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Functional Anatomy
Cells and Tissues - 9.8.06
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09/03/2006

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What is the basic unit of life?
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A Cell
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All cells arise from already existing cells through what?
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Reproduction (Cell Theory)
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Cells reproduce by what?
Definition
Cell Division
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Oridinary cell divison is called what?
Definition
Mitosis
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Sex cells divide by what type of cell division?
Definition
Meiosis
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What carries out cell activities?
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Organelles
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With the exception of mature red blood cells, what do all animal cells have?
Definition
A nucleus (cell's center of control)
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What is the outer layer of an animal cell called?
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Cell membrane
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What is the material within a cell in which the organelles move around?
Definition
Cytoplasm
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What are the mitochondria?
Definition
The organelles responsible for the chemical reactions which supply energy to the cell
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What are the four types of tissue?
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Epithelial, Connective, Muscular, Nervous
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What do the epithelial tissues include?
Definition
The skin, as well as the lining of hollow organs such as the alimentary canal, the bladder, and the uterus; glands are also made up of epithilial tissue.
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What do the connective tissues include?
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Bones, tendons, ligaments, and sheets of fibrous tissue which protect various organs; blood is also a connective tissue
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Muscualar tissue has the capacity for what?
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Movement
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What does muscular tissue include?
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The skeletal muscles, smooth muscles of the alimentary canal, bladder, etc. and the cardiac muscle of the heart
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Nervous tissue has the capacity to do what?
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Transmit messages.
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What does nervous tissue include?
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The brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
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