Ch 4 Tissue level of organization Flashcards
Tissues
Collections of specialized cells in cell products that perform specific functions tissues in a combination form organs
Histology
Is the study of tissues
What are the four types of
1 epithelial
2 connective
3 muscle
4 nervous
Epithelial tissue
Covers exposed surfaces lines the internal passageways and forms glands
Example is your skin
Connective tissue
This fills internal spaces supports other tissues transport materials in stores energy
Muscle
Specialized for contraction
Skeletal muscle, heart muscle, and muscular walls of hollow organs
Nervous tissue
Carries electrical signals from one part of the body to another
What are the functions of the epithelial tissues
It provides physical protection
Controls permeability
Provides sensation
Produces specialized secretions
Cell junctions
Are specialized areas of the plasma membrane that attach a cell to another cell or two extracellular materials
Gap junctions
Our connections between the cells that permit electrical coupling
Tight junctions
Also called occluding junctions they provide connection between cells formed by the fusion of membrane proteins and are tightly bound
Desmosomes
Are very strong and can resist stretching and twisting
Spot desmosomes are generally formed by the component of two cells, tie cells together in a dense area in connection to the cytoskeleton this connection gives the decimals and the epithelium it’s strength
How does damaged skin generally come off
In sheets,
A good example is when you peel from the Sun
Basal lamina
An amorphous, ill organized layer thought to function as a selective filter it is closest to the epithelium
Reticular lamina
Is the deeper portion of the basement membrane it provides strength and consists mostly of reticular fibers and ground substance
Squamous epithelia
An epithelium who’s superficial cells are flattened and plate like they are somewhat irregular in shape
Cuboidal epithelium
Resembles hexagonal boxes from the apical surfaces
Columnar epithelia
Appears rectangular but they are hexagonal they are taller and more slender than cells in the qdobal epithelia
Transitional epithelia
Cells can change between being squamous and Qdoba this is because it permits repeated cycles of stretching without causing damage
Glands
Our cells that produce exocrine and endocrine secretions
Endocrine glands
Release hormones that enter the bloodstream and have no ducks
Exocrine glands
Are glands at secreton to the body surface and the passageway connected to the exterior through ducts
Connective tissues
There are four different types, providing a structural framework that stabilizes the relative positions of the other tissue types
Matrix
Consists of extracellular components of connective tissues like fibers and ground substances