Tissues

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adip-

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fat

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-cyt

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cell

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-glia

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glue

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hyal-

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resemblance to glass

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macr-

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large

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os-

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bone

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psuedo-

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false

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strat-

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layer

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chondr-

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cartilage

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epi-

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upon

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hist-

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web, tissue

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inter-

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between

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neur-

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nerve

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phag-

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to eat

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squam-

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scale

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stria-

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groove

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tissue

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a group of cells similar in structure and function

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avascular

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contains no blood vessels

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microvilli

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finger-like projections that increase the surface area for absorption

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tight junction

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intercellular junction the prevents leaking

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desmosomes

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intercellular junctions that anchor cells together

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gap junctions

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intercellular junctions that allow for movement of chemical messengers between cells

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psuedostratified epithelium

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single layer of cells where some cells are shorter than others, causing it to appear as a double layer

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stratified squamous epithelium

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thick membrane tissues characterized by several layers of cells where the cells that are at the free edge are flattened

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stratified cuboidal epithelium

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characterized by 2 layers of cube shaped cells

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stratified columnar epithelium

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many layers of cells, where surface cells are columnar in shape, and the cellds underneath will vary in shape and size

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transitional epithelium

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several cell layer thick epithelial tissue that has cuboidal cells in the bottom layers and squamous cells at its surface

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simple squamous epithelium

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single layer of flat/irregular shaped epithelial cells

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simple cuboidal epithelium

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single layer of cube-like cells with spherical nuclei

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simple columnar epithelium

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single layer of tall cells with oval nuclei

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gland

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1 or more cells that secrete a particular product

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merocrine gland

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gland where fluid products are secreted by exocytosis

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apocrine gland

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gland where cellular products and portions of the apical end of the cell pinch off during secretion

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holocrine gland

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gland where products are secreted by rupture of the gland cells

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ground substance

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unstructured material that fills the space between cells

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elastic cartilage

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connective tissue type that contains elastic fibers and chondrocytes in lacunae

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fibrocartilage

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connective tissue type that contains collagen fibers and chondrocytes in lacunae and is highly compressible

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reticular connective tissue

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connective tissue type that is a delicate network of interwoven fibers and is typically found in the lymphatic organs

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dense irregular connective tissue

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connective tissue characterized by irregularly arranged collagen fibers and some elastic fibers

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bone tissue

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connective tissue type composed of osteocytes, a hard matrix of sales and a large number of collagen fibers

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blood tissue

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connective tissue type that is composed of blood cells surrounded by a fluid matrix

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membrane

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sheets of a tissue or more than one tissue type

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serous membranes

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tissue layer that lines body cavities that open internally and reduce friction between organ and cavity walls

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mucous membranes

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tissue layer that lines body and tubes that open to the outside of the body and typically has goblet cells to produce mucous

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cutaneous membranes

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tissue layers found in surface membranes such as skin

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muscular tissue

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tissue type found in movement production

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skeletal muscle

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muscle tissue type that can be controlled voluntarily and is characterized by a striated appearance

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cardiac muscle

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muscle tissue type found in the heart that is characterized by slight striations and intercalated discs

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smooth muscle

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muscle tissue type found in involuntary muscles that is characterized by a lack of striations and is uninucleated

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nervous tissue

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tissue type that functions in sending impulses throughout the body

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tissues

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assembled group of similar cells that performs a specialized function

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intercellular junctions

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site of union between cells

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epithelial tissues

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one of the basic types of tisue; covers all free body surfaces

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basement membrane

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layer of nonliving material that anchors epithelial tissue to underlying connective tissue

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stratified

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organized in layers

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mucus

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fluid secretion of mucous cells

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connective tissues

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basic tissue type that consists of cells within an extracellular matrix

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extracellular matrix

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fibers and ground substance in the spaces between connective tissue cells

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fibroblasts

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cells that produce fibers in connective tissues

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macrophages

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large phagocytic cells

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mast cells

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cell to which antibodies, formed in repsonse to allergens attach, bursting the cell and releasing allergy mediators

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collagen

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protein in the white fibers of connective tissues and in bone matrix

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ligaments

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cord or sheet of connective tissue binding two or more bones at a joint

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tendons

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cordlike or bandlike mass of dense connective tissue that connects a muscle to a bone

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elastic fibers

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stretchy, yellow connective tissue fiber consisting of the protein elastin

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reticular fibers

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thin, collagenous connective tissue fibers

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areolar connective tissue

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connective tissue that forms delicate, thin membranes throughout the body

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adipose connective tissue

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fat tissue

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cartilage

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type of connective tissue in which cells are in lacunae separated by a semisolid extracellular matrix

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chondrocytes

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a cartilage cell

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hyaline cartilage

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semitransparent, rigid connective tissue with fine collagen fibers

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elastic cartilage

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opaque, flexible connective tissue with many elastic fibers

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fibrocartilage

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strongest and most durable cartilage; made up of cartilage cells and many collagenous fibers

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blood

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a connective tissue, consisting of cells in a liquid matrix called plasma

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epithelial membranes

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thin layer of epithelial tissues and connective tissue lining a cavity or covering a surface

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serous membranes

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membrane that lines a cavity without an opening to the outside of the body

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mucous membranes

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type of membrane that lines tubes and body cavities that open to the outside of the body