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A canal or passageway; a tubular structure that provides an exit for the secretions of a gland, or for conducting any fluid.
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Duct
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Organ specialized to secrete or excrete substances for futher use in the body or for elimination
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Gland
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Individual cells (unicellular glands) that produce mucus.
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Goblet Cells
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Muscle that cannot ordinarily be controlled voluntarily (e.g., smooth and cardiac muscle)
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Involuntary Muscle
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An abnormal mass of proliferating cells.
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Neoplasm
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Cell of the nervous system specialized to generate and transmit electrical signals (action potentials and graded potentials)
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Neuron (nerve cell)
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Functional groups of neurons that process and integrate information
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Neuronal pools
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Mature bone cell
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Osteocyte
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Benign mucosal tumors
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Polyps
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Replacement of destroyed tissue with the same kind of tissue.
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Regeneration
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A layer of extracellular material containing a fine network of collagen protein fibers; together with the basal lamina it is a major component of the basement membrane
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Reticular lamina
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(1) The passage of material formed by a cell to its exterior; (2) cell product that is transported to the exterior of a cell.
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Secretion
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The basic internal structural framework of an organ.
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Stroma
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Beneath the skin
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Subcutaneous
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An abnormal growth of cells; a swelling; may be cancerous
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Tumor
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Muscle under strict nervous control; skeletal muscle.
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Voluntary muscle
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A group of similar cells and their intercellular substance specialized to perform a specific function; epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous
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Tissue
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Movement of substances through, rather than between, adjacent epithelial cells connected by tight junctions, such as absorption of nutrients in the small intestine.
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Transepithelial transport
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An adipose, or fat, cell
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Adipocyte
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A type of loose connective tissue
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Adipose tissue
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A gland whose secretory cells form small, flasklike sacs
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Alveolar (acinar) gland
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Areolar connective tissue modified to store nutrients; a connective tissue consisting chiefly of fat cells.
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Areolar connective tissue
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Hyaline cartilage covering bone ends at movable joints.
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Atricular cartilage
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Not malignant
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Benign
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A connective tissue that forms the bony skeleton
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Bone (osseous tissue)
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A malignant, invasive cellular neoplasm that has the capability of spreading through the body or body parts
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Cancer
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Cancer-causing agent
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Carcinogen
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Specialized muscle of the heart
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Cardiac Muscle
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White, semiopaque connective tissue
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Cartilage
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Mature cell of cartilage
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Chondrocyte
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Actively mitotic cell of cartilage
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Chondroblast
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Pertaining to the skin
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Cutaneous
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Proliferation of fibrous connective tissue called scar tissue
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Fibrosis
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Branch of anatomy dealing with the microscopic structure of tissues.
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Histology
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A muscle cell
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Muscle fiber
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Noncellular, adhesive supporting sheet consisting largely of glycoproteins secreted by epithelial cells.
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Basal lamina
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The surface near the base or interiorof a structure; nearest the lower side or bottom of a structure
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Basal surface
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Extracellular material consisting of a basal lamina secreted by epithelial cells and a reticular lamina secreted by underlying connective tissue cells.
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Basement Membrane
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The most abundant of the three fibers found in the matrix of connective tissue
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Collagen fiber
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A primary tissue; form and function vary extensively. Functions include support, storage, and protection
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Connective tissue
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Abnormal increase in the amount of interstitial fluid; causes swelling
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Edema
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Cartilage with abundant elastic fibers; more flexible than hyaline cartilage
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Elastic Cartilage
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Ductless glands that empty their hormonal products directly into the blood.
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Endocrine glands
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Fiber formed from the protein elastin, which gives a rubbery and resilient quality to the matrix of connective tissue.
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Elastic Fiber
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A slender, threadlike structure or filament
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Fiber
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Young actively mitotic cell that forms the fibers of connective tissue
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Fibroblast
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Mature fibroblast; maintains the matrix of fibrous types of connective tissue
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Fibrocyte
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The most compressible type of cartilage; resistant to stretch. Dorms vertebral discs and knee joint cartilage.
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Fibrocartilage
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Membranes that form the linings of body cavities open to the exterior
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Mucous membranes (mucosae)
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A sticky, thick fluid secred by mucous glands and mucous membranes; keeps the free surface of membranes moist.
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Mucus
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Filament that constitutes myofibrils. Of two types: actin and mysin.
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Myofilament
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Glands that accumulate their secretions within their cells; secretions are discharged only upon rupture and death of the cell.
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Holocrine glands
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The most abundant cartilage type in the body; provides firm support with some pliability.
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Hyaline Cartilage
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Life threatening; pertains to neoplasms that spread and lead to death, such as cancer.
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Malignant
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Single layer of simple squamous cells that line the walls of the heart, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels.
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Endothelium
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Pertaining to a primary tissue that covers the body surface, lines its internal cavities, and forms glands.
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Epithelium (epithelial tissue)
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Glands that have ducts through which their secretions are carried to a particular site.
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Exocrine glands
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Nonliving material in connective tissue consisting of ground substance and fibers that separates the living cells.
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Extracellular matrix
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Glands that produce secretions intermittently; secretions do not accumulate in the gland.
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Merocrine glands
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Primary germ layer that forms the skeleton and muscles of the body.
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Mesoderm
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The epithelium found in serous membranes lining the ventral cavity and covering its organs.
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Mesothelium
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The spread of cancer from one body part or organ into another not directly connected to it.
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Metastasis
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