Body Systems, Body System Practice Review Exam 2024.

Body Systems, Body System Practice Review Exam 2024.White Blood Cells - ANSWER Defend against disease Epithelial tissue - ANSWER protects body, absorbs nutrients, filters blood and secretes types of epithelial tissue - ANSWER covering/lining glandular covering/lining - ANSWER found on internal organs and outside of body ex. skin , digestive tract , lymph glandular - ANSWER secretes hormones ex. thyroid, Pancreas , sweat connective tissue - ANSWER Provides structure and support , cushions organs ,stores nutrients types of connective tissue - ANSWER loose fibrous cartilage, bone &blood loose - ANSWER scattered arrangement of cells in an extracellular matrix fibrous - ANSWER densely packed cells arranged in bundles cartilage, bone and blood - ANSWER they are connective tissue with unique properties that do not put them in other types ex. fat cells ( adipose tissue ) nervous tissue - ANSWER carry impulses throughout the body types of nervous tissue - ANSWER neurons glial cells neuron - ANSWER basic unit of nervous system -composed of cell body , dendrite, and axon glial cells - ANSWER insulate and anchor neurons to blood vessels Muscles tissue - ANSWER made of muscles fibers thta relax and contract types of Muscles tissue - ANSWER skeletal