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18 Cards in this Set
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Almost all organs have...
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epithelial tissue
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What does epithelial tissue do?
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Lines the inner and outer surfaces of the body in protective sheets of tightly packed cells
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Cells at the bottom of epithelial tissue are attached to..
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a basement membrane
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Connective tissue..
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connects and supports other tissues, and has relatively few cells suspended in an extracellular matrix
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What are the three types of connective tissue fibers?
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Collagenous, elastic, and reticular
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What are the types of connective tissue?
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Loose connective tissue, fibrous connective tissue, adipose tissue, cartilage, bone, and blood
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Tendons...
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attach muscle to bone
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Ligaments...
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join bones together
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Tendons and ligaments are made up of what type of tissue?
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Fibrous connective tissue
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What are macrophages?
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amoebid cells that engulf bacteria and cellular debris
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What is bone?
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Mineralized connective tissue formed by osteoblasts that deposit a matrix of collagen and calcium, magnesium, and phosphate ions, which harden into hydroxyapatite
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What are Haversian systems?
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concentric layers of matrix deposited around a central canal containing blood vessels and nerves
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Skeletal muscle is also called...
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striated muscle
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Cardiac muscle is...
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striped and branched, joined at their ends by intercalated discs
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Smooth muscle is found...
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in the digestive tract, arteries, and other internal organs
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Basal metabolic rate is...
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the described number of kcal needed by an endotherm per day when resting, fasting, and non-stressed
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Standard metabolic rate is...
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the metabolic rate of a resting, fasting, non-stressed ectotherm
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Do smaller or larger animals have higher metabolic rates?
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Smaller
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