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| groups of cells similar in structure that perform a common function |
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| composed almost entirely of cells; covered outside of body or line inside of internal cavities |
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| free; exposed to exterior environment or interior of cavity |
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| attached to underlying connective tissue |
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| no blood supply; diffusion from blood vessels of connective tissue |
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| rapidly replaces lost cells by cell division (stratified epithelial tissue) |
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| substance passes through cell into blood or lymph |
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| release of a substance made by a cell to its exterior |
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| exchange of substances by diffusion (ex: gases) |
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| elimination of waste (ex: metabolic waste products by biochemical bonds) |
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| barrier between two environments by selective permeability |
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| many layers of cells stacked on each other |
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| what are cells named for? |
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| one or more cells that makes a secretion and releases (secretes) it to the exterior of the cell |
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| developed form epithelial tissue |
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individual cells that are a part of the covering and lining epithelial tissue
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ductless glands
(ex: thyroid, pituitary, testes, ovaries) |
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| secretions (hormones) released from cell via exocytosis into ECF then enters bloodstream |
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| secrete products onto body surface or into cavities |
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products are secreted by exocytosis into duct
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products are secreted by the rupture of gland cells into duct
(ex: sebaceous glands)
*mitotic process! |
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unstructured material between cells.
sieve through which nutrients diffuse between blood capillaries and cells |
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| fiber that has tensile (pulling) strength |
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| thin fibers; allow stretch and recoil |
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composted of ground substance, fibers, and cells
composed of widely scattered cells within extracellular matrix |
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| active connective tissue proper (most) |
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| inactive, mature form of cells |
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| elongated cells that use ATP to generate force (contract) |
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| two cell types: neurons and neuroglial cells |
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| specialized cells; conduct electrical signals |
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| support, insulate and protect neurons |
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| function is to transmit electrical signals to and from muscles and glands |
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| froms continuos sheets held together by tight junctions and desmosomes |
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| serves as a boundary between environments |
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| aqueous fluid containing proteins, steroids, or lipids depending on glands |
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| active form (~blast) secretes fibers and ground substance |
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