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Epithelial Tissue |
-Always has a free surface (internal or external) -Anchored to adjoining connective tissue by a basement membrane -No blood supply (except through diffusion from surrounding tissues) -Tight packing provides protective barriers |
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Exocrine Glands (Epithelial gland) |
secrete to internal or external surface |
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Endocrine Glands (Epithelial gland) |
secrete into fluids or bloods |
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What is connective tissue made up of? |
-Matrix- made of: ~Fibers, Elastic fibers, Collagen fibers ,Reticular fibers -“Ground substance” (a filler material of fluid, semisolid, or solid consistency) -Cells ~Fibroblasts, Macrophages, Mast cells |
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Contractile (muscle tissue) |
can shorten and lengthen |
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Nucleated (muscle tissue) |
some have multiple nuclei |
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Muscle Tissues |
-Skeletal (striated) -Smooth -Cardiac |
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Neurons (neurvous tissue) |
-Found in brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves -Receive and transmit impulses to and from: ~Glands, Organs, Muscles, Other neurons |
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Neurological cells |
Accessory cells |
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Connective Tissue |
Usually more matrix than cell volume; often specialized to support, bind, and protect ograns |
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Nervous tissue |
Tissue contain excitable cells specialized for rapid transmission of coded informaion to other cells |
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Muscular tissue |
Tissue composed of elongated, excitable muscle cells specialized for contraction |
