Printable Muscles Tissues of the Human Body flash cards
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| cardiac muscle |
specialized form of striated muscle occurring in the hearts of vertebrates |
| connective tissue |
tissue, usually of mesoblastic origin, that connects, supports, or surrounds other tissues, organs |
| dendrites |
any of the branching protoplasmic processes that conduct impulses toward the body of a nerve cell |
| epithelial tissue |
membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body |
| histology |
branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues |
| multinucleated cell |
having more than one nucleus per cell |
| muscle fiber |
one of the structural cells of a muscle |
| muscle tissue |
substance of muscle containing muscle fibers and cells, connective tissue, extracellular material |
| nervous system |
system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human |
| nervous tissue |
tissue composed of neurons |
| neuroglia |
cells in the brain and spinal cord that form a structure for neurons providing them with insulation |
| neuron |
specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system |
| skeletal muscle |
striated muscle that is usually attached to the skeleton and is usually under voluntary control |
| smooth muscle |
involuntary muscle tissue in the walls of viscera and blood vessels |
| stimuli |
agent that directly influences the activity of living protoplasm |
| voluntary muscle |
muscle controlled by one's own accord |
| cardiac muscle |
specialized form of striated muscle occurring in the hearts of vertebrates |
| connective tissue |
tissue, usually of mesoblastic origin, that connects, supports, or surrounds other tissues, organs |
| dendrites |
any of the branching protoplasmic processes that conduct impulses toward the body of a nerve cell |
| epithelial tissue |
membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body |
| histology |
branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues |
| multinucleated cell |
having more than one nucleus per cell |
| muscle fiber |
one of the structural cells of a muscle |
| muscle tissue |
substance of muscle containing muscle fibers and cells, connective tissue, extracellular material |
| nervous system |
system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human |
| nervous tissue |
tissue composed of neurons |
| neuroglia |
cells in the brain and spinal cord that form a structure for neurons providing them with insulation |
| neuron |
specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system |
| skeletal muscle |
striated muscle that is usually attached to the skeleton and is usually under voluntary control |
| smooth muscle |
involuntary muscle tissue in the walls of viscera and blood vessels |
| stimuli |
agent that directly influences the activity of living protoplasm |
| voluntary muscle |
muscle controlled by one's own accord |
