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What are the four fundamental tissues ? - correct
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answer✔✔Epithelial,connective,muscle,nervous



Epithelial Tissue ? - correct answer✔✔Cover, line, and protect the body and its internal
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organs.



Connective tissue ? - correct answer✔✔Is the framework of the body which provides ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




support and structure for the organs. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Nerve Tissue ? - correct answer✔✔Composed of neurons and connective tissue cells
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(Neuroglia).



Muscle Tissues ? - correct answer✔✔Have the ability to contract or shorten
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Function of the nucleus ? - correct answer✔✔Carries DNA||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Function of Ribosomes ? - correct answer✔✔Important for the synthesis of proteins
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Mitosis ? - correct answer✔✔DNA is duplicated and distributed evenly between two
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daughter cells. ||\\//||




Meiosis ? - correct answer✔✔Cell division where 46 chromosomes are reduced to 23 so
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they zygote has the correct number of chromosomes.
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,What is the largest organ in the body ? - correct answer✔✔Skin
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How many layers does the skin consist of ? - correct answer✔✔Two : Dermis & Epidermis
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Epidermis ? - correct answer✔✔The outermost protective layer of dead keratinized
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epithelial cells. ||\\//||




Dermis ? - correct answer✔✔The underlying layer of connective tissue with blood vessels,
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nerve endings, and the associated skin structures.
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What are the layers of the Epidermis from outer layer to inner layer ? - correct
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answer✔✔Stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, and stratum ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




germinativum (Inner most layer). ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What are the two parts of the Germinativum (Innermost layer of the Epidermis) ? - correct
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answer✔✔Stratum basale & Stratum spinosum ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Where does mitosis occur ? - correct answer✔✔Stratum Germinativum
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Epidermal cells contain the protein pigment called _______ ? - correct answer✔✔Melanin
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What is the function of melanin ? - correct answer✔✔Protects against radiation from the
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sun



What is the dermis composed of ? - correct answer✔✔fibrous connective tissue,
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, What are the two types of sweat glands ? - correct answer✔✔Eccrine & Appocrine
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What is eccrine ? - correct answer✔✔regulates body temperature by releasing a watery
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secretion that evaporates from the surface of the skin. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What is appocrine ? - correct answer✔✔secretion that contains bit of cytoplasm from the
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secreting cells. This cell bacteria attracts bacteria, and the presence of bacteria on the skin
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results in body odor. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What does the appendages of the skin contain ? - correct answer✔✔hair and nails
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What does the body's framework consist of ? - correct answer✔✔bone, cartilage, ligaments,
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and joints
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What are some of the functions of the skeletal system ? - correct answer✔✔support,
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movement, blood cell formation ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




what is hemopoiesis ? - correct answer✔✔blood cell formation
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Describe the properties of a long bone ? - correct answer✔✔has an irregular epiphysis at
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each end, composed of spongy cancellous bone and a shaft/diaphysis
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What are the bones of the cranium ? - correct answer✔✔single occipital, frontal, ethmoid,
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sphenoid and paired parietal, temporal, and ossicles of the ear. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




how many bones does the cervical vertebrae have ? - correct answer✔✔7
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how many bones does the thoracic vertebrae have ? - correct answer✔✔12
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