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| 4.1 Types of Tissues | 4.1 Types of Tissues | 4.1 Types of Tissues |
- Animal tissues can be categorized into four major types: epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous tissues.
- Epithelial tissues line body cavities and cover surfaces.
- Connective tissues protect, support, and bind other tissues.
- Muscular tissues make body parts move.
- Nervous tissues coordinate the activities of the other tissues and body parts.
| - What are the four major tissue types found in the human body?
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- How is epithelial tissue classified? Where do you find epithelial tissues, and what are their functions?
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- What tissue type binds and supports other body tissues? What are some examples of this type of tissue?
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- Which type of tissue is responsible for body movements? What are some examples of this type of tissue?
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- Which tissue type coordinates the activities of the other tissue types in the body?
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| 4.2 Body Cavities and Body Membranes | 4.2 Body Cavities and Body Membranes | 4.2 Body Cavities and Body Membranes |
- The internal organs
occur within cavities lined by membranes that also cover the organs themselves.
| - What are the two major body cavities? What two cavities are in each of these?
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- What are the four types of body membranes?
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| 4.3 Organ Systems | 4.3 Organ Systems | 4.3 Organ Systems |
- Organs are grouped into organ systems, each of which has specialized functions.
- The skin contains various tissues and has accessory organs. It is sometimes called the integumentary system.
| - What is the overall function of each of the body systems?
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- What is the integumentary system?
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| 4.4 Homeostasis | 4.4 Homeostasis | 4.4 Homeostasis |
- Humans have a marked ability to maintain a relatively stable
internal environment. All organ systems contribute to homeostasis.
| - What is homeostasis, and why is it important to body function? How does the body maintain homeostasis?
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