Biology Chapter 20: Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function
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>Anatomy - :The study of the structure of an organism.
> physiology - :The study of the functions of an organism's structures.
> tissue - :An integrated group of cells with a common function, structure, or both.
> organ - :A structure consisting of several tissues adapted as a ...
Biology Chapter 20: Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function
>Anatomy - :The study of the structure of an organism.
> physiology - :The study of the functions of an organism's structures.
> tissue - :An integrated group of cells with a common function, structure, or both.
> organ - :A structure consisting of several tissues adapted as a group to perform
specific functions.
> organ system - :A group of organs that work together in performing vital body
functions.
> epithelial tissue - :A sheet of tightly packed cells lining organs, body cavities,
and external surfaces; also called epithelium.
> connective tissue - :Tissue consisting of a sparse population of cells held in an
abundant extracellular matrix, which they produce.
> loose connective tissue - :The most widespread connective tissue in the
vertebrate body. It binds epithelia to underlying tissues and functions as packing
material, holding organs in place.
> fibrous connective tissue - :A dense tissue with large numbers of collagenous
fibers organized into parallel bundles. This is the dominant tissue in tendons and
ligaments.
> adipose tissue - :A type of connective tissue whose cells contain fat.
> cartilage - :A flexible connective tissue consisting of living cells and collagenous
fibers embedded in a rubbery matrix.
> bone - :A type of connective tissue consisting of living cells held in a rigid
matrix of collagen fibers embedded in calcium salts.
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