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78 Cards in this Set
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What are the four major types of tissue?
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epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
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Where is epithelial tissue found?
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through out the body, outter layer of skin, mouth,
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What is the function of epithelial tissue?
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Protection secretion excretion absorption
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Characteristics of epithelial tissue?
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it is anchored to a basement membrane, tightly packed, little intercellular material and poor blood supply
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What are the types (Shapes) of epithelial cells?
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Squamous, cubodial, columnar
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Where are Simple Squamous Epithelium found?
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Lungs, Capillaries, lines cardiovascular system. Mouth, Blood vessels heart
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What is the function of Simple Squamous Epithelium?
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Secretes fluid in serous membrane, nucleus in the middle and it is elliptical.
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Where are Cuboidal Epithelial cells found?
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Kidney tubes, ovaries, Found in Ducts and glands.
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What is the function of Cuboidal Epithelial cells?
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Secreation and Absorption in the kidneys and glands Nucleus is in the center and it is spherical
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Where are Simple Columnar Epithelium found?
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Stomach lining, Intestine and digestive system.
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What is the function of Columnar epithelium cells?
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nucleus is elongated and at the base of the cell membrane. may be ciliated,protects underlying tissue, secretes digestive fluid and absorbs nutients.
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Where are Pseudostratified columnar Epithelium found?
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Uterine Tubes and Respiratory system
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What is the function of Pseudostratified columnar epithelium?
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Ciliated line and sweep debri from respiratory tubes.
varing nucleus position Associated with mucus producing goblets. |
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Where are Stratified squamous epithelium found?
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Vagina and Skin
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What is the function of Stratified squamous?
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designed to portect underlying layers
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What do stratified squamous look like?
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Thick, flattened associated with Keratin.
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Where are Stratified Cuboidal found?
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Lining of Lumen, Mammary glands, sweat glands, salivary glands, and pancreaus.
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what is the function of stratified Cuboidal?
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Protections
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where are stratified columnar found?
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Male Urethra, and pharynx
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What do stratified columnar look like?
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superficial layers are columnar and basal layers are cuboidal.
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What do stratified cuboidal look like?
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two or three layers of cubodial tissue.
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Where are transitional cells found?
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Urinary bladder
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What is the function of Transitional Cells?
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Stretch and expand
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where are Glandular cells found?
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usually found within the columnar and cuboidal epithelia.
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What is the function of Glanular cell tissue?
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Produces and secretes substances into ducts and body fluids
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What is Exocrine?
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a gland that secretes into the ducts
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What is Exdocrine?
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A gland that secretes into blood
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What are the characteristics of Connective tissue?
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Binds and supports, provides framwork, fills spaces, stores fat, produces blood, protects against infection, repairs tissue, Abundant matrix(intercellular material) good blood supply
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What is Fibroblast?
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A connective tissue cell that is starlike and produces fibers by secreting porteins into the extracellular matrix
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What is the function of Fibroblast?
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Defends against function by wandering macrophages.
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What do stratified squamous look like?
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Thick, flattened associated with Keratin.
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Where are Stratified Cuboidal found?
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Lining of Lumen, Mammary glands, sweat glands, salivary glands, and pancreaus.
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what is the function of stratified Cuboidal?
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Protections
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where are stratified columnar found?
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Male Urethra, and pharynx
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What do stratified columnar look like?
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superficial layers are columnar and basal layers are cuboidal.
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What do stratified cuboidal look like?
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two or three layers of cubodial tissue.
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Where are transitional cells found?
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Urinary bladder
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What is the function of Transitional Cells?
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Stretch and expand
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where are Glandular cells found?
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usually found within the columnar and cuboidal epithelia.
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What is the function of Glanular cell tissue?
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Produces and secretes substances into ducts and body fluids
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What is Exocrine?
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a gland that secretes into the ducts
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What is Exdocrine?
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A gland that secretes into blood
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What are the characteristics of Connective tissue?
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Binds and supports, provides framwork, fills spaces, stores fat, produces blood, protects against infection, repairs tissue, Abundant matrix(intercellular material) good blood supply
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What is Fibroblast?
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A fixed connective tissue cell that is starlike and produces fibers by secreting porteins into the extracellular matrix
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What are Mast Cells?
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they are cells of connective tissue that are fixed they are located near blood vessels they release heparinand histamine
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What are macrophages?
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Wandering connective tissue cells that originated as a white blood cells and carry on phagocytosis. they remove foreign particles from tissue to fight infection
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What is the function of Loose connective tissue?
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binds skin to the underlying organs and fills the spaces between the muscles
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What does loose connective tissue look like?
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the cells of this tissue are mainly fibroblast located far apart, gel like extracellular matrix that contains many collagenous and elastic fibers.
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What is Adipose tissue?
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Specialized loose connective tissue that stores fat in droplets within in cytoplasm nucleus is pushed to the side
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Where is adipose tissue found?
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Beneath the skin around joints padding for the kidneys and other internal organs.
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What is Dense connective tissue?
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Closely packed collagenous fibers very strongs but lacks blood supply
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Where is Dense tissue found?
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Tendons and ligaments
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What is Cartilage?
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Rigid connective tissue known also as Chondrocytes. these cells lie within the lacunae in the gel like matrix or Fluid Matrix poor blood supply
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What is the function of Cartilage?
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It provides support and framwork
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Where is Cartilage found?
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Ears Larynx any flexable place
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What are three types of Cartilage?
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Hyaline, Elastic, and fibrocartilage
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What is Hyaline
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White cartilage with fine collagen fibers boiund at the ends of bones and supports respiratory passage
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Where is Hyaline found?
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Joints and rings of tracial
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Where is Elastic Cartilage found?
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Ears Larynx very flexable
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What is fibrocartilage and where is it found?
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many collagenous fivers and tough tissue provides a shock absorber for intervetebral disk and knees and pelvic girdle slow to heal
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What are the Charistics of Bone Tissue?
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Most rigid connective tissue with deposits of mineral salt has collagen within Matrix.
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What are the functions of bone tissue?
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Internally supports the body and portects, forms muscle attachments and is the site for blood cell formation. Movement Good blood supply and rapid recovery red marrow blood cell formation
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What are bone cells called?
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osteocytes
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What do bone cells look like?
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lie within the lacunae and are arranged in concentric circles around osteonic canals
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What are Blood cells composed of?
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Red and White cells suspended in a liquid matrix called plasma also contains platelets
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What is blood tissues function?
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Transport substances throughout the body
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What are the three types of Muscle Tissue?
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Skeletal, Smooth, Cardiac
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What is the function of Muscle tissue?
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Movement
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What does Skeletal muscle tissue look like?
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It is voluntary and the cells are long and cylindrical striated and have many nuclei. It contracts form nervous impulse
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What does Smooth muscle tissue look like?
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It has no striations and has only one nucli. It consist of spindle shaped cells. It is involuntary
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Where is smooth muscle found?
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walls of internal organs and in the digestive tract, blood vessels and urinary bladder.
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What does Cardiac muscle tissue look like?
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consist of branching fibers that are connected to each other wiht intercalated disks.Involuntary only one nucleus in each cell but appears striated
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Where is cardiac muscle tissue found?
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only in the heart
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What is the function of cardiac muscle?
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forms the heart and moves the blood.
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Where are Nervous tissues found?
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Brain spinal cord and nerves
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What are Neurons?
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Nerve cells that conduct nervous impulses
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What are Neurogila cells?
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Cells that support and nourish the neurons.
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What is the matrix of Bone tissue made of?
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mineral salts
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