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The orgenization of the human body
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Biology
11th Grade
11/12/2009

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Cell [image]

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The structural and functional units of all living organisms. everything is made up of cells
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Tissue [image]
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A collection of similar cells and the intercellular substances surrounding them.

 

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Organs [image]
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specialized for some particular function.



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Epithelial tissue [image]
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 filter, absorb, and diffuse various substances, and it is also involved in sensory perception and bodily secretions.

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Nerve tissue [image]
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Nerve tissue requires more oxygen and nutrients than any other body tissue. The basic cell of the nerve tissue is the neuron.

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Connection tissue[image]
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forms the glue that joins other body structures together
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Muscle tissue
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made of "excitable" cells that are capable of contraction. Of all of the different tissue types, muscle tissue is the most abundant in most animals.  

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