2.9 Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four tissue types of the human body?
A
- Muscle
- Epithelium
- Connective tissue
- Nervous tissue
2
Q
What are the two layers of the basement membrane?
A
Basal lamina and reticular lamina
3
Q
What are the five types of cell junctions
A
- Desmosomes
- Hemidesmosomes
- Adherens junctions
- Tight junctions
- Gap junctions
4
Q
What do desmosomes provide to tissue?
A
Mechanical strength and stability (think: epidermis keratinocytes)
5
Q
Hemidesmosomes
A
Anchor cells to basement membrane
6
Q
Can water soluble substances pass through gap junctions?
A
Of course they fucking can: calcium ions do it during caridomyocyte contraction
