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Tight Junctions |
Very tight/prevents leakage |
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Desmosomes |
Anchor on each side of tissue/can stretch |
D= double sided |
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Gap Junctions |
Tubes between cells allowing cells to share things |
Gap= between things |
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Basement Membrane |
Keeps cell concreted down |
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Apacil Surface |
Smooth Microvilli Cilia Keratin |
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Endocrine Glands |
Secrete hormones into blood vessels (no duct) |
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Exocrine Glands |
Secrete into duct which takes it to close location |
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Goblet Cell Function |
Secrete Mucous |
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Merocrine Gland Secretion |
Clear, thin fluid secreted by exocytosis |
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Apocrine Gland |
Thicker secretion by loosing apex of cell |
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Holocrine Glands |
Thickest secretion by loosing whole cell |
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Ground Substance |
Amorphous gelatinous material |
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Loose Areolar Location |
Connection in between tissues and superficial fascia |
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Loose Adipose Location |
Energy source and cushioning in mammary glands and fat |
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Loose Reticular Location |
Stroma of organs and bone marrow |
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Dense Regular Location |
Tendons Ligaments Aponeuroses |
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Dense Irregular Location |
Capsules of organs Dermis |
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Dense Elastic Location |
Artery walls Bladder wall Lungs |
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Hyaline Cartilage Function |
Firm but flexible support, connection, protects ends of long bones |
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Elastic Cartilage Function |
Flexible in tissues that requires bending |
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Fibrocartilage Function |
Tough inflexible cartilage that protects underlying bones |
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Cutaneous Membrane Location |
Epidermis |
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Serous Membrane Location |
Lining of organs and cavities |
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Mucous Membrane Location |
Gums Lining of vagina GI tract |
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Synovial Membrane Function |
Lubricates the joint |
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Collagenous Fiber Structure |
Strong and thick parallel bundles |
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Reticular Fibers Location |
Endocrine glands Lymph nodes Spleen Bone marrow |
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Elastic Fibers Location |
Vocal cords Lungs Skin Blood vessels |
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Fixed Cells |
Stays in place |
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Transient Cells |
Move |
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Simple Squamous Function |
Passage of liquid or gas |
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Simple Squamous Location |
Lungs Blood vessels Lymph vessels Abdomen Thorax |
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Simple Cuboidal Function |
Secretion |
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Simple Cuboidal Location |
Ducts |
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Simple Columnar Function |
Absorption |
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Simple Columnar Location |
GI tract |
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Stratified Squamous Function |
Protection |
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Stratified Squamous Location |
Epidermis Mouth Esophagus Vagina Rectum |
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Stratified Cuboidal Function |
Secretion |
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Stratified Cuboidal Location |
Glands |
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Pseudostratified Columnar Location |
Respiratory Tract |
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Goblet Cell Location |
Respiratory tract GI tract Conjunctiva of the eye |
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Which glands don't have ducts? |
Endocrine and Goblet |
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Multicellular Exocrine Gland Function |
Produce the secretion |
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Myoepithelial Cells |
Assist with the discharge of secretion |
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Merocrine Gland Location |
Pancreas Salivary glands Sweat glands |
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Apocrine Gland Location |
Mammary glands Sweat glands |
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Holocrine Glands Location |
Sebaceous glands |
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Cells of Cartilage |
Chondroblasts and Chondrocytes |
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Hyaline Cartilage Location |
Articular ends of bones Ribs Growth plate of bones Tracheal rings |
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Elastic Cartilage Location |
Epiglottis of larynx Pinna |
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Fibrocartilage Location |
Between pelvic bones Between vertabrae Menisci in the knee joint |
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Submucosa |
Connective tissue layer that connects the mucosa to underlying structures |
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Parietal Layer |
Part of the serous membrane that lines the cavity wall |
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Visceral Layer |
Part of serous membrane that covers outer surfaces of organs |
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Reticular Fibers Structure |
Thin and delicate networks of collagen |
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Collagenous Fiber Location |
Ligaments and Tendons |
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Are epithelium cells vascular or avascular? |
Avascular |
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Transitional Epithelium Function |
Stretching |
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Transitional Epithelium Location |
Urinary system |
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Brush Border Location |
Small intestine Kidney |
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Cilia Location |
Trachea |
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