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Anatomy - Tissue functions [Midterm]
Give characteristics, functions, and locations of various tissues.
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Anatomy
12th Grade
01/18/2011

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tendons
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fibrous connective tissue, connect muscle to bone
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ligaments
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fibrous connective tissue, connect bone to bone at joints
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cartilage tissue
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heal slowly - lack direct blood supply, can be structural models for developing bones
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loose connective tissue
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forms delicate membranes
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adipose tissue
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fat storage
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vascular tissue
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pertains to blood
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bone tissue
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most rigid tissue
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muscle tissue
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skeletal is only one that is controlled voluntarily, causes body movement
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nervous tissue
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transmits impulses to muscles and glands
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stratum corneum
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outermost cells of epidermis; keratinized in which epidermal cells become hardened
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stratum basale
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deepest cells of epidermis; cells of this layer go through reproduction
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arrector pili muscle
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responsible for "goose flesh"
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sebaceous gland
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secretes oily fluid into hair follicle
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subcutaneous tissue
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binds skin to underlying organs
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