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52 Cards in this Set
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The thoracic duct runs through the __________ of the diaphragm with the________
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aortic hiatus at T12 with the aorta
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_______ is a membrane protein found on the cytoplasmic side of cells and is fundamental for the infolding in endocytosis
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clathrin
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nucleosome
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bead like structure containing 8 histones wrapped twice by DNA
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microfilaments size and main content?
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5nm
actin |
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intermediate filaments size and main content
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10nm
many diff. proteins |
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microtubules size and content
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20nm
tubulin |
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_____ and _____ are motor proteins that carry vesicles on microtubules in the cell
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Kinesins and dyneins
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cetriole structure
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9 triplets of microtubules that lie perpendicular to each other
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microvili fxn
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increase absorbative surface
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cilia fxn
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move the contents of structure it lines
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zona occludens
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aka tight junctions
close the extracellular space and prevent the passage of molecules between cells |
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desmosomes
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cadherins form connections between plaques of neighboring cells
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gap junctions
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allow ions to flow rapidly between cells in either direction
made of 6 connexin subunits to form a connexon. The connexon is the channel |
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Location and/or fxn:
simple squamous |
serous membranes
air sacs of lung kidney corpuscles |
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endothelium?
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special type of simple squamous - flat thin layer in lumen of vessels
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Location and/or fxn:
simple cuboidal |
kidney tubules
follicular cells of thyroid |
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Location and/or fxn:
simple columnar |
major parts of GI tract and features mucus producing goblet cells
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Location and/or fxn:
ciliated simple columnar |
uterine tube
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Location and/or fxn:
pseudostratified columnar |
all cells contact basement membrane
respiratory airways are covered by pseudostratified ciliated columnar |
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Location and/or fxn:
non-keratinizing stratified squamous |
esophagus and vagina
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Location and/or fxn:
stratified keratinizing |
aka skin
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Location and/or fxn:
stratified columnar |
urethra and large ducts
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Location and/or fxn:
stratified cuboidal |
ducts of salivary and mamary glands
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Location and/or fxn:
transitional epithelium |
ureter, urinary bladder and some parts of urethra. compressible
apical layer becomes umbrella shaped when compressed |
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merocrine
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pure secretion into duct
GI |
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apocrine
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peices of cells with the secretion
mammary |
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holocrine
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disintegrating cells
sebaceous |
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all connective tissues originate from
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the mesenchyme
most abundant and diverse tissue in body |
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fixed cells?
free cells? |
fixed: fibrocytes, mesenchymal, fat, pigment, and reticulum
free: WBC, plasma cell |
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the _______ is a gel-like material that is also produced by ____ and consists of sugar and proteins
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ground substance
fibroblasts |
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four types of connective tissue?
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connective tissue proper
carilage bone blood |
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connective tissue proper is divided into loose and dense:
loose = ? |
areolar
adipose reticular |
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connective tissue proper is divided into loose and dense:
dense = ? |
regular
irregular |
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_______ is the most widespread connective tissue
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loose areolar
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reticular tissue found?
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loose connective tissue found in the spleen, bone marrow, lymph nodes
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dense irregular found?
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found in fibrous joint capsules, dermis, and submucosa
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dense regular found?
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ligaments and tendons
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hyaline cartilage is rich in _______
elastic cartilage is rich in _____ fibrocartilage is rich in _____ |
hyaline = collagen
elastic = elastic fibers fibro = thick collagen but less firm than hyaline |
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long multinucleated cells = ?
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skelatal muscle
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branching, uninuclear, and striated interdigitating cells = ?
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cardiac muscle
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spindle-shaped featuring one nucleus in the center and no striations = ?
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smoothe muscle
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CNS glia include ?
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astrocytes
oligodendrocytes microglial ependymal |
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astrocytes
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support neurons
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oligodendrocytes
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form myelin sheath around central axons
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microglial
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immune fcn
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ependymal
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line brain ventricles and central canal of the spinal canal
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PNS glia include
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Schwann cells
satellite cells |
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Schwann cells
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produce myelin sheath
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satellite cells
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surround neuronal cell bodies
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