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Gurshan Singh
Anatomy 6-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the three types of muscle tissue in the muscular system? | Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle tissue |
| How are skeletal muscles attached to bones? | tendons |
| What are the two main classes of cells in nervous tissue? | Neurons and neuroglia |
| What is the function of neurons? | They communicate by transmitting electrochemical signals |
| When do the four major tissue types of the body first appear? | During the embryonic period, within the first 2 months after conception |
| What is the hollow ball of cells formed after repeated cell divisions of the zygote? | blastocyst |
| Where is the hypothalamus located? | Superior and anterior to the brainstem, and inferior to the thalamus |
| What is the main function of the heart? | To pump blood through the body |
| Where is red bone marrow found? | In the spaces between trabeculae of spongy bone, especially in long bone ends and flat bones. |
| What type of tissue is red bone marrow? | Hematopoietic tissue containing stem cells that produce blood cells |