Quizlet Chapter 11

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  1. adipose: connective tissue that stores fat
  2. anatomy: study of structures
  3. avascular: without blood supply
  4. carbon,oxygen,hydrogen,nitrogen: 4 elements that cells consist of
  5. cartiledge: type of connective tissue is not highly vascularized
  6. cell: building blocks of the human body:basic unit of structure and function
  7. cell membrane: outer membrane of the cell
  8. connective tissue: most abundant tissue in body
  9. dense regular: examples are legaments and tendons
  10. diffusion: movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to low until equal
  11. epithelial tissues: cover everything in the body
  12. fascia in a gel state: most common cause of stiffness in a nose
  13. fibrocartiledge: strongest type of cartiledge
  14. filtration: movent of particles across the cellular membrane due to hyrostatic pressure
  15. functiion: determined by structure
  16. gel state: thick form of fascia
  17. golgi apparatus: packing and shipping
  18. histology: study of tissues
  19. homeostasis: relatively stable condition of the body's internal environment within a very limited range
  20. hyaline (articular): most common type of cartilage
  21. interstitial fluid: bathes cells and tissues
  22. lysosomes: digest bacteria
  23. matrix: gelatinous liquid composed of ground substance and protein
  24. metabolism: building up and tearing down of particles in an organism
  25. methods of passive transport: diffusion,filtration,osmosis
  26. mitochondria: power plant of the cell
  27. nucleus: contains DNA
  28. organelles: little organs inside the cell
  29. osmosis: movement of a pure solvent from an area of low concentration to high concentration
  30. osseous: hardest and most solid of all connective tissues
  31. phagocytosis: process where a cell eats things
  32. physiology: study of how the body functions
  33. ribosomes and endoplasmic reticulum: synthesizes protein
  34. sol state: liquid state of fascia
  35. structure: determined by function
  36. superficial fascia: located immediately beneath the skin
  37. thixotropism: ability to change the ground substance in the matrix from one state to another
  38. water: comprises 60 to 80% of the cell