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Juicy Jargon 7
Final Exam 1
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Anatomy
11th Grade
12/10/2011

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extracelluar matrix
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material between its widely spaced cells.
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fibroblasts
Definition
large flat cells that secrete fibers and ground substance
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macrophages
Definition
have irregular shape that engulf bacteria and cellular debris by phagocytsis
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plasma cells
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small cells that develops from a type of white blood cells. they create antibodies- attack foreign substances in body.
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mast cells
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produce histamine that ciliates small blood vessels and kill bacteria.
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adipocyts
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fat cells, storing fat. found below skin around organs.
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ground substance
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components of connective tissue between cells and fibers- plays role in how tissue develop, migrate and change shape.
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hyaluronic acid
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slippery substance that binds cells together & helps maintain shape of eyeball.
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collagen fluid
Definition
smooth (most abundant protein in body)
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sprain
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forable wrenching of a joint w/ partial rupture of injury to its attachment.
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elastic fibers
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smaller in diameter, branch & join together to form network within tissue.
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marfan syndrome
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inherited disorder caused by dedective fibilrim genes.
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reticular fibers
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consisting of collagen & coating of glycoproteins, prosaic support in walls of blood vessels & form branching networks around fat cells, nerve fibers, and skeletal smooth muscle cells.
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suction lipectomy
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involves suctioning out small amounts of adipose tissue from various areas of body.
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