Animal Tissues

Question 1

Composed of specialized cells of the
same type that perform a common
function in the body

Answer 1

Tissue

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Four types of Tissue

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Epithelial, Muscle, Connective, Nervous

Question 3

covers body surface and lines body cavities

Answer 3

Epithelial Tissue

Question 4

binds and supports body parts

Answer 4

Connective Tissue

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moves body and its parts

Answer 5

Muscle Tissue

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receives stimuli and conducts nerve impulses

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Nervous Tissue

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Tightly packed cells that form continuous layer

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Epithelial Tissue

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Functions of Epithelial Tissue

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Protection, Secretion, Absorption, Excretion, Filtration

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Types of epithelial tissue according to cell type

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Squamous, Columnar, Cuboidal

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Types of epithelial tissue according to no. of layers in tissue

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Simple, Stratified

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flattened cells lining the lungs and the blood vessels

Answer 11

Squamous

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cube-shaped cells found in the lining of kidney tubules

Answer 12

Cuboidal

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resembles rectangular pillars or columns with nucleus usually located near the base of the cell

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Columnar

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Single layer (epithelial tissue)

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Simple Epithelial

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Has layers of cells piled one on top of the other (epithelial tissue)

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Stratified Epithelial

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Epithelium appears to be layered but true layers do not exist because each cell touches the baseline

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Pseudostratified

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Cuboidal when relaxed and squamous when stretched

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Transitional Epithelium

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joins the epithelium to underlying connective tissue

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Basement Membrane

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Epithelial tissue that secretes products

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Glands

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two classifications of glands

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exocrine and endocrine

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Exocrine

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Product to ducts (directly to the organ)

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Endocrine

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Product to bloodstream

Question 23

adjoining cells

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Junctions

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3 kinds of junctions

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Tight, Gap, Adhesion

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Impermeable barrier because adjacent plasma membrane proteins join producing a zipper-like fastening

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Tight Junction

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Forms when two adjacent plasma membrane channels join

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Gap Junction

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Gives strength but allows ions, sugars, and small molecules to pass between two molecules

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Gap Junction

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Also known as desmosomes; adjacent plasma membrane do not touch each other but are held together by intercellular filaments firmly attached to cytoplasmic plaques

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Adhesion Junction

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Kinds of junctions in order

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Tight, adherens, desmosome, gap, hemidesmosome

Question 30

noncellular material that varies in consistency from solid to semifluid to fluid

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Matrix

Question 31

Separated by matrix

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Connective Tissue

Question 32

Functions of Connective Tissues

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Binds organs together, provides support/protection, produces blood cells, stores fat

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Three types of matrix

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Collagen Fiber, Reticular Fiber, Elastic Fiber

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white, contains collagen that gives flexibility and strength

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Collagen Fiber

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very thin collagen fibers that are highly branched and form delicate supporting networks

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Reticular Fiber

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yellow, and contains elastin that gives elasticity

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Elastic Fibers

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Kinds of connective tissue

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Fibrous, Adipose, Reticular Connective, Cartilage, Bones, Blood

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has fibroblast that has jelly like matrix

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Fibrous connective tissue

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Two kinds of fibrous connective tissue

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Loose, Dense

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Has large fibroblasts that store fat, used for energy, insulation, and organ protection

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Adipose Tissue

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serves as the supporting meshwork of lymphatics

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Reticular Connective Tissue

Question 42

separated by a matrix that is solid yet flexible; its cells lie in small chambers called lacunae; lacks direct blood supply so it heals very slow

Answer 42

Cartilage

Question 43

Three types of cartilage

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Hyaline, Fibrocartilage, Elastic

Question 44

most common type of cartilage; contains very fine collagen fibers; found in nose, ends of long bones, ribs, and rings, in the walls of RT; fetal skeleton

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Hyaline Cartilage

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matrix has strong collagen fibers and found in areas that could withstand pressure and tension such as pads between vertebrae in backbones and wedges in knee joints

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Fibrocartilage

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type of cartilage that has more elastin; more flexible; ex us framework of outer ear

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Elastic Cartilage

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most rigid connective tissue; has very hard matrix of inorganic salts for rigidity, deposited around protein fibers esp. collagen fibers for elasticity

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Bones

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Kinds of Bones

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Compact, Spongy

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makes up the shaft of long bones; has cylindrical units called osteons (Haversian system)

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Compact Bone

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found in the ends of long bones; has numerous bony bars and plates separated by irregular spaces

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Spongy Bone

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Functions of Blood

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1.) Transports nutrients and oxygen to tissue fluids 2.) Removes Co2 and waste products 3.) Helps distribute heat and fluids/ions, and for pH balance 4.) Gives protection

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Composed of cells called muscle fivers which contain myosin and actin filaments for movement

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Muscle Tissue

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3 Types of muscle tissue

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Skeletal, Smooth, Cardiac

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Has nerve cells called neurons found in the brain and spinal cord

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Nervous Tissue

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Nerve cells

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Neurons

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fibers Bounded by connective tissues

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Nerves

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Functions of nervous sytem

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sensory input, integration of data, motor output

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What are Neurons composed of

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Axon, Dendrites

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Motor output/Send signals away

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Axons

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Motor input; Sends signals into the neuron; sensory input

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Dendrites