muscle
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found in walls of blood vessels
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muscle
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