types of tissue
Supports, protects, and binds together other tissues of the body
What is connective tissue
Number of bones in the body
206
How many muscles in the body
630 muscles
Affects almost every physiological process of the body
Pituitary gland
A specialized connective tissue considered fat, which gives smoothness and contour to the body and cushions and insulates the body. Stores energy.
Adipose tissue
Is a protective lining on cavities of the body and surfaces of organs
Epithelial tissue
Forms the back of the skull above the nape
Occipital bone
The middle part of the muscle
Belly
Needs iodine from the diet to function properly
Thyroid gland
The transport of fully digested food into the circulatory system to feed the tissue and cells
Absorption
Contracts and moves the various parts of the body
Muscle tissue
Forms the forehead
Frontal bone
Responsible for approximately what percent of the body’s weight
40%
Regulated blood calcium and phosphorus levels
Parathyroid gland
Also knows as trifacial or trigeminal nerve, the chief sensory nerve of the face and it serves as the motor nerve of the muscles that control chewing. It has 3 branches
Fifth cranial nerve
Carries messages through the central nervous system to control and coordinate all bodily functions
Nerve tissue
Forms the lower jawbone, the largest and strongest bone in the face
Mandible
A muscle associated with smiling
Levator anguli oris
Secrets enzyme-producing cells that are responsible for digestion
Pancreas
Also known as microscopic anatomy, the study of the structure and composition of tissue
Histology
A collection of similar cells that perform a particular function
Tissue
Elastic, bony cage that’s serves as a protective framework for the heart, lungs, and other internal organs
Thorax
Main muscles of mastication
Masseter and temporalis
Endocrine glands also knows as what
Ductless glands
Cells dividing into two new identical cells (daughter cells)
Mitosis