BIO 1500 Exam 2 Study Guide
1. What are the four levels of organization?: Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems
2. Bodies of are composed of different cell types.: vertebrates
3. What are tissues?: groups of cells that are similar in structure and function
4. All cells develop from the three fundamental embryonic tissues. What are
they?: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm
5. In adult vertebrates, there are four primary types of tissues with different
functions. What are they?: epithelial, connective, muscle, and nerve
6. What do epithelial tissues do?: form the covering of all body surfaces, line body cavities and hollow
organs, and are the major tissue in glads
7. Name some functions of epithelial tissues.: protection, secretion, absorption, excretion, filtra-
tion, diffusion, and sensory reception
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, 8. Where can connective tissues be found?: throughout the body
9. What do connective tissues do?: support organ and cells, transport nutrients and wastes, defend
against pathogens, store fat, and repair damaged tissues
10. Where can muscle tissue be found?: throughout the body
11. What do muscle tissues do?: pump blood and support movement
12. Where can nerve tissues be found?: in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves
13. What do nerve tissues do?: coordinate and control many body activities
14. What are organs?: combinations of different tissyes that form a structural and functional unit
15. What are organ systems?: groups of organs that cooperate to perform the major activities of the body
16. Vertebrate body contain principal organ systems.: 11
17. What is the general body plan of all vertebrates?: a tube within a tube
18. What does the inner tube of vertebrates function as?: digestive tract
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1. What are the four levels of organization?: Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems
2. Bodies of are composed of different cell types.: vertebrates
3. What are tissues?: groups of cells that are similar in structure and function
4. All cells develop from the three fundamental embryonic tissues. What are
they?: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm
5. In adult vertebrates, there are four primary types of tissues with different
functions. What are they?: epithelial, connective, muscle, and nerve
6. What do epithelial tissues do?: form the covering of all body surfaces, line body cavities and hollow
organs, and are the major tissue in glads
7. Name some functions of epithelial tissues.: protection, secretion, absorption, excretion, filtra-
tion, diffusion, and sensory reception
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, 8. Where can connective tissues be found?: throughout the body
9. What do connective tissues do?: support organ and cells, transport nutrients and wastes, defend
against pathogens, store fat, and repair damaged tissues
10. Where can muscle tissue be found?: throughout the body
11. What do muscle tissues do?: pump blood and support movement
12. Where can nerve tissues be found?: in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves
13. What do nerve tissues do?: coordinate and control many body activities
14. What are organs?: combinations of different tissyes that form a structural and functional unit
15. What are organ systems?: groups of organs that cooperate to perform the major activities of the body
16. Vertebrate body contain principal organ systems.: 11
17. What is the general body plan of all vertebrates?: a tube within a tube
18. What does the inner tube of vertebrates function as?: digestive tract
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