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Origin of connective tissues

Mesodermal

Function of connective tissues

Support and connect epithelial with body organs

Structure of connective tissues

Relatively few cells


Extracellular matrix: protein fibers, glycoproteins, proteoglycans

Importance of connective tissue components

Nutrient exchange between two different organ systems

Types of connective tissues

Collagenous


Specialized

Classification of collagenous connective tissue is based on

Amount and arrangement of collagen

Types of collagenous connective tissues

Loose


Dense regular


Dense irregular

Examples of specialized connective tissues

Osteocytes


Adipose


Hyaline cartilage


Macrophage

Function of adipose tissues

Store triglycerides, for energy source and thermal insulation


Replace cellular and fibrous elements

Function of hyaline cartilage

Contains chondrocytes: cells responsible for cartilage formation


Extracellular matrix is composed of collagen, chondroitin sulfates, and proteins

Function of bone

Contains osteocytes: mature bone cells


Osteoblasts, immature bone cells, secrete collagen fibers and ground substance of extracellular matrix


Hardened by the precipitation of calcium salts

Function of blood

Composed of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets that circulate throughout body

Types of muscle tissues

Skeletal


Cardiac


Smooth

Function of skeletal muscle

Voluntary


Movement of skeleton, eye, and tongue


Innervated motor neurons


Release hormones and neurotransmitters that activate sacrolemma: plasma nembrane of muscle cell

Function of nervous tissue

Regulate central and peripheral nervous systems


Vary per organ, in terms of shape, size, and complexity

Epithelial tissue

Connective tissue

Muscle tissue

Nervous tissue

Squamous epithelium

Cuboidal epithelium

Columnar epithelium

Simple epithelium

Stratified epithelium

Simple squamous epithelium

Stratified squamous epithelium

Simple cuboidal epithelium

Stratified cuboidal epithelium

Simple columnar epithelium

Stratified columnar epithelium

Dense regular collagenous connective tissue

Dense irregular collagenous connective tissue

Loose collagenous connective tissue

Adipose specialized connective tissue

Hyaline cartilage specialized connective tissue

Bone specialized connective tissue

Blood specialized connective tissue

Skeletal muscle

Cardiac muscle

Smooth muscle

Typical neuron

Neurons in the brain

Sensory neuron

Motor neuron from spinal cord

Characteristics of sperm cell

Very small


Has lots of mitochondria, which provide energy to move tail


Haploid

Characteristics of egg cell

Holds many nutrients needed to start a new organism


Haploid

Stem cells

Completely undifferentiated


Have capacity to specialize

Embryonic stem cells

Found in early human embryos

Differentiation

Process by which cells become specialized for their role

Cells in developed organisms

Most are specialized and lose the ability to differentiate


Those that can still differentiate replace lost cells

Adult stem cells

Found in bone marrow


Can differentiate into different blood cells

Characteristics of meristems

Don't fully differentiate


Stay as stem cells throughout plant's life

Significance of meristems

Plants can be cloned with meristems


Rare species can be replicated to reduce extinction risk


Identical crop plants with desirable characteristics can be grown

Stem cell utilization process

1. Isolate stem cells


2. Clone in laboratory

Significance of human stem cells

Potential to replace any damaged cell in body

Process of replacing damaged blood cells with stem cells

Adult stem cells from healthy person's bone marrow are transferred to bone marrow of the patient

Issues with using stem cells to treat diseases

Made in other organisms, so may be recognized as foreign and destroyed

Process and significance of therapeutic cloning

Embryo with same genetic material as patient is made


Stem cells taken from embryo will not be rejected

Risks of therapeutic cloning

Stem cells may pick up a virus while being grown in lab


Ethical issues: embryos have potential for human life


But embryos are usually unwanted and would otherwise be destroyed

Function of simple squamous epithelium

Lines blood vessels and body cavities


Regulates passage of substances into underlying tissue

Function of simple cuboidal epithelium

Glandular (secreting) tissue


Kidney tubules

Function of simple columnar epithelium

Absorption


Usually has apical cilia or microvilli


Lines stomach and intestines

Function of stratified squamous epithelium

Protection against microorganisms, invading underlying tissue, and water loss


Skin epidermis

Function of stratified cuboidal epithelium

Excretory ducts of salivary and sweat glands

Function of stratified columnar epithelium

Mucous membrane (conjunctiva) lining eyelids


Both protective and mucus-secreting

Function of pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Lines upper respiratory tract


Has a lot of cilia