Anatomy 1

______an integrated group of cells with a common structure

and function.

_____animal tissue that functions mainly to bind and support other tissues, having a sparse population of cells scattered through an extracellular matrix.

_____a nerve cell; the fundamental unit of the nervous a system, having structure and properties that allow it to conduct signals by taking advantage of the electrical charge across its cell membrane

_____ a white fibrous cord of dense regular connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.

___ is the basic biological unit of living things (organisms); containing a nucleus and a variety of organelles--all enclosed by a membrane.

___soft tissue that composes human muscle and gives rise to the muscle's ability to contract.

____ is a type of muscle that connects to the skeleton and is responsible for voluntary movements.

__ a usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertrebrate.

___dense regular connective tissue that attaches bone to bone.

_______a connective tissue in which fat is stored; has the cells distented by droplets of fat.