HSC 3537 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Epithelium, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Muscle Tissue
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Terms pertaining to the body as a whole. Structural organization of the body: cells, tissues, organs. Cells the fundamental unit of all living things: major parts of a cell include: Endoplasmic reticulum: cells are specialized to carry out individual functions. Tissues: a tissue is a group of similar cells working together to do a specific job, different tissue types include: Different types of tissue combine to form an organ. Systems: groups of organs working together to perform complex functions. Lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, thymus gland, aorta. Stomach, small and large intestines, spleen, pancreas, liver, gall bladder. Portions of the small and large intestines, bladder, rectum, urethra, ureters; uterus and vagina in female. Anatomical divisions of the back: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, coccygeal. Type navel, umbilicus belly side of the body vertebra(e), backbone(s) internal organs up down above below between within change pertaining to pertaining to pertaining to process, condition pertaining to, full of formation bodies picture, classification.