Chapter 4-6 Flashcards
Apical surface
(upper free) exposed to exterior or cavity
Apocrine glands
Sweat gland under the armpits and in the private reproductive area
Arrector pili
Smooth muscle attach to follicle
Canaliculi
Small channel or duct
Chondrocytes
mature form; maintain matrix in cartilage
Connective tissue
Supports,protects, binds other tissues together
Endosteum
lining bony canals
and covering trabeculae
Epithelium
Form boundaries
Exocrine
Secretions released onto body surfaces (skin) or into body cavities
Fibrosis
Connective tissue replaces destroyed tissue
Original function lost
Hematopoiesis
marrow inside bones is the
site for blood cell formation
Histology
study of tissues
Hyaline cartliage
a translucent bluish-white type of cartilage present in the joints
Intercalated disc
specialize intercellular attachment of cardiac muscle cell comprising gap junction
Melanocytes
a mature melanin-forming cell
Osteoblast
produces matrix in bone
Osteoclasts
remove bone on endosteal surface
Regeneration
Natural renewal of a structure
Squamous
Flattened and scalelike
Nucleus flattened
Stratum Granulosum
five layers of flattened cells, organelles deteriorating;
cytoplasm full of lamellar granules (release lipids) and
keratohyaline granules.
