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The body organization can be described according to several length scales from physiological systems, organs, tissues, cells, subcellular structures, to molecules (Table 1.1). A physiological system is commonly constituted of various organs. A body’s organ usually contain several tissue types. A biological tissue is often composed of different types of cells. A cell consists of an intracellular medium wrapped by a plasma membrane that encloses a nucleus and diverse types of organelles immersed in the cytosol (Chap. 4).
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Thiriet, M. (2011). Cells and Tissues. In: Cell and Tissue Organization in the Circulatory and Ventilatory Systems. Biomathematical and Biomechanical Modeling of the Circulatory and Ventilatory Systems, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9758-6_2
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