Chapter 23: Biology, The Essentials – Test Bank by Marielle Hoefnagels

anatomy - Answer the study of an organism's structure physiology - Answer the study of functions of organisms and their parts tissue - Answer group of cells that interact and provide a specific function organ - Answer two or more tissues that interact and function as an integrated unit organ system - Answer two or more physically or functionally linked organs extracellular matrix - Answer nonliving substances that surround animal cells; includes ground substance and fibers epithelial tissues - Answer (epithelium) - animal tissue consisting of tightly backed cells that form linings, coverings, and glands connective tissue - Answer animal tissue consisting of widely spaced cells in a distinctive extracellular matrix cartilage - Answer type of connective tissue consisting of cells surrounded by a rubbery collagen matrix muscle tissue - Answer animal tissue consisting of contractile cells that provide motion nervous tissue - Answer tissue type whose cells (neurons and neuroglia) form a communication network nervous system - Answer organ system that specializes in rapid communication endocrine system - Answer organ system consisting of glands and cells that secrete hormones skeletal system - Answer organ system consisting of bones and ligaments that support body structures and that attach to muscles