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Provide specific functions for the body
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tissue
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four types of tissues
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epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous
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covers organs, lines hollow organs, lacks blood vessels, easily divide.
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Epithelial tissue
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epithelial tissues are anchored to conective tissue by the?
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basement membrane
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thin, nonliving layer of cells
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basement membrane
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injuries heal quickly because cells easily divide.
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epithelial tissue
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singly layer of cube-shaped cells
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simple cubiodal epithelium
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centrally located nucleus
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simple cubiodal epithelium
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functions in secretion and absorption
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simple cubiodal epithelium
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cells surround the lumen
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simple cubiodal epithelium
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single layer of elongated cells
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simple columnal epithelium
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nucleus located near the basement membrane
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simple columnal epithelium
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ciliated or nonciliated
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simple columnal epithelium
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protects underlying tissues, secretes digestive fluids, and absorbs nutrients
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simple columnal epithelium
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helps absorb nutrients, small processes
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microvilli
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appears layered but it's not.
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psuedostratified columnar epithelium
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why does psuedostratified columnar epithelium appear layered?
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because nuclei position varies within the rows of cells
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cilia may be present, along with goblet cells that secret mucous
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psuedostratified columnar epithelium
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lines the respiratory system
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psuedostratified columnar epithelium
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layers of flattened cells that are pushed up from new cells on the basement membrane
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stratified squamous epithelium
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Forms the epidermis (outside skin layer)
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stratified squamous epithelium
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as skin cells age what is accumulated to form a protective layer?
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keratin
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prevents water and other substances from entering and escaping
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keratin
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two or three layers of cuboidal cells
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stratified cuboidal epithelium
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line the lumen (inside) of mammary, sweat, and salivary glands.
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stratified cuboidal epithelium
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superficial cells are elongated; cells farther in are cube-shaped
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stratified columnar epithelium
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designed to change in responce to increase tension
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transitional epithelium
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lines the bladder, ureters, and urethra
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transitional epithelium
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cells designed to produce and secrete substances into ducts or body fluids
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glandular epithelium
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one or more cells compose a...
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gland
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two types of glands
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exocrine and endocrine
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secrete glands into ducts
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exocrine
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secrete products into body fluids and blood
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endocrine
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T or F
glands are classified by how products are secreted |
true
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release fluid products by exocytosis
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merocrine
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secrete watery serous fluids
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serous cells
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secrete mucous
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mucous cells
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lose small parts of their cell bodies
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apocrine
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entire cell splits during secretion
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holocrine
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bind structures, support & protect, fill spaces, store fat, protect against infection
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connective tissues
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intercellular material
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matrix
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have abundant matrix
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connective tissue
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have varying densities
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connective tissue
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cells can either be fixed or wandering
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connective tissue cells
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most common cell type, star-shaped fixed cell, secretes fibers
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fibroblast
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(white blood cells), wandering cells, clears foreign materials, defends against infection
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macrophages
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large cells and are located near blood vessels
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mast cells
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release heparin (prevents blood clotting) and histamine (promotes inflammation
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mast cells
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thick threads of collagen
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Collagenous fibers
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flexible and strong, compose ligaments and tendons
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collagenous fibers
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bone to bone
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ligaments
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muscle to bone
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filaments
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contains lots of collagenous fibers, appears white
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dense connective tissue
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made of the protein elastin, easily stretched, adds flexibility to connective tissues, in vocal cords, appear yellow
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elastic fibers
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thin collagenous fibers, form support networks in tissue
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reticular fibers
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forms thin membranes throughout the body
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Loose connective tissue
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binds skin to underlying organs, fills space between muscles
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loos connective tissue
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loose connective tissue designed to store fat
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adipose tissue
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special cells store fat in droplets within the cytoplasm, becomes enlarged
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adipose tissue
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cushion joints and organs, insulates the body, stores energy
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adipose tissue
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densely packed, thick collagenous tissue
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dense connective tissue
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very strong-composes tendons and ligaments
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dense connective tissue
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blood supply is poor so wounds take longer to heal
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dense connective tissue
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rigid connective tissue, provides support framework for various structures, forms models for developing bones
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cartilage
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cartilage cells
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chondrocytes
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small chambers
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lacunae
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transports materials throughout the body
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blood
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composed of formed materials suspended in a fluid matrix
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blood
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formed elements (3)
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red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
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where do blood cells form?
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in the marrow of bones
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cancontract and shorten
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muscle cells
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3 major types of muscle tissue
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cardiac, skeletal, and smooth
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attached to bone, voluntary
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skeletal muscle tissue
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muscle fibers are long and cylindrical, alternating dark and light bands, are visible and many nuclei are present
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skeletal muscle tissue
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Lacks striations, cells are spindle shaped with a single nucleus, involuntary
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smooth muscle tissue
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found in walls of internal organs, the digestive tract, blood vessels, and bladder
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smooth muscle tissue
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Found only in the heart, muscle fibers are connected together by intercalcalated disks
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cardiac muscle tissue
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each cell has a single nucleus, involuntary
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cardiac muscle tissue
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holds muscle fibers together
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intercalated disks
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found in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves
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nervous tissues
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conduct impulses along cellular processes to other neurons
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Neurons
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support and nourish neurons
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Neuroglial cells
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Type:Skeletal Tissue
(name the function and location) |
Function: Body Movement
Location: Attached to Bones |
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Type: Smooth Muscle
(name the function and location) |
Function: Internal organ movement
Location: walls of internal organs |
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Type: Cardiac Muscle
(name the function and location) |
Function: Heart Movements
Location: Heart Muscle |
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Type: Nervous Tissue
(name the function and location) |
Function: Sensory, reception & conduction
Location: Brain, spinal cord, nerve |