Ch 3: Histology And Tissue Types Flashcards
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Tissue
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Group of similar cells performing the same function
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Histology
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Study of Tissues
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Nervous Tissue
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- Brain
- Spinal cord
- Excitable to send messages
4
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Epithelial Tissue
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- Lines glands
- Protection, secretion, absorption
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Muscle Tissue
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- Cardiac
- Smooth
- Skeletal
- Cells contract
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Connective Tissue
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- Fat
- Bone
- Tendon
- Support bind and protect organs
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Avascular
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means no blood cells
8
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junction types
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- Tight junction
- Gap junction
- Desmosome
9
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basal
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bottom
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apical
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top
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Epithelial Characteristics
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- Basal(bottom) and apical(top) surface
- One or more layers
- Form surfaces
- Closely adhered
- Polarity: apical and basal layer (basal membrane)
- Cellularity
- Avascular
- Means no blood cells
- Highly innervated
- High regeneration
- Form junctions
- Tight junction
- Gap junction
- Desmosome
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Cell shape
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- Squamous
- Cuboidal
- Columnar
13
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Epithelial class
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- Simple
- Pseudostratified columnar
- Stratified
14
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2 types of epithelial
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simple
stratified
15
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simple squamous
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alveoli
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simple cuboidal
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- Renal tubules
- Ducts of exocrine gland
- Germinal cuboidal cells (testes ovaries)
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simple columnar
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- Ciliated
- Lining of fallopian tube- Non ciliated
- Stomach lining
- Small intestine
- Non ciliated
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Pseudo stratified columnar
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- Long nucleus at top, small at bottom
- Goblet cells used for secretion
- Ciliated
- Nasal cavity
- Trachea & bronchial lining
- Non-ciliated
- Prostate lining
- Membrane of vas deferens
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Stratified squamous - keratinized
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- Skin
- Palm of hands
- Sole of feet
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Stratified squamous - non-keratinized
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- Oral cavity
- Vagina
- Rectum
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Stratified cuboidal
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- Lines sweat glands
- Salivary glands
- Mammary glands
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Transitional
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- Lining urinary tract
- Ureters
- Bladder