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tissue-study

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Forms mucous, serous, and epidermal membranes   Epithelium  
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Allows for organ movements within the body   Epithelium  
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Transmits electrochemical impulses   Nervous  
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Supports body organs   Connective  
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Cells of this tissue may absorb and/pr secrete substances   Epithelium  
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Basis of the major controlling system of the body   Nervous  
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The cells of this tissue shorten to exert force   Muscle  
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Forms hormones   Epithelium  
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Packages and protects body organs   Connective  
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Characterized by having large amounts of nonliving matrix   Connective  
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Allows you to smile, grasp, swim, ski, and shoot an arrow   Muscle  
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Most widely distributed tissue type in the body   Connective  
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Forms the brain and spinal cord   Nervous  
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Lines the esophagus and forms the skin epidermis   Stratified Squamous  
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Forms the lining of the stomach and small intestine   Simple Columnar  
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Best suited for areas subjected to friction   Stratified squamous  
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Lines much of the respiratory tract   Simple Squamous  
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Propels substances across its surface   Pseudostratified columnar  
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Found in the bladder lining; peculiar cells that slide over one another   Transitional  
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Forms thin serous membranes; a single later of flattened cells   Simple squamous  
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Provides great strength through parallel bundles of collagen fibers; found in tendons   Dense fibrous connective tissue  
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Acts as a storage depot for fat   Adipose connectie tissue  
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Composes the dermis of the skin   Adipose connective tissue  
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Forms the bony skeleton   Osseous tissue  
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Composes the basement membrane and packages organs; includes a gel-like matrix with all categories of fibers and many cell types   Areolar connective tissue  
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Forms the embryonic skeleton and the surfaces of bones at the joints; reinforces the trachea   Hyaline cartilage  
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Provides insulation for the body   Adipose connective tissue  
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Structurally amorphous matrix, heavily invaded with fibers; appears glassy and smooth   Hyaline Cartilage  
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Contains cells arranged concentrically around a nutrient canal; matrix is hard due to calcium salts   Osseous tissue  
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Forms the stroma or internal "skeleton" of lymph nodes, the spleen, another lymphoid organs   Reticular connective tissue  
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