Tissues
Based on the vocabulary from Raven's Biology textbook, chapter 43
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| 55102900 | epithelial | tissue used for protective covering, secretion, and absorption | |
| 55102901 | connective | tissue that supports soft body parts and binds structures together | |
| 55102902 | muscle | tissue that produces body movements | |
| 55102903 | nervous | tissue that conducts impulses and coordinates body activities | |
| 55102904 | tissue | a group of similar cells and extracellular matrix that performs a specific function | |
| 55102905 | simple | single layer of cells | |
| 55102906 | stratified | multiple layers of cells | |
| 55102907 | pseudostratified | one layer of cells that appears as multiple layers | |
| 55102908 | squamous | flat, plate shaped | |
| 55102909 | cubodial | square | |
| 55102910 | columnar | longer than they are wide | |
| 55102911 | transitional | between different types | |
| 55102912 | exocrine gland | secretes products through ducts that lead to outside of body (GI tract or skin) | |
| 55102913 | endocrine gland | secretes products into lymph or blood (inside the body) | |
| 55102914 | dense connective tissue | closely packed thick collagenous fibers with elastic fibers - very strong | |
| 55102915 | loose connective tissue | forms delicate thin membrane throughout the body | |
| 55102916 | cartilage | rigid connective tissue - provides support and attachments | |
| 55102917 | bone | most rigid connective tissue - made of deposited salts | |
| 55102918 | adipose | tissue that stores fat in droplets; cushions joints and organs | |
| 55102919 | blood | transports materials and maintains homeostasis | |
| 55102920 | skeletal muscle tissue | attached to bone; voluntary | |
| 55107220 | cardiac muscle tissue | tissue found only in the heart; involuntary | |
| 55107221 | smooth muscle tissue | found in walls of internal organs; involuntary |