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1
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Flat and irregular

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Squamous

2
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Square

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Cuboidal

3
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Long and narrow

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Columnar

4
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Arranged in a single layer, in which case the epithelium is described as

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Simple

5
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Loose Connective Tissue

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Has a soft consistency, similar to jelly

6
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Dense Connective Tissue

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Contains many fibers and is quite strong, similar to a rope or canvas fabric

7
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Cartilage

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Very firm, consistency

8
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Bone Tissue

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Hardest type of connective Tissue, is solidified by minerals in the matrix

9
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Line the thoracic cavity and cover each lung

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Pleurae or Pleuras

10
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Forms part of the sac that encloses the heart, which is located in the chest between the lungs

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Serous Pericardium

11
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Is the largest serous membrane, it lines the walls of the abdominal cavity, covers the abdominal organs

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Peritoneum

12
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Portion of the serous membrane attached to the wall of a cavity or sac is known as the

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Parietal Layer

13
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A group of similar cells arranged in a characteristic pattern is called a

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Tissue

14
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Glands that secrete their products directly into the blood are called ________ glands.

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Endocrine

15
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Tissue that supports in forms the framework of the body is called _________tissue.

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Connective

16
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Skeletal muscles is also described as _______ __________

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Voluntary muscles

17
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Nervous tissue is supported by specialized cells known as

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Neuroglia

18
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Membrane around the heart

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Pericardium

19
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Membrane around each lung

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Pleura

20
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Membrane around bone

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Periosteum

21
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Membrane around Cartlidge

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Perichondrium

22
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Membrane around abdominal organs

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Peritoneum