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| An integrated group of cells with a common function, structure, or both. |
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| Sheets of tightly packed cells that line organs and body cavities as well as external surfaces. |
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| Animal tissue that functions mainly to bind and support other tissues, having a sparse populations of cells scattered through an extracellular matrix. |
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| Tissue consisting of long muscle cells that can contract, either on its own or when stimulated by nerve impulses. |
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| Muscle that is generally responsible for the voluntary movements of the body; one type of striated muscle. |
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| A type of muscle lacking the striations of skeletal and cardiac muscle because of the uniform distribution of myosin filaments in the cell; responsible for invouluntary body activities. |
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| A type of muscle that forms the contractile wall of the heart. Its cells are joined by intercalated disks that relay each heartbeat. |
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| Tissue made up of neurons and supportive cells. |
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| A primary mechanism of homeostasis, whereby a change in a physiological variable triggers a response that counteracts the initial change. |
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| A physiological control mechanism in which a change in a variable triggers mechanisms that amplify the change. |
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| The steadystate physiological condition of the body. |
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| A specialized center of body function composed of several different types of tissue. |
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| A group of organs that work together performing vital body functions |
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| A connective tissue consisting of living cells held in a rigid matrix of collagen fibers embedded in calcium salts. |
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| A flexible connective tissue with an abundance of collagenous fibers embedded in chondroitin sulfate. |
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| Fibrous connective tissue that joins bones together at joints. |
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| Fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. |
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| A connective tissue that insulates the body and serves as a fuel reserve; contains fat-storing cells called adipose cells. |
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| A nerve cell; the fundamental unit of the nervous system, having structures and properties that allow it to conduct signals by taking advantage of the electrical charge across its plasma membrane. |
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| Basal Metabolic Rate(BMR) |
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| The metabolic rate of resting, fasting, and non-stressed endotherm at a comfortable temperature. |
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| Standard Metabolic Rate(SMR) |
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| The metabolic rate of a resting, fasting, and non stressed ectotherm at a particular temperature. |
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