2. Essential Questions
How is the human body organized?
What are the structural components of the body?
How does the body’s structural organization relate to
its support and movement?
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5. Epithelial Tissue protects the body by covering
internal and external surfaces, and produces
secretions
Skin
covers the outside of the body
lines the inside of the body
Membrane
two thin layers of tissue that join together
cells may secrete a fluid
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7. Connective tissue supports and connects
organs and tissue
Adipose type of connective tissue that stores fat cells
Cartilage firm, flexible support of the embryonic skeleton
and part of the adult skeleton
Tendons white bands of connective tissue attaching
skeletal muscle to bone
Ligaments strong, flexible bands of connective tissue that
hold bones firmly together at the joints
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9. Muscle tissue contracts and moves a body
part
Cardiac
striated, involuntary
contracts the heart
Skeletal
striated, voluntary
attached to the skeleton
Smooth
nonstriated, involuntary
provides movement in various body systems
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37. Essential Questions
How is the human body organized?
What are the structural components of the body?
How does the body’s structural organization relate to
its support and movement?
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