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biology: structure and function
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cell | The basic unit of structure and function in a living thing |
| Tissue | A group of similar cells that perform the same function |
| Organ | A structure in the body that is composed of different kinds of tissue |
| Organ system | A group of organs that work together to perform a major function in the body |
| Homeostasis | The process by which an organism's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment |
| Muscle tissue | A body tissue that contracts or shortens, making body parts move |
| Nerves tissue | A body tissue that carries electrical messages back and forth between the brain and every other part of the body |
| Connective tissue | A body tissue that provides support for the body and connects all of its parts |
| Epithelial tissue | A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out. |
| Stress | The reaction of a person's body to potentially treating, challenging, or disturbing events |
| Skeleton | The inner framework made up of all the bones of the body |
| Vertebrae | The 26 small bones that make up the backbone |
| Joint | A place in the body where two bones come together |
| Ligament | Strong connection tissue that holds bones together in moveable joints |
| Cartilage | A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects the ends of the bones and keeps them from rubbing together |
| Compact bone | Hard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outer membrane of a bone |
| Spongy bone | Layer of bone tissue having many small spaces and found just inside the layer of compact bone |
| Marrow | The soft connective tissue that fills the internal spaces in bone |
| Involuntary muscle | A muscle that is not under conscious control |
| Voluntary muscle | a muscle that is under conscious control |
| skeletal muscle | a muscle that is attracted to the bones of the skeleton and provides the force that moves the bones |
| Tendon | strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone |
| Striated muscle | A muscle that appears banded; also called Skelton muscle |
| smooth muscle | Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body |
| cardiac muscle | muscle tissue found only in the heart |
| Epidermis | the outer layer of the skin |
| Dermis | The inner layer of skin |
| Melanin | A pigment that gives the skin its color |
| Follicle | Structures in the skin from which a strand of hair grows |
| Pore | An opening through which sweat reaches the surface of the skin |
| Osteoporosis | A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily |
| protection | Skin forms a barrier that keeps disease-causing microorganisms and harmful substances outside the body. Also keeps things inside your body |
| Hypodermis | Bottom layer of the skin |
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