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Which tissue consists of tightly packed sheets of cells that cover surfaces?
Epithelial
The outer layer of your skin and the lining of your small intestine is made of _______ tissue.
Epithelial
Which tissue supports and connects other tissues?
Connective
________ tissue supports organs and blood vessels and links epithelial tissues to the muscles underneath.
Connective
Which tissue keeps the body upright, allows it to move, and even pumps blood and pushes food through the digestive tract?
Muscle
__________ cells contain the proteins which allow them to contract.
Muscle
What are the three types of muscle?
Skeletal muscle, cardiac, and smooth
Which tissue is involved in sensing external or internal cues and processing and transmitting information?
Nervous
What is a cell whose structure suits its function?
A specialized cell
Cells make up tissues, tissues make up _______.
Organs
What is an undifferentiated cell that can turn into specific cells as the body needs them?
Stem Cells
An adult stem cell is ________, meaning it is restricted to become any type of cell in the tissue or organ that they reside
Multipotent
An embryonic stem cell is ________, meaning it can become any type of cell in the body
Pluripotent
What is an embryo?
A human fetus in its earliest stage of development
Where are adult stem cells found?
In the skin, heart, brain, liver, and bone marrow of a human adult
Where are embryonic stem cells found?
In the inner cell mass of the human blastocyst, an early stage of the developing embryo
