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Histology

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The study of tissue

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Tissue

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Groups of cells of similar structure and common function

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All tissues are composed of

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Cells, ground substances, and fiber

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Ground substances and fibers are collectively called

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Extra cellular matrix

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Four types of primary tissues

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Epithelial tissue
Connective tissue
Nervous tissue
Muscle tissue

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Epithelial tissue

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Covers body surfaces or lines a body cavity

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Connective tissue

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Connects, binds, and supports

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Nervous tissue

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Controls body functions, initiates and transmits impulses

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Muscle tissue

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Contracts to produce movement

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Epithelial tissue: simple

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Single layer of cells

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Epithelial tissue: stratified

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Two or more layers of cells

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Epithelial tissue: pseudostratifed

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Single layer of different cells

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Epithelial tissue: squamous

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Flat, scale like cell with flattened nucleus

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Epithelial tissue: cuboidal

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Boxlike cell with round nucleus

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Columnar

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Tall, column shaped cell with elongated nucleus near base

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All epithelial tissue rest on

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Basement membrane

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Where can this be found: simple squarmos

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Lungs, lining blood vessels, kidney

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Where can this be found: simple cuboidal

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Kidney, tubules

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Simple columnar

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Lining of small intestine

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Where can this be found: pseudostratified columnar

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Lining of trachea

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Stratified squarmos keratinized

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Epidermis if skin

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Stratified squarmos nonkeratinized

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Esophagus, mouth

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Where can this be found: Transitional epithelium

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Lining of bladder

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Gland

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One or more cells that make and secrete a fluid called secretion

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Endocrine

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Glands that have no duct and secrete hormones directly into blood

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Exocrine

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Glands that secrete by way if duct to body surface or body cavity

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2 types of unicellular glands that secrete mucus

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Mucus cells and goblet cells

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Connective tissue is made up of

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Extra cellular matrix

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Three types of connective tissue

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Collagen fibers
Elastic fibers
Reticular fibers

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Collagen fibers

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Give tensile strength (stretch)

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Elastic fibers

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allow stretch and recoil

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Reticular fibers

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Form supportive networks around blood vessels and other structures

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Four main classes of connective tissue

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Connective tissue proper
Cartilage
Bone
Blood

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2 kinda of connective tissue proper

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Loose and dense connective tissue

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Loose connective tissue

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Areolar CT
Adipose tissue
Reticular CT

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Areolar CT locations

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Under epithelial, wraps organs

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Adipose tissue locations

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Under skin, around organs

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Reticular CT locations

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Spleen, lymph nodes

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Areolar CT cell type

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Fibroblast

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Adipose tissue cell type

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Adipocytes

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Reticular CT cell type

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Reticular cells

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Dense connective tissue

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Dense regular CT
Dense irregular CT
Elastic CT

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Dense regular CT location

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Tendon, ligament

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Dense irregular CT location

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Dermis, joint capsule

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Elastic CT location

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Aorta (walls of large arteries)

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Dense regular CT cell type

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Fibroblast

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Dense irregular CT cell type

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Fibroblast

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Elastic CT cell type

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Elastic fibers

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Cartilage

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Tough and flexible, lacks nerves, 80% water

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All cartilage

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Hyaline cartilage
Elastic cartilage
Fibro cartilage

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Hyaline cartilage location

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Elastic cartilage location

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Flexible skeleton of ear

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Fibro cartilage location

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Intervertebral discs, meniscus

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Hyaline cartilage cell type

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Chondrocytes

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Elastic cartilage cell type

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Chondrocytes

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Fibro cartilage

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Chondrocytes

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Compact bone cell type

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Osteocytes, osteoblasts

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Blood matrix

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Liquid plasma

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Blood cell type

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RBCs WBCs platelets

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Skeletal muscle nervous control

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Cardiac muscle nervous control

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Involuntary

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Smooth muscle tissue locations

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Wall of hollow organs, intestines, blood vessels

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Smooth muscle tissue nervous control

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Involuntary

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Two types of nervous tissue

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Neurons

Nuerolgicx

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Neurons

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Generate and conduct nerve impulses

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Nuerolgic

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Support, insulate, and protect neurons

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3 membranes

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Cutaneous membrane
Mucous membrane
Serous membrane

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Cutaneous membrane

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Largest membrane of the body, covers body surface, dry membrane

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Mucous membrane

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Line body cavities that are open to exterior; moist membranes

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Serous membrane

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Line body cavities that are closed to exterior and outer surface of some organs

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Cutaneous membrane example

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Mucous membrane example

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Respiratory, digestive tracts

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Serous membrane examples

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Pericardium, pleura, peritoneumfunction

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Cutaneous membrane function

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Protects body

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Mucous membrane function

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Secrete lubricating mucus

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Serous membrane function

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Serous fluid to reduce friction

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Parietal serosae

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Lines internal body cavity walls

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Visceral serosae

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Covers internal organs

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Tissue repair: regeneration

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Replaced by original kind of tissue

Original function restored

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Tissue repair: fibrosis

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Replaced by connective tissue (scars)

Original function lost

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