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51 Cards in this Set
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What are the four kinds of tissues?
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epithelial, connective, nervous, muscle
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Epithelial tissues are found where?
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In coverings and linings
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what two types of tissues are found within epithelial tissues?
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simple cuboidal and stratified squamous
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which is the most diverse group of tissues?
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connective
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which has collagen and elastin fibers?
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connective
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Within connective, which six types of tissue are there?
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areolar, adipose, dense irregular, cartilage, bone, blood
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skin is comprised of what?
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the epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
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which is the outer most layer of the skin?
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the epidermis
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which is the inner layer of the skin, under the epidermis?
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dermis
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which is the deepest layer of the skin?
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hypodermis
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What is the function of simple cuboidal tissue?
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secretion and absorption
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where is simple cuboidal tissue found?
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kidneys tubules, ducts and glands
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what is the function of stratified squamous tissue?
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protection from damage, infection, UV light
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Where is stratified squamous tissue found?
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epidermis, vagina, mouth, tongue
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which tissue has cells that are suspended in a gel like matrix?
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connective tissue
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fibroblasts make what?
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collagen, elastin, reticular
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Mast cells do what?
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secrete histamine as part of the inflammatory response
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what are macrophages?
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eat bacteria, viruses through phagocytosis
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what is the most abundant protein in the body?
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collagen
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what allows tissues to stretch?
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elastin
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what is the function of areolar tissues?
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protection
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where are areolar tissues found?
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hypodermis
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What is the function of adipose tissue?
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cushioning/protection, heat retention, energy storage
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What is this a picture of?
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stratified squamous epithelial tissue found in the epidermis of skin
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What is this a picture of?
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simple cuboidal epithelial tissue found in glands
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What is this a picture of?
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dense irregular connective tissue found in the dermis of skin
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What is this a picture of?
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adipose connective tissue
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what is this a picture of?
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areolar connective tissue found under epidermis and around organs
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What are A, B and C in this picture?
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collagen fibers, elastic fibers, fibroblast nuclei
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What is A,B and C in this picture?
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free nerve ending, meissner's corpuscle, thermoreceptor
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What are A, B and C in this picture?
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Sweat gland, oil gland, hair follicle
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What are A, B and C in this picture?
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skin layers, A) epidermis B) dermis C) hypodermis
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What are the arrows pointing to in this picture?
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A) meissner's corpuscle B) oil gland C) sweat gland D) pacinian corpuscle E) hair
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What is the function of dense irregular connective tissue?
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protection from damage
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what is the function of sweat glands?
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cooling the body, protecting from infection
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what is the function of oil glands?
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protection from infection
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what is the function of hair?
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protection from UV, heat retention, touch receptions
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what is the function of free nerve endings?
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pain/temperature receptors
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meissner's corpuscles are for...
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touch reception
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pacinian corpuscles are for...
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pressure reception
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identify the hormone produced by the skin
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vitamin D
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identify the active form of the hormone produced by the skin
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calcitrol
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list the steps in a thermoregulation feedback loop
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stimulus - thermoreceptor - sensory nerve - control center - motor nerve - effector - response
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In a TR feedback loop, what are the effectors?
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muscles and glands
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what happens to sweat glands when body temp increases?
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they produce sweat to cool the body
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what happens to blood vessels when body temp increases?
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they dilate
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what happens to blood vessels when body temp decreases?
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they contract
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what happens to skeletal muscles when body temp decreases?
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they contract/shiver to create heat
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where is the hormone vitamin D activated?
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the kidneys
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when is the hormone vitamin D activated
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when calcium levels fall
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what does the activated hormone, calcitriol, do?
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it acts on the intestines to increase blood calcium absorption.
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