The animal body: basic form and function

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Animal form and function

2 Limits on animal size and shape

3 Limiting effects of diffusion on size and development

4 Animal bioenergetics

8 Animal body planes and cavities

9 Section summary

Animal primary tissues

1 Epithelial tissues

2 Squamous epithelia

3 Cuboidal epithelia

4 Columnar epithelia

5 Transitional epithelia

6 Connective tissues

7 Loose/areolar connective tissue

8 Fibrous connective tissue

11 Adipose tissue

13 Muscle tissues

14 Smooth muscle

15 Skeletal muscle

16 Cardiac muscle

17 Nervous tissues

18 Section summary

19 Art connections

1 Homeostatic process

2 Control of homeostasis

3 Negative feedback mechanisms

4 Positive feedback loop

6 Homeostasis: thermoregulation

7 Endotherms and ectotherms

8 Heat conservation and dissipation

9 Neural control of thermoregulation

10 Section summary

11 Art connections

Source: OpenStax, Biology. OpenStax CNX. Feb 29, 2016 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11448/1.10

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