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ADIPOSE TISSUE
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(FAT) AREOLAR TISSUE IN WHICH FAT CELLS PREDOMINATE.
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APICAL SURFACE
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FREE, UNATTACHED SURFACE OR EDGE; EXPOSED TO THE BODY'S EXTERIOR OR TO THE CAVITY OF AN INTERNAL ORGAN.
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ATROPHY
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DECREASE IN SIZE.
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BASEMENT MEMBRANE
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A STRUCTURELESS MATERIAL SECRETED BY BOTH THE EPITHELIAL CELLS AND THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS THAT ABUT THE EPITHELIUM.
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CILIA
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WHIPLIKE CELLULAR EXTENSIONS THAT MOVE SUBSTANCES ALONG THE CELL SURFACE.
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CHROMATIN
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A LOOSE NETWORK OF BUMPY THREADS MADE UP OF DNA COMBINED WITH PROTEIN; IT IS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE NUCLEUS.
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CONNECTIVE TISSUE
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TISSUE THAT CONNECTS BODY PARTS. FUNCTIONS INCLUDE SUPPORT, STORAGE, AND PROTECTION.
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CYTOSOL
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SEMITRANSPARENT FLUID THAT SUSPENDS THE OTHER ELEMENTS.
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DESMOSOMES
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ANCHORING JUNCTIONS THAT PREVENT CELSS SUBJECTED TO MECHANICAL STRESS FROM BEING PULLED APART.
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DIFFUSION
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THE PROCESS BY WHICH MOLECULES AND IONS MOVE AWAY FROM A REGION WHERE THEY ARE MORE CONCENTRATED TO A REGION WHERE THEY ARE LESS CONCENTRATED.
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EDEMA
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AN ABNORMAL ACCUMULATION OF FLUID IN BODY PARTS OR TISSUES; CAUSES SWELLING.
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ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (ER)
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A SYSTEM OF FLUID FILLED CISTERNS THAT COIL AND TWIST THROUGH THE CYTOPLASM, A MINI CIRCULATORY SYSTEM FOR THE CELL.
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ENZYMES
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BIOLOGICAL CATALYSTS THAT REGULATE CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN CELLS; FUNCTIONAL PROTEIN.
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EPITHELIUM (EPITHELIA)
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THE LINING, COVERING, AND GLANDULAR TISSUE OF THE BODY.
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EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX
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NONLIVING MATERIAL IN CONNECTIVE TISSUE CONSISTING OF GROUND SUBSTANCE AND FIBERS THAT SEPARATE THE LIVING CELLS.
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