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15 Cards in this Set
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Lining of the internal organs and exterior of the body |
Epithelial tissue |
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Flat and thin Rapid passage of substances |
Squamous |
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Cube or hexagon shaped Used for secretion or absorption |
Cuboidal |
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Tall and cylindrical Used for secretion or absorption |
Columnar |
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Readily changes shape from flat to cuboidal and back |
Transitional |
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Most abundant tissue in the body |
Connective tissue |
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Large and flat Secretes molecules |
Fibroblasts |
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Irregular shaped Developed from monocytes |
Macrophages |
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Type of macrophages remains in certain tissues and organs |
Fixed |
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Type of macrophages that migrate to infected tissues |
Wandering |
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Developed from B lymphocytes Secretes antibodies |
Plasma cells |
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Produces histamine |
Mast cells |
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Tissue that attaches to bone |
Skeletal muscle tissue |
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Tissue in the heart Striated |
Cardiac muscle tissue |
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Type of tissue for neurons or nerve cells |
Nervous tissue |
