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Pleshette Houston2
physiology wks 7-13
Term | Definition |
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Neurons | Detect sensory stimuli, can conduct impulses, and can pass information to toher cells. |
Blood | a liquid tissue |
Connective tissue | connects, transport, support, and protects |
Elastic fibers | Made of proteins called elastin |
4 basic tissue types | connective, epithelial, nervous, and muscle |
What is ECM? | Extracellular matrix |
3 functions of epithelial tissue | protection, absorption, secretion |
Adipose tissue | fat cells |
Hypodermis also called | subcutaneous |
melanin | The main determinant of skin color |