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Introduction to the Human Body

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muscle tissue   composed of cells that shorten or contract that cause body movement  
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  called fibers rather than cells because they are long a slender  
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3 types of muscle tissue   skeletal, smooth, and cardiac  
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skeletal muscle   attached to bone also called striated msucle because of appearence  
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  moves skeleton, maintain posture and stabilize joints  
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smooth muscle   found in the walls of the viscera such as stomach, intestines and bladder  
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  also found in bronchioles and blood vessels; function related to organ  
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cardiac muscle   found only in heart; function to pump blood  
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tissue repair   regeneration and fibrosis  
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regeneration   occures only in tissues whose cells undergo mitosis such as the skin  
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figrosis   replacment of injured tissue by the formation of fibrous connective tissue; scar tissue  
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keloids   excessive fibrosis  
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membranes   thin sheets of tissue that cover surfaces, line body cavities and surround organs  
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2 classification   epithelial and connective  
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epithelial membranes   cutanious membranes (skin), mucous membranes and serous membranes  
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cutanious membranes   the skin, outer layer of skin (epidermis), underlying layer (dermis)  
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mucous membranes   line all body cavities open to exterior of the body; absorption and secretion  
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serous membranes   line the ventral body cavities, not open to the exterior of the body  
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parietal layer   lines the walls of the cavity  
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visceral layer   covers the outside of the organ  
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pleura   found in the thoracic cavity  
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pleura cavity   space between pleura layers  
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pericardium   found in the thoracic cavity and partially surrounds the heart  
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pericardial cavity   space between the pericardial membranes  
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peritoneum   found within the abdominal cavity  
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carcinomas   malignant tumor involving epithelial tissue  
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sarcoma   involves connective tissue  
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adhesions   abnormal joing of tissues by fibrous scar tissue; may bind or constict organs  
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cancer   abnormal growth that can affect all types of tissues and membranes; named by tissue type  
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collagen diseases   collagen can be destroyed causing damage to the connective tissue; rheumatoid arthritis;lupus; scleroderma  
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gangrene   death, necrosis of sofet tissue of the body such as toes fingers, intestines; arteries become clogged with fat and impede blood  
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neoplasm   tumor, malignant or benign  
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