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Coelum
Holds the long digestive tube.
divided into two parts
•thoracic cavity contains the heart and lungs
•abdominal cavity contains the stomach, intestines, and liver
Tissue
A group of cells of the same type that perform a particular function.
Four general classes of tissues
Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nerves
Organs
Body structures comprised of several different tissues grouped together into a larger structural and functional unit
11 Organ Systems
•skeletal
•circulatory
•endocrine
•nervous
•respiratory
•immune and lymphatic
•digestive
•urinary
•muscular
•reproductive
•integumentary
Epithelium
Protects the tissues beneath them from dehydration
Provides sensory surfaces
•many of a vertebrate’s sense organs are
modified epithelial cells
Secretes materials
•most secretory glands are derived from pockets of
epithelial cells
3 Epithelial Cell Tpyes
Squamous
Cuboidal
Columnar
Connective Tissue Cells
Defense (Cells of the immune system)
Support (Cells of the skeletal system)
Storage & Distributuon (Blood & fat cells)
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Card Set
Bio Test 5
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Updated
4/28/2012, 11:07:08 PM
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