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2: Animal Tissues Flashcards

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a group of similar cells w a common function

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tissue

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2
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study of tissues

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histology

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  • sheet of cells that covers in internal/external surface
  • can serve as protective covering or means for materials/secretions to move
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epithelium

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supports epithelium

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basement membrane

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2 or more layers of epithelia

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stratified

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one layer of epithelia; appears to have multiple layers

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pseudostratified layers

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epithelia shape: flattened

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squamous

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epithelia shape: boxlike

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cuboidal

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epithelia shape: long

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columnar

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found in the lining of capillaries, lungs, other surfaces where diffusion is necessary

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simple squamous epithelium

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found in inner linings of ducts and tubules; secrete/absorb substances

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simple cuboidal epithelium

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found on highly absorptive surfaces such as lining of intestines; have microvilli

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simple columnar epithelium

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  • found in lining of oral cavity, esophagus, anal canal, vagina
  • can withstand mild mechanical abrasion and distortion
  • basal cell layer continuously divides to replace cells
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stratified squamous epithelium

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  • subtype stratified epithelium
  • specialized for stretching
  • found in urinary tract, bladder
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transitional epithelium

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diverse group of binding/supportive tissues; less cells, more extracellular fibers

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connective tissue

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16
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many fibers are made of ___

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collagen

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  • substance where fibers are suspended
  • contained by connective tissues
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ground substance

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ground substance + fibers =

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type of connective tissue:
areolar tissue, “packing material”

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loose connective tissue

20
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type of connective tissue:
- form tendons, ligaments. fascia
- fibers are tightly packed w little underground substance

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dense connective tissue

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specialized connective tissue:
- found ground substance
- lack fibers
- ex. blood, lymph

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vascular tissue

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specialized connective tissue: fat tissue

23
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most common type of cartilage

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hyaline cartilage

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cells in cartilage located in lacunae

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chondrocytes

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  • strongest connective tissue in vertebrates
  • calcified matrix w salts organized around collagen fibers
26
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most abundant animal tissue specialized for movement

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muscular tissue

27
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cells specialized for contraction

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muscle cells

28
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cytoplasm in muscle fibers

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sarcoplasm

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proteins within muscular tissue

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myofibrils

30
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alternating dark and light bands; appears striped
(skeletal, cardiac, obliquely striated)

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striated muscle

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  • voluntary muscle in vertebrates
  • long, cylindrical fibers w multiple nuclei
  • activated by conscious central nervous system control
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skeletal muscle

32
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  • only found in vertebrate heart
  • involuntary muscle
  • controlled by pacemaker cells
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cardiac muscle

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  • only found in some invertebrates
  • fibers are diagonally arranged
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obliquely striated muscle

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  • visceral muscle/ involuntary muscle (vertebrates)
  • controlled by autonomic nerves/hormones
  • no bands
  • fibers long and tapered w only 1 nucleus
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smooth muscle

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tissue specialized for impulse conduction and stimuli reception

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nervous tissue

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nervous tissue cell type: basic functional unit

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nervous tissue cell type: insulates neurons and has supportive functions

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neuron part: nucleated cell body

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neuron part:
- multiple extensions that protrude from the soma
- receive signals from other neurons and from receptors

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neuron part:
long structure that carries signals away from the soma to other neurons

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axon (nerve fiber)

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neuron part:
- made up of schwann cells
- insulates the axon
- increases transmission speed

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myelin sheath

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neuron part:
- gaps in myelin sheath
- allow action potentials to jump between nodes

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nodes of ranvier

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neuron part:
- found at the end of the axon
- release neurotransmitters and electrical signals to the next neuron

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synaptic terminals

44
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advantages of large body sizes:

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  • protection against predation
  • less energy cost for movement
  • improved homeostasis

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