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EPITHELIAL TISSUE--WHAT ARE THEY? |
TISSUES THAT COVER BODY SURFACES/LINES ORGAN SURFACES AND WALLS/COVERS DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND CAVITY MEMBRANES
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CHARACTERISTICS OF EPITHELIAL TISSUE |
--TIGHTLY PACKED TOGETHER --TIGHT JUNCTIONS BETWEEN CELLS --LITTLE ROOM FOR MATRIX --SUPPORTED BY BASEMENT MEMBRANE --AVASCULAR --DEPENDS ON DIFFUSION --MITOTIC --COMBINATION WITH NERVOUS: SENSORY ORGANS |
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APICAL SURFACE |
THE SURFACE THAT FACES THE BODY SURFACE, A BODY CAVITY, THE LUMEN OF AN INTERNAL ORGAN, OR TUBULAR DUCT THAT RECEIVES SECRETIONS. --CAN HAVE MICROVILLI OR CILIA |
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LATERAL SURFACE |
THE SURFACE OF EPITHELIAL CELLS THAT FACE THE ADJACENT CELL MEMBRANES CAN HAVE TIGHT JUNCTIONS, ADHERENS JUNCTIONS, DESMOSOMES, OR GAP JUNCTIONS |
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BASAL SURFACE |
THE SURFACE OF EPITHELIAL CELLS THAT ARE OPPOSITE OF THE APICAL SURFACE AND ADHERE TO EXTRACELLULAR SURFACES LIKE THE BASEMENT MEMBRANE |
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HOW ARE EPITHELIAL CELLS ORGANIZED BY? |
THEY ARE ORGANIZED BY: 1. CELL SHAPE 2. # OF LAYERS |
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NAME THE CELL SHAPES |
1. SQUAMOUS 2. CUBOIDAL 3. COLUMNAR 4. TRANSITIONAL |
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NAME THE LAYERS OF EPITHELIAL CELLS |
1. SIMPLE 2. STRATIFIED 3. PSEUDOSTRATIFIED |
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NAME CHARACTERISTICS OF SIMPLE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM |
--NUCLEI ARE OVAL AND SMALLER THAN CUBOIDAL CELLS --MEMBRANES ARE CLEARLY OBVIOUS --EDGES ARE NOT LINEAR BOXES (LOOK LIKE POMEGRANATE SEEDS) |
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NAME THREE FUNCTIONS OF SIMPLE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM |
FILTRATION, SECRETION, DIFFUSION |
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WHERE ARE THREE AREAS WHERE SIMPLE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM ARE LOCATED? |
NEPHRON OF KIDNEYS, SEROUS MEMBRANES, LUNGS |
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WHERE WOULD YOU NOT FIND SIMPLE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIA IN |
THE EPIDERMIS BECAUSE THIS PART OF THE BODY NEEDS STRENGTH AND DURABILITY AND SIMPLE SQUAMOUS IS NOT |
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LIST CHARACTERISTICS OF SIMPLE CUBOIDAL EPITHELIUM |
--MEMBRANE SEPARATING CELLS IS NOT AS WELL DEFINED --NUCLEI ARE MUCH BIGGER AND ROUNDER THAN SQUAMOUS |
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TWO FUNCTIONS OF SIMPLE CUBOIDAL EPITHELIUM |
SECRETION AND ABSORPTION |
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THREE AREAS IN THE BODY WHERE SIMPLE CUBOIDAL CELLS ARE FOUND |
THYROID GLAND FOR SECRETION KIDNEYS FOR ABSORPTION SURFACE OF OVARIES ***USUALLY FOUND ON GLANDS BECAUSE OF SECRETION*** |
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LIST CHARACTERISTICS OF SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM |
--LONG COLUMNS --FORMS WATER-TIGHT TIGHT JUNCTIONS --OVAL NUCLEI FOUND NEAR THE BASAL SURFACE --EITHER CILIATED OR NON CILIATED |
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TWO FUNCTIONS OF SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM |
SECRETION AND ABSORPTION |
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THREE AREAS WHERE SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM ARE FOUND |
GALLBLADDER FOR NONCILIATED COLUMNAR CELLS WHOLE GI TRACT FALLOPIAN TUBES |
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WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF SIMPLE COLUMNAR OVER THAT OF SIMPLE CUBOIDAL EPITHELIUM OR SIMPLE SQUAMOUS? |
THE CELLS ARE SO LONG THAT THEY CAN FIT ENZYMES IN THERE AND MAKE GREAT CELL WALLS THAT ARE WATERTIGHT |
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LIST CHARACTERISTICS OF STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIA |
--LAYERS MAY NOT LOOK SQUAMOUS AT THE BASAL SURFACE BUT THE APICAL SURFACE MAKES IT OBVIOUS |
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FUNCTIONS OF STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIA |
PROTECTION |
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THREE ARES OF BODY WHERE STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS IS FOUND |
EPIDERMIS COVERING THE SURFACE OF SKIN, MOUTH ANUS |
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WHAT IS KERATINIZED STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS |
KERATINIZED SKIN HAS THE BEST PROTECTION TO PROTECT FOR THE BODY AND IT IS HARDENED BY PROTEINS. FOUND IN EPIDERMIS ONLY |
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NAME CHARACTERISTICS OF TRANSITIONAL CELL |
CHANGES SHAPE FROM FLAT TO CUBOIDAL --CELLS ARE TEARDROPS |
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FUNCTION OF TRANSITIONAL CELLS |
CHANGES SHAPE |
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AREA OF THE BODY WHERE TRANSITIONAL TISSUE IS FOUND |
URINARY BLADDER |
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CHARACTERISTICS OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
THIS IS THE MOST ABUNDANT TYPE OF TISSUE IN THE BODY |
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WHAT DOES CONNECTIVE TISSUE CONTAIN? |
IT IS MADE OF UP OF THE MATRIX AND CELLS |
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WHAT IS THE MATRIX MADE OUT OF? |
THE MATRIX IS MADE UP OF GROUND SUBSTANCES AND FIBER |
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CHARACTERISTICS OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS |
MORE SPACED OUT |
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CHARACTERISTICS OF AREOLAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
--LOOSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE TYPE --HAS COLLAGEN, ELASTIC, AND RETICULAR FIBERS --CONNECTIVE TISSUE HAS MORE MATRIX THAN CELLS ***GLUES ONE ORGAN TO ANOTHER OR SKIN TO SKIN*** |
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THREE FUNCTIONS OF AREOLAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
GLUE, STRENGTH, SUPPORT, ELASTICITY |
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THREE AREAS WHERE AREOLAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE IS FOUND |
COVERS ORGANS, SUBCUTANEOUS LAYER OF SKIN, AROUND NERVES AND BLOOD VESSELS |
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CHARACTERISTICS OF ADIPOSE TISSUE |
--CONSIDERED AS LOOSE TISSUE EVEN THOUGH ADIPOSE IS THE EXCEPTION AND IS ACTUALLY TIGHTLY PACKED --VASCULAR --SMALL NUCLEUS --CELLS LOOK WHITE BECAUSE OF TRIGLYERIDES |
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FOUR FUNCTIONS OF ADIPOSE TISSUE |
ENERGY RESERVE, INSULATION, PROTECTION, SUPPORT |
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THREE AREAS WHERE ADIPOSE TISSUE IS FOUND |
COVERS ORGANS, SUBCUTANEOUS LAYER OF SKIN |
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CHARACTERISTICS OF DENSE REGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
--FIBERS ARE ALL IN THE SAME DIRECTION --FIBERS ARE TIGHTLY PACKED TOGETHER --HAS FIBROBLAST CELLS THAT MAKE FIBERS --CAN WITHSTAND PULLING IN ONE DIRECTION |
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FUNCTION OF DENSE REGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
STRENGTH BETWEEN STRUCTURES |
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THREE AREAS IN BODY WHERE DENSE REGULAR TISSUE IS FOUND |
TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS TENDONS: MUSCLE TO BONE CONNECTION LIGAMENT: BONE TO BONE |
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COMPACT BONE TISSUE CHARACTERISTICS |
THIS TYPE OF BONE LOOKS LIKE A FOREST OF STUMPS AND GROWTH RINGS |
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HYALINE CARTILAGE CHARACTERISTICS |
--LOOKS PURPLE WITH GLASSY ORBS --CIRCLES ARE WHERE CELLS USED TO LIVE --THIS TYPE OF CARTILAGE HAS NO BLOOD VESSELS SO SLOWER METABOLISM AND RELIES ON DIFFUSION |
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THREE FUNCTIONS OF HYALINE CARTILAGE |
FLEXIBILITY, SUPPORT, REDUCES FRICTION, ABSORBS SHOCK |
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THREE AREAS IN BODY WHERE HYALINE CARTILAGE IS FOUND |
BONE ARTICULATION, NOSE, TRACHEA, COSTAL CARTILAGE |
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WHAT ARE TWO OTHER TYPES OF CARTILAGE BESIDES HYALINE? |
FIBROCARTILAGE AND ELASTIC CARTILAGE |