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Chapter 39 Section 1 Flashcards

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anatomy

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the study of organisms’s structure

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physiology

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the study of how the body functions

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tissue

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a group of closely associated, similar cells that carry out specific functions

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types of tissues

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epithelial
connective
muscle
nervous

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classification of tissue depends on

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structure and origin

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cells in each kind of tissue have characteristic

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sizes, shapes, and arrangements

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structure and function are closely linked

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epithelial tissues cover the body and line its cavities

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epithelial tissue

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tissue that consists of cells fitted tightly together to form a continuous layer, or sheet, of cells.

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lumen

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the cavity in a hollow organ

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basement membrane

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the underlying tissue of an epithelial layer that consists of tiny fibers and nonliving polysaccharide material that the epithelial cells produce

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functions of epithelial tissue

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protection
absorption
secretion
sensation

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epidermis

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epithelial (outer) layer of the skin

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squamous epithelial cells

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thin, flat cells shaped like flagstones

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cuboid epithelial cells

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short cylinders that from the side appear cube-shaped, like dice.

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columnar epithelial cells

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look like columns or cylinders when viewed from the side

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endothelium

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the lining of blood and lymph vessels

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gland

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one or more epithelial cells specialized to produce and secrete a product such as sweat, milk, mucus, wax, saliva, hormones, or enzymes

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goblet cells

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mucus-secreting cells

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exocrine glands

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secrete their products onto a free epithelial surface

Ex) goblet cells and sweat glands

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endocrine glands

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  • lacks ducts
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interstitial fluid

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tissue fluid

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epithelial membrane

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membrane that consists of a sheet of epithelial tissue and a layer of underlying connective tissue

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epithelial cells form membranes

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mucous membrane

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membrane that lines a body cavity that opens to the outside of the body
Ex) digestive or respiratory tracts

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serous membrane

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membrane that lines a body cavity that does not open to the outside of the body
Ex) pleural membranes - lungs
peicardial emembranes - heart

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connective tissues support other body structures

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intercellular substance

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in connective tissues, the combination of matrix and fibers in which the cells are embedded

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fiber

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microscopic, threadlike protein and carbohydrate complexes scattered through matrix of connective tissue

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matrix

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thin gel of polysaccharides

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three types of connective tissue

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collagen
elastic
reticular

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collagen fibers

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  • most numerous

- made of collagens (a group of fibrous proteins)

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elastic fibers

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  • fibers that branch and fuse to form networks

- composed of elastin

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reticular fibers

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very thin branched fibers that form delicate networks joining connective tissue to neighboring tissues
- consist of collagen and some glycoprotein

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fibroblasts

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connective tissue cells that produce the fibers, as well as the protein and carbohydrate complexes, of the matrix

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macrophages

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the body’s scavenger cells

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main types of connective tissue

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  • loose and dense
  • elastic
    -reticular
    -adipose
    cartilage
    bone
    blood, lymph, and tissues that produce cells
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loose connective tissue

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the most widely distributed connective tissue in the vertebrate body

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dense connective tissue

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  • found in the dermis (lower of the skin)

- very strong, but somewhat less flexible than loose connective tissue

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tendons

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the cords that connect muscles to bones

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ligaments

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the cables that connect bones to one another

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elastic connective tissue

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consists mainly of bundles of parallel elastic fibers

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reticular connective tissue

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composed mainly of interlacing reticular fibers

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adipose tissue

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fatty tissue

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cartilage

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the supporting skeleton in the embryonic stages of all vertebrates

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chondrocytes

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  • the cells of cartilage
  • secrete a hard, rubbery matrix that surrounds them
  • secrete collagen fibers
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lacunae

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small cavities in the matrix

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bone

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  • the main vertebrate skeletal tissue

- like cartilage in that it consists mostly of matrix

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osteocytes

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  • bone cells
  • contained within lacunae
  • secrete and maintain the matrix
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compact bone

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outer layer of bone

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spongy bone

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filling of bone

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osteon

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spindle-shaped units that make up compact bone

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lamellae

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