Chapter 4 Key Words Flashcards

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Connective tissue

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Protects & supports body & organs

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Epithelial tissue

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Covers body surfaces

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Muscular tissue

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Generates the physical force needed to make body structured move

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Nervous tissue

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Detects changes inside & outside the body and initiates and transmits nerve impulses

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Histology

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Study of tissue

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Pathologist

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A dr. who specializes in lab studies of cells and tissues to help other doctors make accurate diagnoses

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Basement membrane

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Thin extracellular structure composed mostly of protein fibers

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Avascular

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Lack of blood vessels

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Secretion

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Production and release of substances like sweat, mucus, enzymes

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Absorption

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Intake of fluids

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Endothelium

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Covering w/in (lines heart, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels

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Mesothelium

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Middle covering

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