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Major tissues
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Science
11th Grade
02/18/2009

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forms mucous, serous, and epidermal membranes

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connective
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allows for organ movements within the body
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muscle
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trasmits electrochemical impulses
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nervous
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supports body organs
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connective
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cells of this tissue may absorb or secrete substances
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epithelium
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basis of the major controlling system of the body
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nervous
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the cells of this tissue shorten to exert force
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muscle
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forms hormones
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epithelium
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packages and protects body organs
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connective
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characterized by having large amounts of nonliving matrix
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connective
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allows you to smile, grasp, swim, ski, and shoot an arrow
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muscle
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most widely distributed tissue type in the body
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connective
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forms the brain and spinal cord
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nervous
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lines the esophagus and forms the skin epidermis
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transitional
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forms the lining of the stomach and small intestine
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simple cuboidal
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best suited for areas subjected to friction
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transitional
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lines the respiratory tract
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pseudostratified columnar
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propels substances across its surface
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pseudostratified columnar
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found in bladder lining
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transitional
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forms thin serous membranes; a single layer of flattened cells
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simple squamous
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