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21 Cards in this Set
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Groups of cells with similar structure and function |
Tissue |
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What are 4 types of Primary Tissues ? |
Connective , Muscle , Nervous , Epithelial |
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what are body coverings , body linings , and glandular tissues |
Epithelial Locations |
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What are functions of epithelial ? |
Protection , absorption , filtration , and secretion |
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What is one characteristic that the epithelial tissue has ? |
The cells fit closely together and often form sheets |
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What is the free surface of the tissue ? |
Apical surface |
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What does the lower surface of the epithelium rests on ? |
Basement membrane (basal=bottom) |
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What does avascular mean ? |
NO BLOOD SUPPLY |
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What does simple and stratified mean ? |
Simple means one layer
Stratified means more than one layer |
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what is squamous ? |
Flattened |
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What is cuboidal ? |
Cube-shaped |
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What is columnar ? |
Column-like (rectangular) |
apical means top |
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what is the single layer of flat cells that usually forms membranes ? |
Simple Squamous |
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what are some functions of simple squamous ? |
lines body cavities , lines the lungs and capillaries |
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what is simple cuboidal ? |
single layer of cube-like cells |
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what is simple columnar ? |
simple layer of tall cells that often include mucous which produces globally cell; lines digestive tract |
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what does pseudo-stratified mean |
single layer, but some cells are shorter than the others |
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what is pseudo squamous ? |
cells at the apical surface are flattened. they are in the skin , mouth, and esophagus |
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what is stratified cuboidal ? |
two layers of cuboidal cells |
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what is stratified columnar ? |
surface cells are columnar, cells underneath every in size and shape |
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what are rare in the human body and are found in large ducts of the gland |
stratified columnar and cuboidal |
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