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| the study of the biological form of an organism |
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| the study of the biological functions an organism performs |
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| the space between cells filled with which allows for the movement of material into and out of cells |
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| Most animals are composed of specialized cells organized that have different functions |
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| Tissues make up organs,which together make up |
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| covers the outside of the body and lines the organs and cavities within the body |
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| mainly binds and supports other tissues |
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| Six types of connective tissue |
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| loose, fibrous,bone, cartilage, adipose and blood |
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| provide strength and flexibility |
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| stretch and snap back to their original length |
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| join connective tissue to adjacent tissues |
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| secrete the protein of extracellular fibers |
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| involved in the immune system |
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| binds epithelia to un derlying tissues and holds organs in place |
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| a strong and flexible support material |
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| Fibrous connective tissue |
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| attach muscles to bones and ligaments |
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| stores fat for insulation and fuel |
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| is composed of blood cells and cell fragments in blood plasma |
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| is mineralized and forms the skeleton |
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| collagenous, elastic and reticular fiber( hold organ in place) most wide spread |
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| Fibrous connective tissue |
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| Collagenous fibers form bundles, found in tendons( muscle to bone) and ligaments( bones to joints) |
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| Repeating units of concentric units, mineralized connective tissue Osteoblast( bone forming cells) |
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| Collagenous fibers, secret collagen and chondroitin disk between vertebrae |
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| Loose connective tissue, store fat for fuel and to insulates body |
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| consists of long cells called muscle fibers, which contract in response to nerve signals |
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| skeletal muscle or striated muscle |
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| is responsible for voluntary movement |
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| is responsible for involuntary activities |
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| is responsible for contraction of heart |
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| straited,voluntary alternating myosin and actin build muscle- increase the size of cells not the number of cells |
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| no striation, involuntary wall of digestive tract, urinary bladder, arteries, etc |
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| striated, involuntary, branched, intercalated disk wall of the heart |
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| senses stimuli and transmits signal throughout the animal |
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| help nourish, insulate and replenish neurous |
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| uses internal control mechanisms to moderate internal change in the face of external, environmental fluctuation |
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| allows its internal condition to vary with certain exernal changes |
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| a process by which homeostasis can adjest to changes in external environment |
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| the process by which animals maintain an internal temperature within a tolerable range |
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| animals generate heat by metabolism;birds and mammals are endotherms |
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| animals gain heat from external sources; fishes,amphibians and non avian reptiles |
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| a major thermoregulatory adaptation in mammal and birds |
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| Regulation of blood flow near the body surface significantly affect thermoregulation |
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| blood flow in the skin increase, faciliating heat loss |
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| blood flow in the skin decrease, lowering heat loss |
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| transfer heat between fluids flowing in opposite directions |
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| a region of brain control thermoregulation |
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| the overall flow and transformation of energy in an animal |
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| Basal metabolic rate(BMR) |
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| the metabolic rate of an endotherm at rest at a "comfortable" temperature. |
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| Standard metabolic rate(SMR) |
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| the metabolic rate of an ectotherm at rest at a specific temperature |
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