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What is a tissue?

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a group of cells that are similar in structure and perform a common function

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What does extracellular mean?

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outside of the cell

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What are the 4 major types of tissues and what are their functions?

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epithelial - cover and line
connective - support and bind
nervous - control and coordinate
muscle - movement

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What is histology?

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the study of tissues

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What is epithelial tissue?

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sheet of cells that covers a body surface or lines a body cavity

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How does epithelial tissue occur in the body?

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covers and lines epithelium
glandular epithelium

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What are some of the epithelial characteristics?

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always has a free (apical) surface - exposed to outside or free internal space (lumen)
underside (basal surface) attached to connective tissue by basement membrane
avascular - no blood vessels
innervated - has nerve supply
divide readily - easy to repair/replace
tightly packed - good barrier
other functions - secretion, absorption, excretion, and sensory reception

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What are the epithelial functions?

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cover and line - outside on skin
secretion - spit out the good stuff
absorption
excretion - spit out the bad stuff
diffusion

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What does the 2 part naming system consist of?

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First name (# of cells; simple or stratified) + second name (cell shape; squamous, cuboidal, or columnar)

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What is the difference between simple and stratified?

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simple - single cell layer
stratified - more than one layer

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What is the difference between squamous, cuboidal, and columnar?

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squamous - flat
cuboidal - cube
columnar - elongated

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What is simple squamous epithelium?

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Appearance - single layer of thin and flat cells; looks like a fried egg from the top
Location - lining of blood vessels and air sacs (alveoli) of lungs
Function: diffusion (thin), secretion, filtration

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What is simple cuboidal epithelium?

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Appearance - cube - shaped cells; round nuclei
Location - the lining of kidney tubules, covers surface of ovary, lens of eye; ducts of glands
Function - secretion and absorption

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What is simple columnar epithelium?

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Appearance - cells are elongated, ciliated or non - ciliated, nuclei at same level, goblet cells secrete mucus
Location - in small bronchial (lungs) and uterine tubes
Function - absorption of nutrients from digested food, secretion, protects underlying tissue

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What is pseudostratified columnar epithelium?

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Appearance - all cells on basement membrane, but very in height; nuclei at different levels
Location - ciliated with goblet cells in upper respiratory, nonciliated in sperm and ducts of some glands
Function - secretion (mucus) and absorption

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What is stratified squamous epithelium?

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Appearance - several layers of cells, flat on top
Location - keratinized epidermis of the skin, water - proofing; nonkeratinized lining of mouth, vagina, esophagus and tongue
Function - protection from abrasion

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What is stratified columnar epithelium?

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Appearance - rare, several cell layers, basal cells cuboidal, top cells columnar
Location - small amounts in male urethra and salivary glands
Function - protection and secretion (mucus)

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What is transitional epithelium?

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Appearance - apical cells may be domed or squamous like depending on whether bladder is full or empty
Location - lining of urinary organs
Function - stretches

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What is glandular epithelium?

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Gland - one or more cells that produce and secrete substances into ducts or body fluids

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What is the difference between exocrine and endocrine glands?

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exocrine - secrete into ducts that open onto some internal or external surface
endocrine - secrete products into tissue fluid or blood

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What are exocrine glands?

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Secretions include sweat, mucus, oil, ear wax, and digestive enzymes
Examples: sweat gland and salivary glands
Unicellular (goblet cells) or multicellular (sweat gland, salivary glands)
Divided into merocrine, apocrine, and holocrine

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What is merocrine?

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watery product released by exocytosis

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What is apocrine?

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product and portion of cell pinch off; a piece of cell

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What is holocrine?

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entire cell with product disintegrate; whole cell

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What are endocrine glands?
Ductless glands Secretions enter the extracellular fluid and then directly diffuse into the bloodstream Secretions are called hormones Examples: pituitary, thyroid, adrenal
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What are hormones?
they regulate many metabolic and physiological functions to maintain homeostasis
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What is connective tissue?
most common tissue, amount varies by organ
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What are the 4 main classes of connective tissue?
Connective tissue proper Cartilage Osseous (bone) Blood
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What are the functions of connective tissues?
binding and support protection insulation transportation of substances within body (blood)
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What are the common characteristics of connective tissue?
All from the same embryonic tissue (mesenchyme) Mainly composed of nonliving extracellular matrix; allows tissue to bear weight, withstand tension, endure abuses
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What are the structural parts of connective tissue?
ground substance fibers cells - very diverse
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What is the areolar connective tissue ground substance?
supports cells, binds them together and provides a medium through which substances are exchanged between the blood and cells may be watery (blood) --> thick gel (cartilage) --> hard (bone) fibers embedded within make it less pliable
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What are the areolar connective tissue collagenous fibers?
collagen; extremely strong; crosslinked fibers banded together; ligaments and tendons
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What are the areolar connective tissue elastic fibers?
made of resilient elastin (rubberlike protein); weaker than collagenous but stretch and snap back easily; vocal cords, skin, blood vessel walls
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What are the areolar connective tissue reticular fibers?
fuzzy nets of delicate fibers; to collagen but extra fine; around capillaries and soft organ tissue
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What are the 6 connective tissue cell types and functions?
Fibroblasts - secrete matrix Macrophages - perform phagocytosis Plasma cells - secrete antibodies Mast cells - produce histamine in reaction to foreign invaders --> inflammatory response Adipocytes - store fat White blood cells - migrate from blood in response to infections
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What are the connective tissue classifications?
Connective tissue proper - loose connective tissue (areolar, adipose, reticular) and dense connective tissue (dense regular, dense irregular, elastic) Cartilage Bone - cover with skeletal Blood - cover with cardiovascular
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What is loose connective tissue areolar?
gel like matrix cells = fibroblasts all three fiber types wraps and cushions organs holds tissue fluid attaches skin to underlying tissue
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What is loose connective tissue adipose?
nucleus pushed to side by large fat droplet spare source of fuel for body insulation support for organs
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What is loose connective tissue reticular?
similar to areolar, but only has reticular fibers found in: lymph nodes, bone marrow, and spleen only
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What is dense regular connective tissue?
Found in tendons and ligaments Structure is parallel collagen fibers and fibroblasts
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What is dense irregular connective tissue?
Irregular arrangement of collagen fibers Can withstand tension in many directions Dermis of the skin + fibrous capsules of joints and organs
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What is elastic connective tissue?
High percent elastic fibers Found where recoil of tissues is critical
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What are the 3 types of cartilage?
Hyaline Elastic Fibrocartilage
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What are chondrocytes?
they do not divide often
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What is hyaline cartilage?
Cells: chondrocytes in lacunae Appearance: glassy white/pink with "eyes", many collagen fibers but they don't show up against matrix Functions: resilient, supports and reinforces, template for developing bone Locations: embryonic skeleton, costal cartilage of ribs, end of nose, trachea, vocal cords
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What is fibrocartilage?
Appearance: thick collagen fibers run in parallel Function: absorbs shock well Location: intervertebral and knee discs
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What is elastic cartilage?
Appearance: like hyaline, but has threadlike elastic fibers in matrix Function: provides shape and flexibility Location: external ear
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What is a bone?
Hard calcified matrix Cells: osteocytes in lacunae Good vascular supply Functions: supports and protects, levers for movement, stores calcium, phosphorus, marrow is site for blood cell formation
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What is blood?
Appearance: red and white blood cells in fluid matrix (plasma) Function: transport of gases, nutrients, wastes
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What is an epithelial membrane?
it consists of an epithelial layer overlying a connective tissue layer
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What are mucous membranes?
lines cavities that open to the exterior such as the GI tract, oral, nasal; moist
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What are serous membranes?
lines closed cavities and covers the organs in the cavities (like liver,heart, lungs, etc.)
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What are cutaneous membranes?
the skin
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What are synovial membranes?
they line joint cavities
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How many cell types are in the nervous tissue? Name them.
2 Neuron and Neuroglia
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What is a neuron?
generate and conduct nerve impulses; cytoplasmic processes
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What is neuroglia?
nonconducting; support, insulate, protect
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ATUW - adip
fat
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ATUW - chondr
cartilage
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ATUW - cyt
cell
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ATUW - epi
upon
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ATUW - glia
glue
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ATUW - inter
between
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ATUW - macr
large
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ATUW - os
bone
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ATUW - pseud
false
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ATUW - squam
scale
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ATUW - strat
layer

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