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28 Cards in this Set
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Four types of tissue |
Epithelial, Nervous, Muscular, Connective |
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Epithelial |
Forms most glands, the digestive tract, and the epidermis |
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Epithelial tissue is responsible for... |
Protects the body, avsorbs nutrients, secretes substances |
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Nervous tissue forms |
The brain, spinal cord, and nerves |
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Nervous tissue allows... |
Sensation, mental activity, and movement |
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Three types of muscle... |
Smooth, cardiac, skeletal |
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Skeletal muscle |
Allows movement |
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Cardiac muscle |
Muscle of the heart, pumps blood |
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Smooth muscle |
Found in skin and digestive tract, responsible for petistalsis |
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Connective tissue can contain |
Protein, nonfibrous proteun, and fluid |
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Connective tissue is responsible for... |
Separating and connecting structures, transportation of nutrients, and cushioning, insulating, and protecting the body. |
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Blast cells |
Build the matrix |
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Clast cells |
Break down the matrix |
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Blood consists of... |
Erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes, and plasma |
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Several types of connective tissue... |
Bone, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, adipose, fascia, serous membranes, and blood |
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Erythrocytes |
Red blood cells |
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Erythrocytes are responsible for... |
Transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body via hemoglobin. |
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Leukocytes |
White blood cells |
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Leukocytes are... |
Phagocytes that help fight off infectious agents and break down cells and debris in the body. |
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Thrombocytes |
Also called platelets, clot the blood |
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Plasma |
Liquid portion of blood allows transportation of blood through out the body |
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Serous membranes are... |
Connectives tissues that surround organs inside body cavities. |
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Serous membranes are responsible for... |
Preventing organs from creating friction |
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Inner walls of serous membranes |
Visceral |
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Outer walls of serous membranes |
Parietal |
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Pericardium |
Serous membrane surrounds heart |
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Pleura |
Serous membrane surrounds the lungs |
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Peritonium |
Serous membrane inside the abdomen and pelvis that separates the organs from the muscle on top of them. |
