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11 Cards in this Set
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Life is characterized by Hierarchical levels of organization. What are they?
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1. Cells
2. Tissues 3. Organs 4. Organ System |
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What are the traits of Epithial tissue?
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1. tightly packed cells
2. covers the outside of the body and lines organs |
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What are the two ways to classify epithial tissue?
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1. Simple (single layer) and Straited (multi layer)
2. Shapes maybe cubodial, columnar, and squamous |
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What are the three kinds of connective tissue?
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1. Collagenous (do not tear easily when pulled lengthwise)
2. Elastic (provide rubbery quality) 3. Recticular (very thin and branched) |
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What are the major types of connective tissues in verbrates?
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1. Loose Connective
2. Adipose Tissue 3. Fibrous Tissue 4. Nervous Tissue 5. Muscle Tissue |
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What are the three kinds of muscle tissue in the virtebrate body?
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1. Skeletal
2. Cardiac 3. Smooth |
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What is skeletal muscle?
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-acttached to bones and tendons
- response is voluntary - straited |
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What is Cardiac Muscle?
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- forms around the heart
- straited |
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What are smooth connective tissue?
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- found near the digestion track
- contract slower than skeletal muscles - involuntary actions |
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Mammals have a __________ that houses the lungs and heart. It is seperated from the lower ______________ by a sheey of muscle called the ___________.
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1. thoratic cavity
2. abdomincal cavity 3. diaphram |
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What is the difference between a tendon and a ligament?
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Tendon attaches bone and muscle.
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