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        | Extracellular material that surrounds cells |  | 
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        | chemicals, histological sections, stain |  | 
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        | one or more layers of closely adhearing cells, exposed surface |  | 
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        | every cell touches basment membrane |  | 
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        | come cells rest on top of each other |  | 
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        | simple squamous epithelial |  | Definition 
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        | simple squamous epithelium |  | Definition 
 
        | single layer of squamous cells |  | 
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        | range from 2-20 layers of cells some not all on BM |  | 
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        | found on skin surface and covered with dead squamous cells |  | 
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        | non dead surface layer......vagina |  | 
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        | Fibourous connective proper (connective tissue proper) |  | Definition 
 
        | most diverse connective tissue, all connective tissues contain fibers, but the tissues considered here are classified together because fibers are so conspicuous |  | 
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        | prodouce the fibers and ground substance |  | 
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        | wander through the connective tissues |  | 
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        | react against bacteria,, toxins, and other foreign agents |  | 
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        | synthesize disease fighting proteins, called antibodies |  | 
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        | secrete a chemical called heparin that clots blood |  | 
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        | appear in small clusters in some fibrous connective tissues |  | 
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        | tough, flexible, and resist stretching |  | 
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        | form a sponge like framework for such organs as the spleen and lymph nodes |  | 
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        | thinner than collagenous fibers made of a protein called elastin which lets it recoil like a rubber band |  | 
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        | much of the space is occupied by ground substance |  | 
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        | fiber occupies more than space than the cells and ground substance, and appears closely packed |  | 
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        | what cartlilage is enclosed by |  | 
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        | bone tissue (osseous tissue) |  | Definition 
 
        | composed of multiple tissue types |  | 
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        | blood vessels and nerves through the bone |  | 
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        | bone martix is deposited into this |  | 
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        | central canal + lamellae = |  | Definition 
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        | lacunao between the lamellae are occupied by osteocytes |  | 
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        | these radiate from each lacuna to its neighbors and allow the osteocytes to contact each other. |  | 
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        | a liquid connective tissue that travels through tubular vessels |  | 
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        | erythrocytes (red blood cells) |  | Definition 
 
        | transport oxygen and carbon dioxide |  | 
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        | leukocytes (white blood cells) |  | Definition 
 
        | various roles against infection and other diseases |  | 
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        | specialized for rapid communication by means of electrical and chemical signals |  | 
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        | what nervous tissues are made of, specialized to detect stimuli, respond quickly and transmt info rapidly |  | 
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        | houses nucleus and most organelles |  | 
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        | receive signals from other cells and transmitt messages to soma |  | 
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        | send outgoing signals to other cells |  | 
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        | fibers arranged parallel, striated, multiple nuclei, voluntary |  | 
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        | cells are much shorter and commonly called MYOCYTES rather than fibers, the myocytes are joined end to end by junctions called intercalated discs |  | 
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        | lacks striations, involuntary, they are fusiform and short. |  | 
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        | a cell or organ that secretes substances for use in the body or elimination as waste |  | 
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        | chemical messengers to stimulate cells elsewhere in the body |  | 
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