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Chapter 5
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09/09/2011

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Voluntary Muscle
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Muscle that is usually under conscious control; skeletal muscle
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Adipocyte
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a fat cell
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Desmosome
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a patchlike intercellular junction that mechanically links two cells together.
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Cartilage
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A connective tissue with a rubbery matrix, cells (chondrocytes) contained in Lacunae, and no blood vessels; covers the articular surfaces of many bones and supports organs such as the ear and larynx.
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Hyaluronic Acid
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A glycosaminoglycan that is particularly abundant in connective tissues, where it becomes hydrated and forms the tissue gel.
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Extracellular Fluid
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Any body fluid that is not contained in the cells; for example, blood, lymph and tissue fluid.
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Mucosa
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A tissue layer that forms the inner lining of an anatomical track that is open to the exterior, such as the respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive tracts. Composed of epithelium, connective tissue, and often smooth muscle (Muscularis Mucosae)
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Lacuna
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A small cavity or depression in a tissue such as bone, cartilage, and erectile tissues.
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Perichondrium
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A layer of fibroconnective tissue covering the surface of hyaline or elastic cartilage
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Goblet Cell
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A mucus-secreting gland cell, shaped somewhat like a wineglass, found in the epithelia of many mucous membranes.
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Parenchyma
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The tissue that performs the main physiological functions of an organ, especially a gland, as opposed to the tissues that mainly provide structural support.
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Acinus
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A sac of secretory cells at the inner end of a gland duct
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Elastic Fiber
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A connective Tissue Fiber, composed of the protein elastin, that stretches under tension and returns to its original length when released; responsible for the resilience of organs such as the skin and lungs.
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Histology
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Hyaline Cartilage
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Epithelium
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Exocrine Gland
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Capsule
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Fibroblast
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Histamine
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Hyperplasia
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Articular Cartilage
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Dense Connective Tissue
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Lobe
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Collagen
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Dendrites
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Interstitial Fluid
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Lamina Propria
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Formed Element
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Cardiac Muscle
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Mast Cell
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Matrix
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Muscle Fiber
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Osteocyte
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Histiocyte
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Endocrine Gland
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Neoplasia
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Osteon
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Osseous
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Areolar Tissue
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Necrosis
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Mesothelium
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Periosteum
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Lumen
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Lamella
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Muscularis Mucosae
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Apocrine
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Histological Section
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Fat
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Longitudinal
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Merocrine
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Mucous Membrane
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Integration
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Plasma
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Heparin
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Infarction
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Intervertebral Disc
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Gap Junction
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Glycosaminioglycan
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Reticular Tissue
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Ribosome
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Saccule
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Fibroconnective Tissue
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Serous Fluid
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Erythrocyte
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Fibrosis
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Skeletal Muscle
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Sphincter
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A ring of muscle that opens or closes an opening or passageway; found, for example, in the eyelids, around the urinary orifice, and at the beginning of a blood capillary.
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Stroma
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The connective tissue framework of a gland, lymphatic organ, or certain other viscera, as opposed to the tissue (parenchyma) that performs the physiological functions of the organ.
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Subcutaneous
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Intercalated Disc
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Involuntary
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Chondrocyte
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Mesoderm
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Ectoderm
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Tight Junction
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Lysosome
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Tissue Gel
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Atrophy
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Gland
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Fixative
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Hypertrophy
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Endoderm
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Lobule
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Tissue
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Trabecula
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Visceral Muscle
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