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| An integrated group of cells with common function or structure. |
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| A sheet of tightly packed cells lining organs, body cavities, and external surfaces. |
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| Tissue consisting of a sparse population of cells held in an abundant extracellular matrix, which they produce. |
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| The most widespread connectie tissue in the vertebrate body; it binds epithelia to underlying tissues and functions as packing material. |
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| Fibrous Connective Tissue |
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| A dense tissue with large numbers of collagenous fibers organized into parallel bundles. |
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| Connective tissue whose cells contain fat. |
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| A flexible connective tissue consisting of living cells and collagenous fibers embedded in a rubbery matrix. |
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| A type of connective tissue consisting of living cells held in a rigid matrix of collagen fibers embedded in calcium salts. |
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| A type of connective tissue with a fluid matrix called plasma in which blood cells are suspended. |
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| Tissue consisting of long muscle cells that are capable of contracting when stimulated by nerve impulses. |
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| Striated muscle attached to the skeleton. |
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| Striated muscle that forms the contractile tissue of the heart. |
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| Muscle made up of cells without striations, found in the walls of organs such as the digestive tract, urinary bladder, and arteries. |
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| Tissue made up of neurons and supportive cells. |
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| Simple Squamous Epithelium |
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| Lines the capillaries and the air sacs of the lungs. |
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| Simple Columnar Epithelium |
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| Lines the intestines, secretes digestive juices and absorbs nutrients. |
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| Simple Cuboidal Epithelium |
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| Forms tubes in the kidneys and is found in the thyroid and salivary glands. |
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| Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar Epithelium |
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| Forms a mucous membrane that lines the respiratory tract and secretes mucus that lubricates the surface while cilia sweep mucous trapped materials upward out of the breathing passageway. |
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| Stratified Squamous Epithelium |
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| Lines the outer skin and the esophagus; regenerates rapidly by division of cells near the basil lamina. |
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| A dense mat of extracellular matrix consisting of fibrous protiens and sticky polysaccharides that separates the epithelium from the underlying tissues. |
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