Ch 3: Tissues Flashcards
What are the types of tissues?
1) Epithelial tissue
2) Connective tissue
3) Muscle tissue
4) Nervous tissue
What is a tissue?
2 or more different cell types working together
What is epithelial tissue and what is its purpose?
Covering and lining as well as glandular tissue
-Protection and barrier between external+internal
What are the general features of epithelia?
- Closely packed cells make up continuous sheets
- Connected to a basement membrane
- Avascular with nerve endings ending at basement membrane
- High mitotic rate
What is the basal lamina and the reticular lamina?
Make up the basement membrane between epithelium and connective tissue Basal lamina made by epithelium Reticular lamina made by connective tissue
How are epithelia classified?
Arrangement of layers
- Simple (1 layer)
- Stratified (> 1 layer)
- Pseudostratified (looks like > 1 layer but not)
Shape of APICAL cells
- squamous
- cuboidal
- columnar
- transitional (changes shape for stretching)
What are the characteristics of Simple Squamous Epithelium?
- Very thin
- Good for gas exchange
- Found in alveoli of lungs (O2/CO2 gas exchange) and in Bowmans capsule of Kidney (blood filtration)
What are the characteristics of Simple Cuboidal Epithelium?
- Absorption/Secretion
- Larger size allows for more cellular machinery for functionality
- Found in pancreas and kidney (tubules)
What are the characteristics of Simple Columnar Epithelium?
- Absorption+Secretion
- Goblet cells commonly found interspersed between
- The goblet cells help move things along smoothly
- Found in large intestine+anal canal
What are the characteristics of Pseudostratified Epithelium?
- Found in trachea
- Goblet cells commonly found with these
- Have cilia that beat and keep mucus moving
What are the characteristics of Stratified Squamous Epithelium?
Many layers for protection from abrasion
- Found in skin, mouth, esophagus, rectum
- Only skin will be keratinized
What are the characteristics of Stratified Columnar and Cuboidal Epithelium?
Usually found in large ducts of glands like the pancreas
What are Goblet cells?
No nucleus
- Make mucin which when in contact with water makes mucus
- Helps things move along smoothly
What are the characteristics of Transitional Epithelium?
Staggered and not lined up straight
-Nice, round, scalloped
The secretory portion of glands is formed by the epithelia. What kinds of glands are there in the body?
Endocrine Glands
- Secrete hormones into the blood
- Aren’t released to a surface epithelia
Exocrine Glands
-Released to surface of epithelia like sweat
What are the two structural classification of Exocrine glands?
Unicellular Glands
-eg. in the epithelia goblet cells
Multicellular Glands
-below the surface of the epithelia like sebaceous gland
What are the two functional classifications of glands?
Merocrine secretion
-substance stored in vessicles and released into duct
Holocrine secretion
- whole cell with substance inside gets secreted into duct
- eg sebaceous glands work this way
What are the three basic elements of connective tissues?
Cells
Amorphous ground substance
Fibers
What are the types of fibers found in connective tissues and their basic functions?
Collagen
-Flexible and STRONG. Good at pulling not perp. move.
Elastin
-Elasticity=stretch and recoil
Reticular Fibers
-For framework and structure
What is the matrix composed of?
Ground Substances + Fibers + Specific chemicals
What are the 5 categories of Connective Tissues?
- Loose Connective Tissues
- Dense Connective Tissues
- Cartilage
- Bone
- Blood
What are the types of Loose Connective Tissues?
Areolar Adipose Reticular
What are the types of Dense Connective Tissues?
Dense Regular Dense Irregular Elastic
What are the types of Cartilage?
Hyaline Fibrocartilage Elastic