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epithelial tissue
Tissue that covers outside of the body and lines organs and cavities
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connective tissue
A body tissue that provides support for the body and connects all of its parts
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muscle tissue
Tissue made of cells capable of contracting
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epithelium
type of tissue with cellularity, special cell contacts, polarity, is supported by connective tissue, avascular but innervated, regeneration by mitosis, located on the surface
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connective
type of tissue that develops from mesenchyme, has abundant extracellular matrix, includes collagen, reticular fibers, and elastin
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muscular
type of tissue that has skeletal, cardiac, and smooth types, CONTRACTILE!
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nervous tissue
type of tissue that carries action potentials, neurons make up the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves
type of epithelial tissue, function, and location?
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stratified columnar protection, secretion large ducts of some glands, some portions of male urethra
type of epithelial tissue, function, and location?
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transitional allow stretching as it fills bladder, urethra, ureters
type of epithelial tissue, function, and location?
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areolar anchors skin to underlying tissues, anchors tissues together, around organs, surrounds capillaries, and between tissues widespread throughout the body
thick purple = collages light and web-like = reticular dark and thin = elastin
type of connective tissue, function, and location? (and what are the lines?)
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adipose cushioning, insulation, energy storage under skin, around kidney, eyeballs
type of connective tissue, function, and location?
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dense regular fibrous tendons and ligaments tendons, ligaments, aponeuroses
type of connective tissue, function, and location?
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dense irregular fibrous strong in all directions mostly dermis, capsules around organs and joints
type of connective tissue, function, and location?
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hyaline cartilage helps bones move smoothly past each other in joints lines joints and caps the ends of bones
type of connective tissue, function, and location?
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elastic cartilage provides strength, elasticity, and maintains shape of certain structure external ears
type of connective tissue, function, and location?
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fibrocartilage provides tough material of intervertebral discs intervertebral discs
type of connective tissue, function, and location?
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blood
type of connective tissue?
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bone
type of connective tissue?
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they are contractile!
what is unique about muscular tissue?
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skeletal
type of muscle tissue?
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cardiac
type of muscle tissue?
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smooth
type of muscle tissue?
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dendrite
part of neuron?
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cell body
part of neuron?
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axon
part of neuron?
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specialized to carry electrical signals called action potentials