Ch 4: Tissues Flashcards
1
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Histology
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Microscopic study of tissues
2
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Biopsy
A
Removal of tissues for diagnostic purposes
3
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What are the tissue classification
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- epithelial
- connective
- muscle
- Nervous
4
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What is the endoderm layer
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- inner layer
- Forms lining of digestive tract and derivatives
5
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What is the mesoderm layer
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- middle layer
- forms tissue as such muscle, bone, and blood vessels
6
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What is the ectoderm layer
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- outer layer
- forms skin and neuroectoderm
7
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Epithelial tissue
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- protects underlying structures
- acts as barriers
- secretes and absorbs substances
8
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Epithelial characteristics
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- consists almost entirely of cells
- covers body surfaces (lining) and forms glands
9
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Extracellular
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Formed by secretions of epithelium and connective tissue
- guides cell migration during tissue repair
10
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Simple ( layer of cells)
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One layer of cells
11
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Stratified (layer of cells)
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More than one layer of cells
12
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Squamous shape
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Flat, scale like
13
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Cuboidal shape
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Equal in height and width
14
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Columnar shape
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Taller than wide
15
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What happens to Transitional epithelium for urinary bladder
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Cuboidal (empty) to squamous shape (full bladder) then back to cuboidal again