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What is Skin?

Tissues & Skin

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What are the 4 principal types of tissue? Epithelial Tissue, Connective Tissue, Muscle Tissue, Nervous Tissue.
What is the function of connective tissue? Supports body structures and transports substances throughout the body.
What is the growth of functional new tissue called? Regeneration
What is Cutaneous Membrane? It covers the body surfaces that are exposed to the external environment.
What is Serous Membrane? It lines the cavities that are not open to the external environment and covers many of the organs inside these cavities.
What are Mucous Membranes? They are epithelial membranes that line body surfaces opening directly to the exterior.
What are functions of Epithelial Tissue? Protection, Sensory functions, Secretion, Absorption and Execretion.
What are the 3 types of Exocrine Glands? Apocrine, Holocrine, Merocrine
What is Fascia? It is a general name for the fibrous connective tissue masses that can be seen by the unaided eye in many locations throughout the body.
What is Osteocytes? They are mature cells of bone, they are embedded in a unique matrix material containing both collagen fibers and mineral salt crystals.
What are the 2 primary layers that compromise the skin? Epidermis and Dermis.
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