Chapter 4 Flashcards
Four types of tissue
Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Neural
- Covers exposed surfaces
- Lines internal passageways
- Forms glands
Epithelial tissue
- Fills internal spaces
- Supports other tissues
- Transports materials
- Stores energy
Connective tissue
- Specialized for contraction
* Skeletal muscle heart muscle and walls of hollow organs
Muscle tissue
Carries electrical signals from one part of the body to another
Neural tissue
Characteristics of epithelia
- Cellularity
- polarity
- attachment
- vascularity
- regeneration
Functions of epithelial tissue
- Provide physical protection
- control permeability
- provides sensation
- produced specialize secretions (granular epithelium)
Types of cell junctions
Tight junctions
gap junctions
desmosomes
- Between two plasma membranes
* adhesion that attaches to terminal Web *prevents passage of water and solutes
Tight junctions
- Allow rapid communication
- Are held together by channel proteins
- allow ions to pass
- Coordinate contractions and heart muscle
Gap junctions
Dense areas and intercellular cemented
- spot desmosomes: tie cells together; allow bending and twisting
- hemisdesmosomes: attach cells to the basal lamina
Desmosomes
Release hormones:
- into interstitial fluid
- no ducts
Endocrine glands
Produce secretions:
onto epithelial surfaces
through ducts
Exocrine glands
Watery secretions
Serous glands
Secrete mucins
Mucous glands
Both serous and mucus
Mixed exocrine glands
3 types of secretions
Serous
Mucous
Mixed exocrine glands
Basic features of connective tissue
Specialized cells
Solid extracellular protein fibers
Fluid extracellular ground substance
*extacellular protein fibers and ground substance makeup the matrix
Classification of connective tissues
- Connective tissue proper (connect and protect/fibroblast and adipocytes)
- Fluid connective tissues (transport/blood and lymph)
- Supporting connective tissues (structural strength/bone and cartilage)
Functions of connective tissue
- est. a structural framework for the body
- Transport fluids and dissolved materials
- Protect delicate organs
- Supporting surrounding and interconnecting other types of tissues
- Storing energy reserves especially in the form of triglycerides
- Defending the body from invading microorganism
The most abundant cell type;
- Found in all connective tissue proper
- Secrete proteins and hyaluronan (cellular cement)
Fibroblasts
The second most abundant cell type;
- Found in all my connective tissue proper
- Maintain the fibers of connective tissue proper
Fibrocytes
Fats cells
Each cells stores a single, large fat droplet
Adipocytes
Stem cells that respond to injury or infections
Differentiate into fibroblasts, microphages, etc.
Mesenchymal cells
Large amoeba-like cells of the immune system
- eat pathogens and damaged cell
- fixed macrophages stay in tissue
- free macrophages migrate
Macrophage
Stimulate inflammation after injury or infection
*release histamine and heparin
Basophils are leukocytes (white blood cells) that also contain histamine and heparin
Mast cells
Specialized immune cells in lymphatic system
(Lymphoid system)
For example lymphocytes may develop into plasma cells ( plasmocytes ) that produce antibodies
Lymphocytes
Phagocytic blood cells
- respond to signals from macrophages and mast cells
- for example neutrophils and eosinophils
Microphages
Synthesize and store the brown pigment melanin
Melanocytes
Three types of connective tissue fibers
Collagen
Reticular
Elastic
- Most common fibers in connective tissue proper
- long straight and unbranched
- strong and flexible
- resist force in one direction
- for example; tendons and ligaments
Collagen fibers
*Network of interwoven fibers (stroma)
*Strong and flexible
*Resist force in many directions
*stabilize functional cells and structures
for example; sheaths about organs
Reticular fibers