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Anatomy Chapter 4 Flashcards

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what are the main tissues found in the body?

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Epithelial
connective
muscle
nueral

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A group of similar cells specialized to perform a specific function are?

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Tissues

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what do Epithelial tissues do?

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cover surfaces
line spaces/ passageways
form glands - produce specialized secretions
control permeability

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what do connective tissues do?

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  1. fill internal spaces
    2 support other tissues
  2. transport materials
  3. store lipids
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Where are Muscle tissues found?

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skeletal muscles
heart
wall of various hollow/tubular organs

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where are neural tissues found?

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brain
spinal cord
nerves

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Epithelial cells are often connected to a basement membrane so they exhibit ____.

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Polarity

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the surface of the cell connected to the basement membrane is called what?

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basil surface

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surface of epithelial cell that isnt connected to the basement membrane is called what?

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apical surface

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T/F : Epithelial cells can regenerate

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T

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T/F : epithelial cell have a large blood supply

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F: they lack blood supply

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  1. how are epithelial tissues packed?

2. do they have a lot or little extracellular membrane?

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  1. mostly tightly packed

2. they have little extracellular material

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how are Epithelial cells classified?

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by cell shape and layering

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what are the three cell shapes of epithelial tissues?

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Squamous
cuboidal
columnar

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what are the classifications of layering for epithelial cells?

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simple
stratified
pseudostratified

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describe simple layering

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one layer of connected cells

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describe stratified layering

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2 or more layers of connected cells

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describe Pseudostratified

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inbetween simple and stratified (hard to tell)

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describe squamous

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scale-like cells
look like fried eggs
flat
nucleus “on top” of the cell

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describe cuboidal cells

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cube shaped

nucleus in the middle of cell

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describe columnar

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column shaped cells
nucleus toward the “bottom” of the cell
usually ciliated

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where can you find Simple squamous epithelial tissues? and what is their function

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  1. minimal stress areas
    - alveoli, blood vessels, heart chambers, inner lining of cornea
  2. allows for rapid diffusion, filtration, secretion, protection, reduces friction
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where can you find Simple cuboidal epithelial tissues? and what are their function?

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  1. lining of some ducts, intestins, kidneys tubules, exocrine glands, ovary surfaces
  2. absorption, protection and secretion
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where can you find Simple columnar epithelial tissues? what are its functions?

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  1. lining of uterine tract, lining of stomach, intestines, gallbladder, collecting ducts of kidneys
  2. protection, secretion, absorption
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describe Stratified squamous, Keratinized cells

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many layers

surface cells are dead, flat, and filled with the protein keratin

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Describe stratified squamous, nonkeratinized

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many layers
no keratin in cells
surface layer alive, flat and moist

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where can you find Stratified squamous, keratinized epithelial tissues? what are its functions?

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  1. dermis of the skin

2. protection of underlying tissue

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where can you find Stratified squamous, nonkeratinized epithelial tissues? what are its functions?

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  1. lining of oral cavity, part of pharynx, esophagus, vagina, anus
  2. protection of underlying tissue
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where can you find Stratified cuboidal epithelial tissues? what are its functions?

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  1. found in large ducts in most exocrine glands, in male urethra
  2. protection, secretion
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where can you find Stratified columnar epithelial tissues? what are its functions?

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  1. Rare, some ducts of exocrine glands, in some regions of male urethra
  2. protection, secretion
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where can you find Pseudostratified columnar epithelial tissues? what are its functions?

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  1. in most respiratory tract, nasal cavity lining, pharynx, trachea, bronchi
    * * non- ciliated is rare
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where can you find Transitional Epithelium epithelial tissues? what are its functions?

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  1. lining of urinary bladder, ureters, part of urethra

2. distention, relaxation to accommodate urine volume changes

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what is the function of Mesenchyme tissue? where is it found?

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  1. common origin for all other connective tissue types

2. throughout the body of the embryo, fetus, adult (amnion)

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what is the function of Mucous Connective tissue? where is it found?

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  1. support of structures in umbilical cord attaching fetus to mother
  2. umbilical cord of fetus
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a collection of epithelial tissues that produce a secretion are called what?

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Glands

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a gland that release secretion into internal fluid (no ducts used) is called?

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endocrine gland

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A gland that releases secretion via ducts (tubular passageways) onto the surface of an epithelial tissue is called what?

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Exocrine gland

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37
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name the three types of exocrine glands

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serous
mucous
mixed gland

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38
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exocrine glad who’s secretion is watery is a?

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serous gland

39
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exocrine glad who’s secretion is a thick, slimy secretion is a?

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Mucous Gland

40
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exocrine gland that has both serous and mucous secretion is a?

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mixed gland

41
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____ are the only glandular epithelial cells that are found by themselves (scattered among cells of other epithelial tissue)

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Goblet cells

42
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how are connective tissues categorized?

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by physical properties

43
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connective tissues contain __ extracellular materials than epithelia tissue.

44
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T/F : connective tissues are exposed to the outside environment

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F : they are not exposed to outside environment

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what are the three features that connective tissues have?

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have specialized cells, extracellular protein fibers, ground substance

46
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Ground substance + protein fibers =

47
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what are the 3 general categories of connective tissue?

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Connective tissue proper
supporting connective tissue
fluid connective tissue

48
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what are the functions of connective tissue proper

A

connects tissues
protect organs
store lipids

49
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what is the function of supporting connective tissues?

where can it be found?

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provide structure support of body.

bone, cartilage

50
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what is the function of fluid connective tissue?

where can it be found?

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  1. transport substances around the body

2. blood and lymphs

51
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what are the resident cell types in Connective tissue proper?

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Fibroblasts
adipocytes
fixed macrophages
mesenchymal cells

52
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what are the wandering cell types in Connective tissue proper.

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mast cells
plasma cells
free macrophages
leukocytes

53
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what are the types of protein fibers in connective tissue proper?

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collagen
elastic
reticular

54
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type of protein fiber in connective tissue proper that is tough and rope like.

55
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type of protein fibers in connective tissue proper that have “give”.

56
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type of protein fiber in connective tissue proper that is thin and delicate

57
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What are the two broad categories of connective tissues proper?

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Dense

loose tissues

58
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what division of connective tissue proper, mostly made of protein fibers with little ground substance and is tough

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Dense tissue

59
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what is a division of connective tissue proper with lots of ground substance and is squishy and cushiony. what does it do?

A

loose tissue

fills spaces bt organs, surrounds/stabilizes/cushions organs

60
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what are the three types of dense tissue

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Dense regular
Dense irregular
elastic

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kind of dense tissue that has fibers that run parallel, mostly collagen protein and is tough

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Dense regular

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kind of dense tissue that has fibers that are in a random, meshwork arrangement

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Dense Irregular

63
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dense connective tissue that os mostly elastic protein fibers and they run parallel

64
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where are Dense connective tissue proper Regular tissue in the body?

A

tendons

ligaments

65
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where are dense connective tissue proper irregular located in the body?

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dermis of the skin

66
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where is dense connective tissue proper elastic located in the body?

A

elastic connections of spinal vertebrae

67
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what is the ground substance in loose connective tissue proper like?

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thick
syrupy
gooey
semi-fluid
(like molasses)
68
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what are the 3 types of loose connective tissue proper

A

Areolar
adipose
reticular tissue

69
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where are loose connective tissue proper areolar in the body?

A

surrounding nerves
vessels
organs
bt skin and underlying muscle

70
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Protein fibers packed more loosely and contains collagen, elastin, reticular

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loose connective tissue proper areolar

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loose connective tissue that consists mostly of fat cells with very little or no ground substance or protein fibers

A

Loose connective tissue proper adipose

72
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where is loose connective tissue proper adipose in the body?

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used as cushioning/packing material around organs, between skin and underlying muscle, also for energy storage.

73
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loose connective tissue proper that contains reticular protein fibers and blood cells

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loose connective tissue proper reticular

74
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where is loose connective tissue proper reticular located in the body?

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used to make delicate organs like...
spleen 
liver
lymph nodes
bone marrow 
"think of spider fibers brought together to make a mesh like tissue
75
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what are the two divisions of supporting connective tissue?

A

cartilage

bone

76
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cartilage’s ground substance is made up os a firm ____. cells suspended in this gel are called _____

A

gel, chondrocytes

77
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what is cartilage typically surrounded by?

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perichrondrium (layer of protective dense connective tissue)

78
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what are the three types of cartilage found in the body?

A

hyaline
elastic
fibrocartilage

79
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what is the function of hyaline cartilage

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provides stiff but somewhat flexible support and reduced friction between boney surfaces

80
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a kind of cartilage that is slick, has protein fibers dissolved in the ground substance and has chondrocytes

81
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what the function of elastic cartilage

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support but tolerates distortion without damage and returns to original shape

82
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where is elastic cartilage in the body?

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auricle of the external ear, epiglottis, auditory canal, cuneiform cartilages of larynx

83
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a kind of cartilage protein fibers not dissolved, softer, squishy, pliable

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Elastic cartilage

84
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what if the function of fibrocartilage?

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resists compression, prevents bone to bone contact, limits relative movement

85
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where is fibrocartilage located in the body

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pads within the knee joint, between pubic bones of pelvis, intervertebral discs

86
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kind of cartilage names for abundance of protein fibers made of collagen, tightly packed and parallel, very tough

A

fibrocartilage

87
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the ground substance of bone is ____ due to ____ salts

A

solid

Ca2+

88
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the main cell type found in bone is ___ and its protein fibers are mostly composed of ____

A

osteocytes, collagen

89
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what is the Fluid connective tissue that is made mainly of water with dissolved substances

90
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membranes are combinations of what?

A

epithelial
connective tissues

** epithelial tissue is on top of connective tissue

91
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what are the 4 kinds of membranes

A

serous
mucous
synovial
cutaneous

92
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what kind of membrane lines internal body cavities and who’s epithelial tissues secrete watery fluid

93
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what kind of membrane lines passageways that are open to the outside environment and have epithelial cells that secrete thick fluid

94
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what kind of membrane lines joint spaces, and have epithelial cells secrete a thin fluid

95
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What kind of membrane has epithelial and connective tissues in the skin?

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