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unit 3 animal form & function
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
03/15/2010

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How are animals put together?
Definition

cells

tissues

Organs

Systems

Term
vertebrate bodies are basically?
Definition
a tube within a tube
Term
All vertebrate bodies supported by?
Definition
Internal skeleton
Term
4 levels of organization
Definition

cells

tissue

organs

systems

Term
groups of cells similar in structure and function are organized into?
Definition
tissues
Term
Adult vertebrates have four primary tissue layers
Definition

connective

epithelial

muscle

nervous

Term
Connective tissue
Definition

cells occur  within extracellular matrix

each connective cell type secretes a different kind of matrix

-loose connective tissue

-bone & cartilage

-blood

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Loose connective tissue
Definition

has a soft extracellular matrix; it provides padding.

-under skin

-between organs

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