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Ch 8
intro to tissues
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Epithelial Tissue | covers and protects the body surface, lines body cavities, specializes in moving substances into and out of the body or particular organs |
| Connective tissue | support the body and its parts, connect and hold them together, transport substances through the body, and protect it from foreign invaders. |
| Muscle tissue | produces movement; it moves the body and its parts. |
| Nervous tissue | specializes in communication among the various parts of the body and in integration of their activities. |
| basement membrane | a thin, gluelike connection between a sheet of epithelial cells and th |
| elastin | to its original length after being stretched (Figure 8-5). Elastin is a rubbery substance that is held in a fibrous shape by long, thin microfilaments |
| Regeneration | growth of functional new tissue |
| scar | a dense fibrous mass, |
| keloid | atypical and unusually thick scar that may develop in the lower layer of the skin |
| cutaneous membrane | covers body surfaces that are exposed to the external environment |
| Serous membrane | lines cavities that are not open to the external environment and covers many of the organs inside these cavities |
| Mucous membranes | epithelial membranes that line body sur-faces opening directly to the exterior |
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