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Tissues
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/20/2010
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Epithelial Tissue
 Definition
Covers organs, lines cavities ans hollow organs, and is the major tissue of glands.
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Collagenous fibers
 Definition
Are composed of collagen and have great tensile strenth. (Tendons, Ligaments)
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Adipose Tissue
 Definition
Store fat.
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Serous Membranes
 Definition
Line body cavities lacking openings to the outside.
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Synovial Membranes
 Definition
Line Joints.
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Neurons
 Definition
Sense changes and respond by transmitting nerve impulses to other neurons or to muscles or glands. ( Nerves are the funtional unit of the nervous system.)
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