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Define the term Tissue
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"Woven": Groups of cellsthat are similar in structure and perform common/related functions.
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Four major types of tissue
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Epithelial: covers
Connective: Supports Muscle: contracts Nervous: carries info through the body |
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Define Histology
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The study of tissues.
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Four major classes of SIMPLE epithelial and where they are found
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Simple squamous: lungs, blood vessels
Simple cuboidal: kidneys, ovaries Simplee columnar: digestive tract, uterine tube Pseudostratified columnar: Air passage ways- lungs and bronchi |
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Four major classes of STRATIFIED epithelia and where they are found
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Stratified squamous: skin
Stratified cuboidal: in some glands, and ducts Stratified columnar: in male urethra only! Transitional epithelium (stratified): bladder |
