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Biology
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05/30/2011

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epithelial tissue
Definition
cells that line inside and outside body surfaces
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connective tissue
Definition
bind support and protects boday parts of the body
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Matrix
Definition
larege amounts of characterized tissues
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axial skeleton
Definition
made of skull ribs spine and sternum
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appendicular skeleton
Definition
bones of arms and legs as well as their connectors to the axial skeleton
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Periosteum
Definition
bones surface
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Compact bone
Definition
bone beaneath the periosteum
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Haversian Canal
Definition
small channels in compact bone
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Osteocyte
Definition
bones cells inside protein in the haversian canals
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spngy bone
Definition
connective tissue under compact bone
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ossification
Definition
process of cartilagebeing replaced by bone
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Epiphyseal plate
Definition
bone elongation near the end of the long
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fixed joint
Definition
prevent movement
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synovial fluid
Definition
lubricant substance
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Striation
Definition
cover muscle fibers with light and dark stripes
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Myosin
Definition
make up thick filaments
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Actin
Definition
make up thin filaments
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Origin
Definition
point where muscle attaches to stationarybone
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insertion
Definition
point where muscle attaches to moving bone
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atrium
Definition
upper chamber of the heart
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atrium
Definition
upper chamber of the heart
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ventricle
Definition
lower chamber of the heart
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aorta
Definition
large blod vessel
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sinoatrial node
Definition
group of heart muscle cells in right atrium
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atrioventricular node
Definition
relays elctrical pulses to muscle cells
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hypertension
Definition
high blood pressure
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plasma liquid
Definition
liquid medium in blood
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hemoglobin
Definition
molecule that transports oxygen and co2
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antibody
Definition
proteins that help destroy substances
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platelet
Definition
help form blood clot
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antigen
Definition
substance that stimulates an immune response
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pharynx
Definition
tube at the back of the nose and mouth
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