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| Collective name of tissue types that includes epithelial, connective, nervous, and muscular tissues |
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| histilogical term for extracellular material |
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| name of the strata of the first organization of human cells into tissues during development |
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| outer layer of germ cells that forms the epidermis and nervous system |
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| inner layer of germ cells that forms mucous membranes of digestive and respritory tracts |
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| middle layer of germ cells that gives rise to muscle, bone and blood |
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| gelatinous tissue composed of collagen fibers and branching cells |
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| covers the surface of the body, lines the body cavities and organs, and constitutes the majority of glandular tissue |
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| layer between epithelium and underlying connective tissue |
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| simple squamous epithelium |
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single layer of flattened cells
Ex: Lung aveoli |
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| simple cuboidal epithelium |
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| single layer of square or round cells such as kidney tubules |
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| simple columnar epithelium |
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| single layer of tall, narrow cells; oval or sausage shaped nuclei such as in the lining of digestive tract |
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| pseudostratified columnar epithelium |
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| apperas multilayerd; some cells dont reach the apical surface but all reach the basement membranes; located in the lining of the respiratory tract |
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| stratified squamous epithelium - Keratinized |
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| Multiple cell layers with cells becoming increasingly flat towards the surface; surface covered with a layer of compact dead cells without nuclei |
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| stratified squamous epithelium - Nonkeratinized |
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| Mutiple cell layers with cells becoming increasingly flat towards the surface; without a superficial layer of dead cells |
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| stratified cuboidal epithelium |
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| two or more layers of cells with the surface cells square or round |
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| multiple cell layers with cells either round or flat depending on distension |
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| type of tissue that is most abundant and serves to support, bind, and protect organs |
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| cells that produce fibers and ground substance in connective tissue |
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| large phagocytic cells that can engulf and digest microbes and debris |
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| scientific name for white blood cell |
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| cell that synthesizes antibodies |
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| cell that secretes heparin and histamine |
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| scientific name for fat cell |
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| fibers made of collagen that are tough and flexible but resist stretching |
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| thin collagen fibers coated with glycoprotein that form sponge like frameworks |
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| fibers made of elastin which allows stretching and recoiling |
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| gelatinous material occupying space around cells and fibers |
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| long polysaccharide composed of amino sugars and uronic acid |
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| GAG responsible for stiffness of cartilage |
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| a part of the ground substance that helps hold tissues together and slow pathogens by creating think colloids |
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| protein-carbohydrate complexes that bind plasma membrane proteins to collagen and proteoglycans outside the cell |
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| type of fibrous connective tissue comprised of mostly ground substance |
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| type of fibrous connective tissue comprised mostly of cells |
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| contains all six connective tissue cell types and has abundant blood vessles |
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| mesh of fibers and fibroblasts that forms the structural framework of many organs |
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| tissue comprised of mostly adipocytes |
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| dense REGULAR connective tissue |
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| closely packed collagen fibers running parallel to each other |
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| dense IRREGULAR connective tissue |
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| thick bundle or collagen fiber running in random directions |
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| cartilage cell that secretes matrix |
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| small cavities that contain chondrocytes |
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| type of cartilage with very fine collagen fibers that give a glassy appearance |
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| type of cartilage with large amounts of elastin |
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| type of cartilage with a coarse, visible bundles of collagen |
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| scientific name for bone tissue |
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| type of bone that fills the head of long bones |
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| type of bone that forms the external surfaces of all the bones |
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| haversian (central) canal |
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| cylindrical arrangements of compact bone |
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| layers surrounding haversian canal where bone matrix is deposited |
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| collective name of haversian canal and surrounding lamellae |
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| delicate canals radiating from each lacuna which allow osteons to communicate |
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| tought fiberouas covering on all bone |
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| scientific name for red blood cell |
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| scientific name for white blood cell |
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| scientific name for nerve cell |
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| cells that protects and assists neurons |
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| short branched process that extends from soma and carries impulses toward the soma |
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| long process extending from soma that carries impulses away from the soma |
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| tissue type that responds to stimulation by contracting |
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| muscle type that is usually attached to bone and consists of long, cylindrical fibers |
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| caused by overlapping filaments, it gives muscle a banded appearance |
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| muscle type found in the heart |
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| junctions connecting cardiac myocytes |
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| muscle type that lacks striations and is involuntary |
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| cellular junction that binds neighboring cells firmly and makes them water tight |
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