Exam 20: Animal Tissues and Organs

The ____ system is responsible for delivering nutrients and oxygen throughout the body.

The kidneys are protected by ____ tissue.

Epithelial tissues are held together by ____ junctions.

Most epidermal cells are ___.

A stem cell is a cell that ____.

Why is blood considered a connective tissue?

____ tissue serves as a scaffold in the developing embryo, but most of it is replaced by bone in adults.

The ____ function(s) as the body's thermostat.

The ____ system is physically the outermost system in vertebrates.

The ____ system is responsible for mineral storage in the body.

____ epithelial tissue is only one cell layer thick.

The ____ system is responsible for filtering wastes from the blood.

Evolution of which structure allowed land vertebrates to maintain gas exchange inside their body.

Which compartment contains most of the fluid in the human body?

____ glands lack ducts.

____ are projections on epithelial tissue that increase the surface area.

A ____ secretes a chemical message for the purpose of cellular communication.

____ tissue attaches to bones and is responsible for producing body movements.

____ tissue allows the body to detect and respond to internal and external changes.

A tissue type that is composed of fibroblasts and collagen fibers, provides support for intestinal muscles, and forms capsules around kidneys is known as ____ tissue.