5 Flashcards

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Tissue

A

One or more cells that work together to perform a specific function

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2
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Four main tissue types

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Epithelial, connective, nervous, muscular

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3
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Apical

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Outer surface, unattached

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4
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Basal

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Inner surface, attached

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5
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Protection, secretion, absorption
Packed with sheets of cells (simple or stratified)
Squamous, cuboidal, columnar shapes

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Epithelial tissue

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6
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Connect, support, protection
Most abundant tissue
Variable appearance
Very few cells, lots of ECM
Matrix has protein fibers (reticular, elastic, collagen)

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Connective tissue

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7
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Movement
Packed with cells
Cells are either thin and long or thin and short
Excitable cells

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Muscle tissue

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8
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Send and receive messages (communication) or support communication
Packed with cells, contain neurons or neuroglia (supporting cells)

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Nervous tissue

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9
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Attaches epithelium to connective tissue

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Basement membrane

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10
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Fibers found in connective tissue matrix

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Reticular, elastic, collagen

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11
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Hwy does cartilage heal slow

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Low blood flow

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12
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Cardiac muscle has

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Striations and intercalated discs

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