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Cells, Tissues, and Organs

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show The energy compound of the cell that stores energy needed for cell activities  
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show The category of organic compounds that includes sugars and starches  
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show The basic structural and functional unit of the living organism, a microscopic unit that combines with other cells to form tissues (root: cyt/o)  
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chromosome   show
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show Study of cells  
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cytoplasm   show
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deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)   show
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enzyme   show
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gene   show
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glucose   show
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show Study of tissues  
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show A steady state, a condition of internal stability and constancy  
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show A category of organic compounds that includes fats (root: lip/o)  
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membrane   show
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metabolism   show
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mitosis   show
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mucus   show
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organ   show
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nucleus   show
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organelle   show
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protein   show
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show An organic compound involved in the manufacture of proteins within cells  
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show A group of cells that acts together for a specific purpose (roots: hist/o, histi/o); types include epithelial tissue, connective tissue, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue  
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show Outer layer of the cell, composed mainly of lipids and proteins  
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microvilli   show
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nucleolus   show
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cytosol   show
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show Network of membranes within the cytoplasm; rough ER has ribosomes attached to it; smooth ER does not  
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show Small bodies free in the cytoplasm or attached to the ER, composed of RNA and protein  
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Golgi apparatus   show
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mitochondria   show
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lysosomes   show
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show Membrane-enclosed organelles containing enzymes  
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show Small, membrane-bound sacs in the cytoplasm  
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show Rod-shaped bodies (usually two) near the nucleus  
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show Structures that extend from the cell  
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cilia   show
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flagellum   show
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show form  
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show cell  
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nucle/o   show
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show nucleus  
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hist/o, histi/o   show
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fibr/o   show
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reticul/o   show
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show gland  
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papill/o   show
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show mucus  
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show mucus, mucous membrane  
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somat/o, -some   show
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show immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell  
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show origin, formation  
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show eat, ingest  
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phil   show
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plas   show
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show act on, affect  
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show feeding, growth, nourishment  
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-ase   show
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-ose   show
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hydr/o   show
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gluc/o   show
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glyc/o   show
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show sugar  
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amyl/o   show
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lip/o   show
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adip/o   show
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steat/o   show
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prote/o   show
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show The nitrogen-containing compounds that make up proteins  
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show The type of metabolism in which body substances are made, the building phase of metabolism  
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show The type of metabolism in which substances are broken down for energy and simple compounds  
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collagen   show
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cortex   show
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glycogen   show
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show Between parts, such as the spaces between cells in a tissue  
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medulla   show
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show The functional tissue of an organ  
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show Pertaining to a wall, describes a membrane that lines a body cavity  
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soma   show
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show An immature cell that has the capacity to develop into any of a variety of different cell types, a precursor cell  
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show Pertaining to the internal organs; describes a membrane on the surface of an organ  
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Levels of body organization   show
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The function of circulation is operated by...   show
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show the respiratory system, the digestive system, and the urinary system  
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The function of production of offspring is operated by...   show
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show the nervous system and the endocrine system  
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The function of body structure and movement is operated by...   show
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The function of body covering is operated by...   show
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