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Chapter 4
Tissues
Term | Definition |
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Tissue | Group of cells that perform specific functions |
Connective tissue | Supports and binds other body tissues and parts: -Liquid -Fatty -Fibrous -Cartilage -Solid |
Liquid | Blood |
Fatty | Protective Padding |
Fibrous | Tendons and Ligaments |
Cartilage | Ring in Trachea |
Solid | Bone |
Epithelial Tissue | Covers the Internal and external organs of the body - Also lines the vessels, body cavities, glands and body organs |
Nervous Tissue | Transmits impulses throughout the body -activates, coordinates, and controls many body functions |
Muscle Tissue | Capable of producing movement of body parts and organs through contraction and relaxation of fibers: -Skeletal Muscle -Smooth Muscle -Cardiac Muscle |
Skeletal Muscle | Attached to bone- responsible for movement |
Smooth Muscle(also known as visceral muscle) | Found in the walls of hollow internal organs of the body -Stomach -Intestines |
Cardiac Muscle | Makes up the walls of the heart |