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TISSUE LEVEL

WEEK 3

TermDefinition
ATROPHY loss of mass and function
CARDIAC MUSCLE heart muscle, under involuntary control, composed of striated cells that attach to form fibers, each cell contains a single nucleus, contracts autonomously
CELL JUNCTION point of cell-to-cell contact that connects one cell to another in a tissue
CHRONDROCYTES cells of the cartilage
CLOTTING also called coagulation; complex process by which blood Components form a plug to stop bleeding
CONNECTIVE TISSIE type of tissue that serves to hold in place, connect, and integrate the body’s organs and systems
CUTANEOUS MEMBRANE skin; epithelial tissue made up of a stratified squamous epithelial cells that cover the outside of the body
ENDOCRINE GLAND groups of cells that release chemical signals into the intercellular fluid to be picked up and transported to their target organs by blood
EPITHELIAL TISSUE type of tissue that serves primarily as a covering or lining of body parts, protecting the body; it also functions in absorption, transport, and secretion
HISTAMINE chemical compound released by mast cells in response to injury that causes vasodilation and endothelium permeability
INFLAMMATION response of tissue to injury
MESOTHELIUM simple squamous epithelial tissue which covers the major body cavities and is the epithelial portion of serous membranes
MYOCYTE muscle cells
NECROSIS accidental death of cells and tissues
NERVOUS TISSUE type of tissue that is capable of sending and receiving impulses through electrochemical signals.
SERIOUS MEMBRANE type of tissue membrane that lines body cavities and lubricates them with serous fluid
SKELETAL MUSCLE usually attached to bone, under voluntary control, each cell is a fiber that is multinucleated and striated
SMOOTH MUSCLE under involuntary control, moves internal organs, cells contain a single nucleus, are spindle-shaped, and do not appear striated; each cell is a fiber
STRIATION alignment of parallel actin and myosin filaments which form a banded pattern
SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE connective tissue membrane that lines the cavities of freely movable joints, producing synovial fluid for lubrication
TISSUE group of cells that are similar in form and perform related functions
TISSUE MEMBRANE thin layer or sheet of cells that covers the outside of the body, organs, and internal cavities
VASODILATION widening of blood vessels
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