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4 Types of Tissue

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Epithelial , Connective , Muscular n Nervous

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What is a tissue?

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A tissue is a group of cells

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Covers body surfaces and lines hollow organs, body cavities, duct and forms glands

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Epithelial Tissue

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Protects, supports and binds together. Stores energy as fat, provides immunity.

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Connective Tissue

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Generates the physical force needed to make body structures move and generate body heat.

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Muscular Tissue

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Detect changes in body and responds by generating nerve inpulses

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Nervous Tissue

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Fuse cells together.

Seal off passageways between adjacent cells

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Tight Junctions

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Micro filaments are part of?

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Adherens Junctions

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Contains plaque and linker protein

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Desmosomes

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Resemble half of a desmosome

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Hemidesmosomes

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Basement membrane (hemidesmosomes)

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Thin section of connective tissue

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Closely packed n held tightly together. Covering and lining of the body.
Free surface.

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Epithelial Tissues

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Selective barrier that regulates the movement of materials in and out of the body. Secretory surfaces that release products onto the free surface.

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3 major functions of Epithelial Tissue

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General features of Epithelial cells

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Apical (free) surface

Basal surface

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Extracellular materials ?

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Basal surface

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Blood vessels in the connective tissue bring in nutrients and eliminate waste

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Epithelial Tissue

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Outer covering of skin and some internal organs

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Covering and lining epithelium

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Secreting portion of glands

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Glandular epithelium

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May have cilla or microvilli.

Specialized function for secretion and absorption

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Columnar

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Found at sites for filtration or diffusion

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Simple squamous epithelium

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Found in thyroid gland and kidneys.

Function in secretion and absorption.

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Simple cuboidal epithelium

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Column shaped cells.
Oval nuclei at near base.
Nonciliated n ciliated

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Simple columnar epithelium

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Columnar cells with microvilli at their apical surface or goblet cells. Mucus serves as lubricant.

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Nonciliated simple columnar epithelium

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Columnar epithelial cells with cilla at the apical surface

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Ciliated simple columnar epithelium

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Appears to have several layers due to nuclei are various depths.
Ciliated cells bear cilia

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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

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Keratinized form contain the fibrous protein keratin

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Stratified Squamous Epithelium

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Fairly rare type of epithelium.
Functions in protection.
Salivary and sweat glands

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Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium

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Columnar cells in multiple layers.
Functions in protection and secretion.
Male urethra and anus

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Stratified columnar epithelium

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Found only in the urinar system

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Transitional Epithelium

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Secretions, called hormones, diffuse directly into the bloodstream

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Endocrine Glands

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Secrete products into ducts that empty onto the surface of epithelium

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Exocrine Glands

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Secretions of the exocrine gland include mucus, sweat, oil, earwax, saliva.

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Exocrine Glands

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Binds tissues together.

Supports and strengthen tissue

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Connective Tissue

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Extra cellular matrix is the material located between the cells.
Consist of protein fibers and ground substance.

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Extra cellular matrix of Connective Tissue

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Between cells and fibers.

Fluid, semifluid, gelatinous, or calcified.

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Ground Substance (connective tissue extracellular matrix)

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Functions to support and bind cells, store water, and allow exchange between blood and cells.

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Ground Substance (connective tissue extracellular matrix)

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Collagen fibers: protein collagen, provides strength/ flexibility. Elastic fibers: protein elastin, provides stretching capacity.
Reticular fibers: protein collagen and glycoprotein, provides support

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Fibers (connective tissue extra cellular matrix)

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Cells. Fibers. Ground substance.

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Connective tissue components

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Most widely distributed in the body.

Contains several types of cells and all 3 fibers.

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Loose Connective Tissue: Areolar

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Contains adipocytes.

Good for insulation and energy reserves.

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Loose Connective Tissue: Adipose

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Fine interacting reticular fibers and cells.

Forms the stroma (c.t. Of an organ) of liver, spleen, and lymph nodes.

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Reticular connective tissue

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Contains numerous, thicker, and dense fibers.

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Dense Connective Tissue

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Bundles of collagen fibers n regularly arranged in parallel.
Tendons and most ligaments.

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Dense Regular connective

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Collagen fibers are usually irregularly arranged.

Dermis of skin and heart.

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Dense Irregular Connective Tissue

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Contain branching elastic fibers.
Strong and can recoil to original shape after stretching.
Lung tissue and arteries.

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Elastic Connective Tissue

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Cartilage is a dense network of collagen fibers and elastic fibers firmly embedded in chondroitin sulfate.

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Cartilage cells found in the spaces called lucunae.

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Chondrocytes

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No blood vessels or nerves, except pericondrium.

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Most abundant cartilage in the body.
Provides flexibility and support. Reduces friction.
Location is costal cartilage in the rib cage.

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Hyaline Cartilage

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Chondrocytes are scattered among bundles of collagen fibers within the extra cellular matrix.
Strongest type of cartilage.
Found in intervertebral disc (between vertebrae)

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Fibrocartilage

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Chrondrocytes are located within a threadlike network of elastic fibers.

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Elastic Cartilage

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Bone composed of cells, mineral salts and collagen fibers.

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Bone Tissue

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What is the building block of bone tissue?

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Osteon or haversian system (compact bone)

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