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| Liquid found in many animals, fills spaces between cells, as a link for "exchange surfaces". ex: interaction with circulatory fluid enables cells throughout the body to obtain nutrients and rid wastes. |
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| Epithelial, connective, muscle and nervous |
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| Occuring in sheets of cells that cover the outside of the body and line organs and cavities within the body. Closely packed to prevent again mechanical injury, pathogens and fluid loss. Different Arrangements include Stratified squamous, Simple squamous and columnar, cuboidal and Pseudostratified. |
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| Sparse population of cells that are scattered though an extracellular matrix (web of fibers embedded in a liquid, jellylike or solid foundation)-- holds many tissues and organs together and in place---HENCE THE NAME CONNECTIVE ;) |
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| Necessary for movement. Cells contain filaments which themselves contain the proteins actin and myocin. 3 types of mt are Skeletal, Smooth and Cardiac. |
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| Proteins in muscles cells that allow contraction |
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| Lacking striations, found in the walls of digestive tract, bladder, arteries etc. Responsbile for involuntary movements. |
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| What two systems are responsible for coordination and control of body systems? |
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| The nervous and the endocrine system |
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| Endocrine system (coordination and control details) |
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| signaling molecules released into the bloodstream by endocrine cells are carried to all locations in the body. |
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| Nervous system (coordination and control details) |
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| neurons transmit signals along dedicated routes connecting SPECIFIC locations in the body. |
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