Ch.4- Tissues Flashcards
Is epithelial tissue vascular or avascular?
Avascular, has lots of nerve endings though
Types of connective tissue
Proper, fluid, and supporting
Are connective tissues vascular or avascular?
Avascular
What is simple vs stratified epithelial tissue?
Single is one layer and stratified is 2+
What are the cell-cell junctions?
Gap, adhesion, tight, and desmosome
What is the cell-matrix junction?
Hemidesmosome
Describe tight junctions
Impermeable, like a net between 2 cells,
Describe adherens junctions
Like Velcro to prevent separation, encircle the cell, attach on inside of each cell to an adhesion belt
What are actin filaments?
Support and strengthen plasma membrane
What’s an adhesion belt?
Bundle of actin filaments just below membrane
Describe desmosome junctions
Bind cytoskeletons, inside cell, distributes tension
Describe Hemidesmosomes
Anchor cell sheet to underlying connective tissue
Describe gap junctions
Connects cytoplasms, has a channel
Types of covering/lining epithelia
Epithelium, endothelium, and mesothelium
Describe epithelium
Type of covering/lining epithelia, covers body surface, lines lumens of digestive tract, respiratory tract, and urogenital tract
Describe endothelium
Lines ❤️ chambers and lumen of blood and lymph vessels