Ch 5 Tissues Flashcards

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What are the 4 basic types of tissue?

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  1. Epithelial
  2. Connective
  3. Muscle
  4. Neural
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2
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What is the study of tissue?

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Histology

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What are Epithelial Tissues?

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This tissue covers exposed surfaces of the human body ie skin

Also covers internal tubular structures ie blood vessels

There are no blood vessels

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4
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What are glands?

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Glands help substances secrete

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5
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What is Avascular?

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Blood vessels

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6
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What is the Apical surface?

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The top of the epithelial cell

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Where is The Basel surface?

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Is located at the bottom of the epithelial cell

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What are intercellular connections?

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Ensure tissue integrity

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The intercellular connection: Tight (occluding) junctions

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Interlocking membrane proteins bind with adjacent plasma membranes

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Intercellular connections: Adhesion belt

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Protein locks adjacent cells

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Intercellular connections: Gap Junctions

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Protein channel that allows chemical communication between adjacent cells

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Intercellular connections: Desmosomes

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Proteins that firmly attach adjacent cells

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13
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Hemidesmosomes

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Proteins that attach deepest epithelial cells to the base of the membrane

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14
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Types of Epithelial Tissue: Shape

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1 Squamous - Thin and flat

2 cuboidal - cube shaped like little boxes

3 columnar - taller then they are wide slender rectangles

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Types of Epithelial Tissue: Layers

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1 Simple

2 Stratified

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16
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What are Exocrine glands?

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Glands the secret into ducts and are eventually released into the epithelial surface ie sweat glands

17
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What is an endocrine gland?

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Releases secretions such as hormones directly into blood vessels