Anatomy (epithelium)

Question 1

Body Cavities (4)

Answer 1

Thoracic
Abdominal
Pelvic
Cranial

Question 2

Membranes of cavities

Answer 2

Pericardium (heart <3 )
Peritoneum (abdomen/ pelvic)
Pleura (lungs)

Question 3

Organ Systems

Answer 3

Endocrine
Respiratory
Cardiovascular
Reproductive 
Integumentary
Lymphatic
Gastrointestinal
Renal
Nervous
Locomoter

Question 4

Primary Tissues (4)

Answer 4

Connective
Epithelial
Muscle
Nervous

Question 5

Functions of epithelium

Answer 5

• transport material
• protects underlying tissue
• absorption of water/ nutrients, secretions

Question 6

Surface epithelium

Answer 6

continuous sheets of cells that cover surfaces

Question 7

Glandular epithelium

Answer 7

• down growth of epithelium into underlying deeper tissue to form a gland
• exocrine and endocrine

Question 8

Exocrine duct

Answer 8

maintains a link with the surface, usually by a duct through which secretion is released

Question 9

Endocrine duct

Answer 9

connection with surface is lost during development, secretions released to surrounding tissue and to local capillaries

Question 10

Exocrine mechanism of secretion (3)

Answer 10

Merocrine- secretion from apical cell surface (exocytosis)
Apocrine- partial loss of apical parts of cell
Holocrine- entire cell and its products

Question 11

Endocrine mechanism of secretion

Answer 11

secretes from base of cell

Question 12

Surface epithelium characteristics

Answer 12

• basement membrane
• polarity- have apical, lateral and basal surfaces
• contiguous adhesive cells bound by intercellular junctions
• no direct blood supply (depends on diffusion from underlying tissues)
• high mitotic activity

Question 13

Basement membrane definition and 3 parts

Answer 13

• thin protective layer
  1- support and anchor epithelium adjacent to tissue
  2- physical and selective diffusion barrier between epithelium and adjacent tissue
  3- essential for epithelial cell proliferation and polarisation