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Levels of Body Organization

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Anaplasia   reversion of cells to a more primitive or undifferentiated form  
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Anomaly   a deviation from normal especially of a bodily part  
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adipose   fat  
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cartilage   strong flexible connective tissue  
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cell   the functional unit of all living things  
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Chromosomes   the genomes of DNA viruses (as bacteriophages) that take up basophilic stains and contain most or all of the genes of the organism  
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connective tissue   supporting and protecting tissue  
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cytology   the study of cells  
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Cytoplasm   the organized complex of inorganic and organic substances external to the nuclear membrane of a cell and including the cytosol and membrane-bound organelles (as mitochondria or chloroplasts)  
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Dysplasia   abnormal growth or development (as of organs or cells)  
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epithelial tissue   composed of close packed cells that form a covering and line the body structures  
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Erythrocyte   red blood cell  
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histology   the study of tissue  
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Homeostasis   the maintenance of relatively stable internal physiological conditions (as body temperature or the pH of blood) in higher animals under fluctuating environmental conditions  
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Hyperplasia   an abnormal or unusual increase in the elements composing a part (as cells composing a tissue)  
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Hypertrophy   excessive development of an organ or part  
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Hypoplasia   a condition of arrested development in which an organ or part remains below the normal size or in an immature state  
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muscle fibers   individual muscle cells  
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muscle tissue   produces movement through contractions. There are three types  
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nervous tissue   allows for conduction of electrical impulses  
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neurons   nerve cells  
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Nucleus   structure within a cell that contains DNA  
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organ   collection of several different tissue types that work together to perform a special function  
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Physiology   a branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved  
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Stem Cells   an unspecialized cell capable of perpetuating itself through cell division and having the potential to give rise to differentiated cells with specialized functions  
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system   collection of several organs that work together to complete a function  
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tissue   a group of cells that function together to perform a specific activity. There are four types  
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Triage   the sorting of and allocation of treatment to patients and especially battle and disaster victims according to a system of priorities designed to maximize the number of survivors  
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