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Origin of connective tissues |
Mesodermal |
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Function of connective tissues |
Support and connect epithelial with body organs |
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Structure of connective tissues |
Relatively few cells Extracellular matrix: protein fibers, glycoproteins, proteoglycans |
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Importance of connective tissue components |
Nutrient exchange between two different organ systems |
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Types of connective tissues |
Collagenous Specialized |
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Classification of collagenous connective tissue is based on |
Amount and arrangement of collagen |
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Types of collagenous connective tissues |
Loose Dense regular Dense irregular |
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Examples of specialized connective tissues |
Osteocytes Adipose Hyaline cartilage Macrophage |
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Function of adipose tissues |
Store triglycerides, for energy source and thermal insulation Replace cellular and fibrous elements |
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Function of hyaline cartilage |
Contains chondrocytes: cells responsible for cartilage formation Extracellular matrix is composed of collagen, chondroitin sulfates, and proteins |
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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 |
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Function of blood |
Composed of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets that circulate throughout body |
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Types of muscle tissues |
Skeletal Cardiac Smooth |
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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 |
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Function of nervous tissue |
Regulate central and peripheral nervous systems Vary per organ, in terms of shape, size, and complexity |
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Epithelial tissue |
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Connective tissue |
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Muscle tissue |
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Nervous tissue |
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Squamous epithelium |
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Cuboidal epithelium |
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Columnar epithelium |
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Simple epithelium |
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Stratified epithelium |
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Simple squamous epithelium |
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Stratified squamous epithelium |
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Simple cuboidal epithelium |
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Stratified cuboidal epithelium |
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Simple columnar epithelium |
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Stratified columnar epithelium |
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Dense regular collagenous connective tissue |
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Dense irregular collagenous connective tissue |
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Loose collagenous connective tissue |
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Adipose specialized connective tissue |
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Hyaline cartilage specialized connective tissue |
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Bone specialized connective tissue |
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Blood specialized connective tissue |
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Skeletal muscle |
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Cardiac muscle |
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Smooth muscle |
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Typical neuron |
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Neurons in the brain |
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Sensory neuron |
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Motor neuron from spinal cord |
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Characteristics of sperm cell |
Very small Has lots of mitochondria, which provide energy to move tail Haploid |
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Characteristics of egg cell |
Holds many nutrients needed to start a new organism Haploid |
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Stem cells |
Completely undifferentiated Have capacity to specialize |
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Embryonic stem cells |
Found in early human embryos |
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Differentiation |
Process by which cells become specialized for their role |
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Cells in developed organisms |
Most are specialized and lose the ability to differentiate Those that can still differentiate replace lost cells |
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Adult stem cells |
Found in bone marrow Can differentiate into different blood cells |
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Characteristics of meristems |
Don't fully differentiate Stay as stem cells throughout plant's life |
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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 |
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Stem cell utilization process |
1. Isolate stem cells 2. Clone in laboratory |
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Significance of human stem cells |
Potential to replace any damaged cell in body |
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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 |
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Issues with using stem cells to treat diseases |
Made in other organisms, so may be recognized as foreign and destroyed |
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Process and significance of therapeutic cloning |
Embryo with same genetic material as patient is made Stem cells taken from embryo will not be rejected |
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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 |
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Function of simple squamous epithelium |
Lines blood vessels and body cavities Regulates passage of substances into underlying tissue |
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Function of simple cuboidal epithelium |
Glandular (secreting) tissue Kidney tubules |
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Function of simple columnar epithelium |
Absorption Usually has apical cilia or microvilli Lines stomach and intestines |
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Function of stratified squamous epithelium |
Protection against microorganisms, invading underlying tissue, and water loss Skin epidermis |
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Function of stratified cuboidal epithelium |
Excretory ducts of salivary and sweat glands |
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Function of stratified columnar epithelium |
Mucous membrane (conjunctiva) lining eyelids Both protective and mucus-secreting |
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Function of pseudostratified columnar epithelium |
Lines upper respiratory tract Has a lot of cilia |