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4 BASIC TYPES OF TISSUE

M; muscle tissue


E; epithelial tissue


N; nervous tissue


C; connective tissue

EPITHELIAL TISSUES

covering and lining tissues, found covering body surfaces, lining body passageways, lining body cavities and forming glands...primary function is to provide protection

BASEMENT MEMBRANE

made up of lamina reticularis and basal lamina

AVASCULAR

having no blood vessels to supply them directly and rely on oxygen and nutrients diffusing up from deeper tissues...for this reason epithelial tissues can't be too think or the oxygen and nutrients won't reach its' cells

SIMPLE EPITHELIA

only one layer of cells; 3 kinds:


Simple Squamous Epithelium


Simple Cubodial Epithelium


Simple Columnar Epithelium

SIMPLE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM

single layer of flat cells with a flattened nucleus...found in air sacs of the lungs

SIMPLE CUBODIAL EPITHELIUM

cells are about as wide as they are tall with a round central nucleus...found in lining glands such as the thyroid gland and certain respiratory passages and the kidneys

SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM

cells are taller than they are wide with round nuclei located near the base of the cell...line certain respiratory passages, much of digestive tract and genitourinary tract

STRATIFIED EPITHELIA

have two or more layers of cells; 2 kinds


Stratified Epithelia


Stratified Cubodial Epithelia

STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS KERATINIZED EPITHELIUM

consists of epithelial cells called keratinocytes that produce the hard protein keratin that are too far away from the blood supply in the deeper tissues so they harden and die...found in outer layer of cells to protect deeper tissues

TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIUM

stratified but not classified by its shape because its cells can change shape...typically dome -shaped but flatten out when the tissue is stretched...found in lining of urinary bladder and ureters

PSEUDOSTRATIFIED CILIATED COLUMNAR EPITHELIAL TISSUE

has the appearance of having many layers but only has one...always columnar and found in the lining of the nasal cavity and much of the respiratory tract

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

functions as a binding and supportive tissue for all other tissues in the body...usually contain few cells and have an extensive extracellular matrix consisting of 3 main types of protein fibers;


Collagen Fibers


Elastic Fibers


Reticular Fibers

MUSCLE TISSUE

adapted to contract

NERVOUS TISSUE

functions to receive stimuli and transmit signals from one part of the body to another

COLLAGEN FIBERS

composed of thick protein collagen that gives a tissue tensile strength

ELASTIC FIBERS

composed of the protein elastin which makes a tissue distensible

RETICULAR FIBERS

thin fibers that interweave to form networks that support blood vessels, nerves and other structures

4 TYPES OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE

C; connective tissue proper


C; cartilage


B; bone


B; blood

LOOSE AREOLAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE

subclass of CT...loose appearance...part of the basement membrane and in the walls of hollow organs

RETICULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE

consists of many reticular fibers...located in the spleen and lymph nodes, blood vessels, and nerves to form supportive networks

DENSE REGULAR COLLAGENOUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE

collagen fibers arranged in parallel bundles with little ground substance and few cells...exceptionally strong and makes up structures that require tensile strength in a single plane such as tendons and ligaments

DENSE IRREGULAR COLLAGENOUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE

consists of bundles of collagen fibers but arranged in an irregular haphazard fashion with no consistent pattern...found where tensile strength is needed like the dermis and joint and organ capsules

CARTILAGE

tough but flexible tissue resistant to tension, twisting and compressive forces...avascular

HYALINE CARTILAGE

lack of protein fibers so has a smooth, glassy appearance...covers the ends of bones where they form joints with another bone so there is no friction...found in the nose, connecting the ribs to the sternum and certain respiratory passages

BONE (OSSEOUS TISSUE)

arranged in concentric layers called the lamellae...hardest tissue in the body and most resistant to mechanical stresses

BLOOD

only CT that doesn't actually connect anything...consists of red and white blood cells, platelets and plasma

SKELETAL MUSCLE TISSUE

myocytes are long, tubular and striated in appearance...striations come from the proteins within the muscle fiber called myofilaments...formed from the fusion of cells called myoblasts so are multi-cellular

CARDIAC MUSCLE TISSUE

located in the heart only...short, fat, striated and branching...linked by intercalated disks...usually have only one nuclei but can have two or more

SMOOTH MUSCLE TISSUE

myocytes are flat with one nucleus in the center of the spindle-shaped cell...no striations...lines all hollow organs and is found in the skin, the eyes and surrounding many glands

NEURONS

responsible for sending and receiving messages within the nervous system...large central portion is called the cell body...found in the brain and spinal cord

DENDRITES

armlike projections extending from the cell body that receive messages from other neurons

AXON

sends messages to other neurons, muscle cells or gland cells

NEUROGLIAL CELLS

smaller more numerous cells that surround the neurons...perform functions that support the neurons in some way

STRATUM CORNEUM

superficiallayer composted of dead cells, contain keratin, dry, flaky appearance

STRATUM LUCIDUM

single layer of translucent, dead cells foundonly in the skin of the palms and soles of the feet

STRATUM GRANULOSUM

superficialcells are dead but deeper cells are alive; contain keratin and an oilywaterproofing substance

STRATUM SPINOSUM

firstactively metabolizing cells where melanin is found

STRATUM BASALE

deepestlayer and contains a single row of actively dividing cells

PAPILLARY LAYER

composedof loose connective tissue – contain touch receptors

RETICULAR LAYER

thick layer composed of denseirregular collagenous connective tissue , houses sweat glands and sebaceousglands, blood vessels and pressure receptors

DERMAL PAPILLAE

projectionthat project into the epidermis

PACINIAN (LAMELLATED) CORPUSCLE

pressurereceptors

MEISSNER'S (TACTILE) CORPUSCLES

touchreceptors

SUDORIFEROUS GLANDS

exocrineglands that secrete sweat through small pores

HAIR FOLLICLE

tissuelined sheath that surrounds the bulb

HAIR SHAFT

longand slender composed of dead keratinized cells

ARRECTOR PILI MUSCLE

makeshair stand on endend

SEBACEOUS GLAND

exocrineglands that secrete sebum into hair follicles

HYPODERMIS / SUBCUTANEOUS LAYER

deepest layer