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EMT-MedTerm Ch.2
Body Structure, Color and Oncology
Question | Answer |
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Basic unit of all living things | cell |
Forms the boundary of the cell | cel membrane |
Gel-like fluid inside the cell | cytoplasm |
Largest structure inside the cell. It contains chromosomes for cellular reproduction and is the control center for the cell | nucleus |
Located in the nucleus of the cell. There are 46 chromosomes in all normal human cells, with the exception of mature sex cells, which have 23 | chromosomes |
Regions within the chromosomes. Each chromosome has several thousand genes that determine hereditary characteristics | genes |
Comprises each geneL is a chemical that regulates the activities of the cell | DNA |
group of similar cells that performs a specific function | tissue |
composed of cells that have a special ability to contract, usually producing movement | muscle tissue |
found in nerves, spinal cord and brain. It is responsibile for coordinating and controling body activities | nerve tissue |
connects, supports, penetrates, and encases various body structures. Adipose (fat) and osseous (bone)and blood | connective tissue |
the major covering of the external surface of the body, forms membranes that line body cavities and organs and is the major tissue of glands | epithelial tissue |
to or more kinds of tissues that together perfomr special body functions. | organ |
groups of organs that works together to perform complex bidy functions. | system |