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41 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy |
the study of an organism's structure |
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Physiology |
the study of how the body functions |
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Echinoderm |
Starfish |
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Protozoa: Amoeba/ Paramecium |
Cytoplasm-like organisms |
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Cnidarian |
Hydra |
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Arthropod |
Insects |
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Planarian |
Flatworms |
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Annelid |
Worms |
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Anterior |
Head |
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Posterior |
Tail |
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Lateral |
Side |
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Dorsal |
Back |
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Ventral |
Front |
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Organ System |
an organized group of tissues and organs that perform a specialized set of functions |
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Organ |
a collection of tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common function |
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Parenchyma |
"Main" Tissue, functional tissue of an organ |
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Stroma |
"Sporadic" tissue, connective/structural role |
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11 Organ Systems |
Skeletal Endocrine Muscular Reproductive Immune Circulatory Respiratory Urinary Integumentary Nervous Endocrine Digestive |
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Mnemonic Device for 11 Organ Systems |
Sir My Resume Is Completely RUINED |
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Tissue |
A group of similar cells that carry out specific functions |
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4 types of vertebrate animal tissues |
Connective, Muscle, Epithelial, Nervous |
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Function of Nervous Tissue |
Conduct impulses/ electrical signals throughout the body |
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2 types of cells of nervous tissue |
Neurons and glial cells |
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Neurons |
conduct electrochemical impulses |
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Glial cells |
support and nourish neurons |
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Dendrites |
Receive impulses and transmit them toward the cell body |
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Axons |
Transmit electrochemical impulses away from the cell body |
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Synapses |
Neurons interact and communicate with cells at these junctions |
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Functions of Epithelial Tissue |
Protection, Absorption, Secretion, Sensation |
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Simple Epithelium |
One cell layer thick |
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Stratified Epithelium |
More than one layer thick |
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Pseudostratified Epithelium |
Looks like its more than one cell layer thick, but is actually just one layer. |
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Squamous |
Flat |
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Cuboidal |
Cube-shaped Square box |
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Columnar |
Column-like Cylindrical |
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3 major classes of connective tissues |
Blood, Cartilage, Bone |
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Chondrocytes |
Cartilage cells located in lucanae |
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Osteocytes |
Mature bone cells located in lacunae |
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Function of bone cells |
Support and protect internal organs, as a calcium reservoir, as attachment sites for skeletal muscle |
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Function of cartilage |
to provide flexible support and reduces friction depending on its location |
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Location of cartilage |
At the ends of some bones, within some joints, the tip of the nose, the external ear, the larynx, rings of the trachea |
