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What are the two categories that epithelial tissue is divided into?
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Simple
Compound |
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What is the function of epithelial tissue?
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Protection
Absorption Secretion |
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what are the four different types of simple epithelial tissue and describe them.
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simple Squamous - stretched
Simple cuboidal Simple colomnar simple cilliated colomnar |
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what is compound epithelial tissue?
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Epithelial tissue with several layers of cells
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Name one place transitional epithelium is found and what is its function
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its found in the bladder and stretches when full, its special as it returns to its original shape when relaxed
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What are glands and what are the two categories of them?
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Glands are epithelial tissue that have a secretory area and a method of transporting the secretion to a desired site.
they can be divided into: unicellular glands & multicellular glands |
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what are exocrine glands
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exocrine are glands with ducts, they secrete a substance directly onto a site
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what is a gland with no gland called and give an example
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Endocrine gland
eg hormones |
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what are the 3 varieties of fibres and describe them
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collagen - very strong, good tensile strength white in colour
elastic - very stretchy, yellow in colour reticular - very fine fibres, found in blood organs |
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what is andipose tissue?
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it is fatty tissue
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