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epithelial

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covers body surfaces, hollow surfaces, and body cavities, little intercellular space, avascular

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connective

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protects and supports, intercellular space filled with matrix (nonliving), highly vascular

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muscle

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makes body parts move

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nervous

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detects stimulus inside and outside the body

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tight junction

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membranes of cells almost completely fused

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gap junctions

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tubular channels (connexons) link cells and membranes are not tightly fused

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desmosomes

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cadherins anchors parts of the membranes to each other

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simple squamous

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fxn: diffusion, filtration, secretions
location: BV, lungs, kidneys, serous membrane

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simple cuboidal

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fxn: secretions and absorption
location: glands, ovaries, kidney tubes

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nonciliated

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fxn: secretion and absorption
location: gastrointestinal tract

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stratified squamous

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fxn: protection
location: outer layer of skin, mouth, and tongue

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stratified cuboidal

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fxn: protection and some secretion and absorption
location: sweat glands, esophageal glands

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ciliated

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fxn: move mucus and other substances across cells
location: upper respirator tract, uterus

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endocrine glands

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ductless, pass secretions through the blood

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transitional

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fxn: permits distension
location: urinary bladder, urethra, ureters

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stratified columnar

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fxn: protection and secretion
location: urethra, large secretory ducts

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psuedostratified columnar

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fxn: secretion, movement
location: airways, glands

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simple branched tubular

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gastric glands

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13
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exocrine glands

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ducts, secretions emptied onto bodies surfaces or lining epithelium

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simple tubular

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location: large intestines

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simple coiled tubular

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sweat glands

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16
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simple acinar/ alviolar

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male urethra

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17
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compound tubular

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bulbourethral glands

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simple branched acinar/ alviolar

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sebaceous glands

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compound acinar/ alviolar

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mammary glands

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compound tubuloacinar

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merocrine

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mainly fluid secretions

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holocrine

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cell ruptures (whole cell in the secretions)

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apocrine

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part of cells are in secretions

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plasma cells

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secrete antibodies

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fibroblasts

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secrete fibers and matrix

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mesenchymal cells

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fibroblasts- loose/dense CT, chondroblasts- cartilage, osteoblasts- bone

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macrophages

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engulf (eat) foreign particles and worn out parts

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mast cells

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produce histamines

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adipocytes

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store fats

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reticular

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fine bundles pf collagen, branched for support

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white blood cells

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fight infections

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elastic

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extremely flexible, not as strong as collagen

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collagen

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extremely strong, great tensile stength

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areolar

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fxn: binds body parts
location: small BV, nerves, subcutaneous
look: dark red lines, thin lines, and dark spots in the back

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adipose

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fxn: nutrient storage, protection, and insulation
location: fat
look: wide white circles (fat), thin lines around

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reticular

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fxn: internal framework
location: lymphatic system, bone marrow
look: pretty, black lines, smaller circles, mr thomas wants it for his wife

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dense regular

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fxn: strengthen attachments
location: tendons and ligaments
look: waves patterns, no space, densely compacted

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dense irregular

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fxn: strengthen tissue
location: dermis, bones, and pericardium
look: irregular pattern, no space, densely compacted

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elastic CT tissue

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fxn: allows stretching of many organs’
location: arteries, trachea, lung tissue
look: squiggly lines across

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hyaline

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fxn: support
location: end of nose, in your bones
look: circular cells w nucleus (eyes) in smooth space, no fibers

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fibrocartilage

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fxn: strong support withstand heavy pressure
location: intervertebral discs
look: always blue, pattern

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elastic cartilage

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fxn: support and give shape
location: external ear, larynx
look: not much space, many eyes, compacted

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bone

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fxn: support, protect, store, attachment
location: bones
look: like a tree, concentric rings, black holes (osteocytes)

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blood

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fxn: transport and protect
location: heart and BV
look: bunch of circles, some look different (white blood cell)

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lymph

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fxn: protect
location: lymphatic vessels and organs
look: many tiny dark circles, no space

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skeletal

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fxn: voluntary movement, striated
location: attached to skeleton
look: striated, patterned, larger circles between layers

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cardiac

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fxn: involuntary movement of heart, striated, intercalated disks
location: heart
look: striated, pattern, dark red lines throughout

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nervous

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fxn: regulate and control body functions
location: nerves
look: hand, has axon and smaller ending dendrites

46
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neurons

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generate and conduct electrical impulses

47
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neuroglial

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support, insulate, and protect neurons

48
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regeneration

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fully regenerates and looks normal after
ex. skin

49
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fibrosis

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tissue tries to repair but is interrupted
ex. scar

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