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germane
pertinent and fitting; revenant to a subject under consideration
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élan
a lively spirit with a distinctive style
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absolve
to clear of guilt; or free from a promise or a responsibility
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apothegm
a short, instructive saying
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aspersion
a defamatory expression; an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone
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congenital
existing at or dating from birth
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sedulous
completed with careful perseverance; diligent
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trenchant
expressed with vigor and penetrating insight; keenly perceptive
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utopia
a place or state of perfect social and political conditions
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valedictory
a farewell address, especially one given at a graduation ceremony
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what is NOT one of the primary tissue types
skin tissue
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what is the nonliving portion outside of the cell
matrix
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what’s the most accurate match between tissue types and general function
nervous- conducts of electrochemical impulses
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what tissue lines and covers body surfaces and makes up the outermost layer of the skin
epithelium
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what type of tissue binds, holds and provides a framework for the body
connective tissue
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the basement membrane can be found operating what two tissue types
epithelium and connective
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what type of cell guards your connective tissue and eats bacteria, foreign invaders and dead cells through phagocytosis
macrophages
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what tissue produces movement
muscular
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what tissue receives stimuli and conducts impulses
nervous
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what tissue is striated and voluntary
skeletal
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what tissue is non striated, and lines then digestive tract and blood vessels
smooth
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what tissue is strained and involuntary
cardiac
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mucus secreting cells
goblet
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thick strong fibers
collagen
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thin flexible fibers
elastic
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what connects muscle to bone
tendons
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the liquid matrix of the blood
plasma
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aka the fat cells
adipose
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groups of cells with similar functions
tissue
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the subcutaneous layer is located
beneath the dermis
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the only layer of skin you can see is the
epidermis
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malanin is the pigment that vibes skin its
color
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sebaceous glands secrete
oil
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what are the sweat glands that activate at puberty and cause body odor
apocrine sweat glands
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what are sweat glands that cool the body
eccrine glands
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what is not correct concerning the skin
all of the above
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in what order would a needle go through the epidermal layer
2,4,3,5,1
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sweat is produced
hypothermia
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vasoconstriction, arrestor pili muscles contract
hyperthermia
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skin turns yellow
jaunidice
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sweat removes heat from your body
evaporative cooling
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skin turns blue
cyanosis
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heat moves from your body to an object you are in contact with
conduction
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what is the difference between eccrine and apocrine
eccrine sweat glands are found all over the body, while apocrine sweat glands are only found in the armpits and groin
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what is shivering
a contraction of the sweat glands to increase sweating