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| The 3 cell layers formed at gastrulation of the embryo that foreshadow the future organization of tissues; they layers, from outside inwards, ard the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. |
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| Th area in the abdomen that contains the stomach, liver, and bowels |
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| Chest cavity including the heart, lungs, trachea, area between the neck region and the diaphragm |
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| Ductless glands that secrete hormones into the extracellular spaces, from where they diffuse into the circulatory system |
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| A type of gland that releases its secretion through a duct, such as a digestive or sweat gland. |
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| Matrix; Material in which cells of connective tissues are embedded |
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| A fibrous protein that is a major constituent of connective tissue such as skin, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and bone |
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| Protein found with collagen in the dermis; is responsible for giving structure to skin and organs |
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| Structural fiber that acts as a supporting mesh in soft tissues such as liver, bone marrow, and the tissues/organs of the lymphatic system |
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| Cells found in the dermis that produce collage, elastin, matrix, and fibronectin |
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| Blood-borne cells with the ability to produce matrix |
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| Fish with skeletons made of cartilage |
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| The only cells found in cartilage, which produce and maintain the extracellular matrix of cartilage |
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| Spaces within the collagen matrix |
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| Mature osteoblasts; comprise bone matrix |
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| Small channels found in ossified bone |
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| Narrow channels that run parallel to the length of a bone and contain blood vessels and nerve cells |
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| Long, multinucleated cells found in skeletal muscles; made of myrofibrils |
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| Cylindrical organelles found within muscle cells |
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| Contractile microfilament, composed largely of actin and myosin; found within muscle |
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| Fundamental unit of contraction in skeletal muscle; repeating bands of actin and myosin that appear between 2 Z Lines |
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| sliding Filament Mechanism |
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| A model that demonstrates how myosin and actin work together to contract and/or release muscles |
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| One of the 2 major proteins that make up vertebrate muscle; the other is myosin |
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| One of the 2 protein components of microfilaments (the other is actin); a principal component of vertebrate muscle |
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| A deep invagination of the plasma membrane found in skeletal and cardiac muscle cells |
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| Chemical released at the axon terminal of a neuron that travels across the synaptic cleft, binds a specific receptor on the far side, and depending on the nature of the receptor, depolarizes or hyperpolarizes a 2nd neuron or muscle gland |
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| The flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle |
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| A neurotransmitter released at automatic synapses and neuromuscular junctions |
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| Generate energy for ATP re-synthesis by means of a long term system of aerobic energy transfer |
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| Demonstrate higher capability for electromechanical transmission |
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| Sustained forceful muscle contraction with no relaxation |
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| A process extending from the cell body of a neuron, typically branched, which conducts impulses toward the cell body |
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| A process extending out from a neuron that conducts impulses away from the cell body |
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| Nonconducting nerve cells that are intimately associated with neurons and appear to provide nutritional support |
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| Sensory Neuron (Afferent Neuron) |
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| A neuron that transmits nerve impulses from a sensory receptor to the CNS or central ganglion |
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| Motor Neuron (Efferent Neuron) |
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| Neuron that transmits nerve impulses from the CNS to an effector (typically a muscle or gland) |
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| Interneuron (Association Neuron) |
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| A nerve cell found only in the middle of the spinal cord; acts as a functional link between sensory and motor neurons |
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| Region of the vertebrate brain just below the cerebral hemispheres, under the thalamus; a center of the ANS, responsible for the integration/correlation of many neural and endocrine functions |
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| An organ, such as a gland or muscle, that responds to a motor stimulation |
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| Any information coming into the body that is capable of generating a nerve impulse |
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| A device that responds to a stimulus |
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