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55 Cards in this Set
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What is in the simple squamous? |
serosa of small intestine |
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What is in the simple cuboidal? |
Kidney tubules |
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What is in the simple columnar |
muscosa of small intestine |
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What is in the pseudostratified? |
muscosa of trachea |
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What is in the stratified cubional? |
duct of sweat gland |
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What is in the stratified squamous? |
sole of food and muscosa of vagina |
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What is in the transitional? |
urinary tract |
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What are the characteristics of epithelial tissue? |
-one or more layers-20 -cells adhere closely together-little ECM -cover organ surfaces inside and out -lines body cavitites- pleural, pericardial, peritoneal -avascular- no blood vessels -basement membrane -basal and apical surface |
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What are the classes of epithelial? |
-simple -stratified -pseudostratified columnar |
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What are the cell shapes of epithelial? |
-squamous -cubional -columnar |
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What is tissue? |
A mass of similar cells and cell products that forms a discrete region of an organ and performs a specific function |
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What are the 4 primary classes of tissues? |
-epithedial -connective -nervous -muscular |
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What is epithedial? |
Tissue composed of layers of closely spaced cells that cover organ surfaces or form glands |
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What part of the body can you find epithedial? |
-epidermis -inner lines of digestive track -liver and other glands |
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What is connective tissue? |
Tissue with usually more matrix than cell volume |
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Where can you find connective tissue? |
-tendons/ ligaments -cartilage/ bone -blood/ lymph |
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What is nervous tissue? |
tissue containing excitable cells specialized for rapid transmission of information to other cells |
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Where can you find nervous tissue? |
-brain -spinal cord -nerves |
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What is muscular tissue? |
tissue composed of elongated, excitable cells specialized for contraction |
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Where can you find muscular tissue? |
-skeletal muscles -heart muscles -smooth muscles (walls of viscera) |
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How do these 4 classes of tissues differ? |
-functions of cells -characteristics of extracellular matrix -relative amount of space occupied by cells vs. matrix |
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What are the 3 interpreting tissues sections? |
-tissue preparation -planes of section -smears and spreads |
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What is tissue preparation? |
-fixation -section -stain -observation |
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What are the planes of secretion? |
-longitudinal -cross (transverse) -oblique (diagonal) |
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What 4 functions does the epithelial tissue do? |
-protection -secretion of products such as mucus and digestive enzymes -excretation of wastes -absorbs nutrients and oxygen |
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Why is the connective tissue so unique compared to the other 4 primary tissues? |
- most abundant -varied |
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What are the 4 broad categories of CT? |
-fibrous CT -adipose tissue -supportive CT -Fluid CT |
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What are the functions of CT? |
-binding of organs -support -physical protection -immune protection -movement -storage -heat production -transport |
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What are the cells of Fibrous CT? |
-Fibroblasts -macrophages -leukocytes -plasma cells -mast cells -adipocytes -collagenous -reticular -elastic |
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What are fibroblasts? |
They produce fibers and ground surface |
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What are macrophages? |
They eat bacteria and debris |
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What are leukocytes? |
white blood cells that help the body defend |
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What are plasma cells? |
They produce antibodies |
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What are mast cells? |
They secrete heparin and histamine |
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What are adipocytes? |
fat cells |
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What are collagenous? |
tough and flexible -white fibers of tendons and ligaments |
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What are reticular? |
thing collagen fibers coated with glycoprotein -framework of spleen and lymph nodes |
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What is elastic? |
stretch and recoil -abundant in lungs |
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What are the two loose connective tissues? |
-areolar -reticular |
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What are the characteristics of areolar? |
-abundant -binds epithelia to deeper tissue -highly vascular |
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What are the characteristics of reticular? |
-supports lymphatic organs-kidneys |
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What are the characteristics of dense regular connective tissues? |
-highly organized fibers -mainly fibroblasts -tendons/ ligaments -elastic tissues - vocal cords |
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Where is dense connective tissue? |
back of leg/ ankle |
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What are the characteristics of dense irregular tissue? |
-random arrangement of fibers -resists stress -most of dermis -protective capsules |
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What are the protective capsules in dense irregular tissue? |
kidney, liver, spleen |
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What is adipose tissue? |
-stores energy -provides thermal insulation -protection of kidneys and eyeballs |
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What are the two supportive CT's? |
cartilage and bones |
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What does the cartilage do? |
-chondroblasts -lacunae -chondrocytes -avascular -subtypes |
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What are the subtypes in cartilage? |
-hyaline -elastic -fibrocartilage |
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What are the two types of bone? |
-spongy bone -compact bone |
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What are the characteristics of spongy bone? |
-head of long bones -middle of flat bones |
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What are the characteristics of a compact bone? |
-central canal -lamellae -osteon -osteocytes -canaliculi -periosteum |
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What is blood considered? |
a fluid type of CT |
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What are the three characteristics of blood? |
-plasma -and formed elements |
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What are the formed elements? |
-leukocytes-white blood cells -erythrocypes-red blood cells |