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- lacuna
- a small pit or cavity
- neoplasm
- a new growth in tissue that is not normall present (tumor)
- goblet cell funcion
- secrets mucus
- tissue
- a collection of cells that combine to form a specific function
- gland
- structure that secretes
- metastasis
- when a tumor spreads to other parts of the body
- naming of cells
- cell arangement/cell shape
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- simple
- fibrocytes (example)
- loose connective, white fibrous
- endocrine (example)
- pituitary, thyroid, pancreas
- histology
- the study of tissues
- osteocytes
- secrets fibers + minerals, maintains minerals
- canaliculi
- cracks allow food and oxygen to flow from haversian canal to the osteocytes
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- cuboidal
- chondrocytes
- cartilage cell
- tendons
- connect skeletal muscle to bone
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- exocrine
- secretions discharged onto skin or other epithelial surface. Has duct.
- areolar (meaning)
- spacy
- endocrine
- secretions released onto surrounding tissues and bloods (hormones)
- chondrocytes (example)
- hyaline, fibrous cartilage
- exocrine (example)
- sweat, milk from glands, digestive tract enzymes