Chapter 4: Histology Flashcards

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What is epithelial tissue primarily responsible for?

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Covering (3%)

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What is connective tissue primarily for and what are some examples?

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Primarily for connecting or supporting(45%)
Ex. Tendons(bone to muscle), bones, fat, and blood vessels

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What is muscle tissue primarily for?

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Contracting and moving(50%)

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What is nervous tissue primarily for?

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Sending signals to control the body(2%)

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5
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What’s another name for basement membrane?

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Basal lamina

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How does epithelia get nutrients?

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Since epithelia is avascular, nutrients is absorbed from nearby tissues which require diffusion.

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Name the four major functions of epithelia

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  1. Physical protection (abrasion)
  2. Permeability(absorption and secretion of nutrients & waste)
  3. Sensation(touch & temperature)
  4. Secretion(saliva & mucus)
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What hyaluronic acid?

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Cell adhesion molecules(CAMs) and glycosaminoglycans(GAGs) holding cell together like glue

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Define Gap Junction

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Gap junction is for communication. It allows for cells to exchange nutrients

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Define Tight Junction

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Tight junction or occluding junction prevents leakage (ziplock bag)

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Define Desmosomes

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Desmosomes hold cells together by a button-snap and is common in the epidermis and cardiac muscle

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Simple vs stratified

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Simple refers to one layer and is good for absorption and secretion. Stratified refers to many layers and is good for protection.

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Define the three shape of tissues

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  1. Squamous: Flat
  2. Cuboidal: equal width and length
  3. Columnar: Tall and slender
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Define simple squamous function and where you’ll find it.

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Simple squamous(looks like fried eggs)function is to secrete and absorp. It can be located in the alveoli

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Define the function of simple cuboidal and where it’s located?

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Simple cuboidal(square or rounded cells) is for absorption and can be located in the kidney tubules

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Define simple columnar function and location.

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Simple columnar(tall and narrow) function is secretion and is located in the intestines

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Define Pseudostratified Columnar function and its location.

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Pseudostratified Columar function is to secrete mucus from goblet cells and found in the Respiratory tract

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18
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Villi vs Cilia

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Villi is for absorption while cilia is for movement

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19
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Describe exocrine glands

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Exocrine glands have ducts that secrete sweat, mammary, and tear glands

20
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What is ground substance?

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Fills the empty space between the cells and fibers(holds them together) of connective tissue.

21
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Define the three types of ground substance.

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  1. Hard in bones
  2. Liquid in blood
  3. Rubbery in cartilage
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What are the three types of connective tissues?

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  1. Connective tissue proper(fibrous)
    Loose
    Dense
  2. Fluid connective tissue
    Blood
    Lymph
  3. Supporting connective tissue
    Cartilage
    Bone
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Fibroblasts

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Produce fibers and ground substance

24
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What is collagen fibers?

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Collagen fibers are very tough like rope and found in tendons, ligaments, and deep layer of skin

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What’s the difference between dense regular and dense irregular?
Dense regular is parallel collagen that’s very strong in one direction while dense irregular is beneath areolar and is strong every direction
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What is Hyaline?
Is desperate collagen fibers, chondrocytes in small clusters that can be found covering bones
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Bone
Osseous tissue
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Describe skeletal muscle
It’s shaped like a paper towel roll with multiple nuclei
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Describe Cardiac Muscle
It looks like skeletal but has only one nucleus
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Describe Smooth Muscle
It’s shaped like a football
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What is are cell junctions?
Connections between cells giving them resistance to stress and communication abilities.
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What are connexons
Holds gap junctions together
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Define hemidesmonsome
Like Desmosomes but are attached to the basale lamina(anchors)
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Define elastic fibers
Thin branching fibers of elastin
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Define reticular fibers
Thin collagen fibers covered in glycoprotein
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Define mast cells
Secrete heparin which inhabits clothing and histamine that dilates blood vessel
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What are stem cells that multiply at an injury site for repair?
Mesenchymal cells
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What two cells wander the body in search of bacteria and parasites?
Neutrophils and Eosinophils
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When does inflammation occurs?
With pain, redness, heat, and swelling
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What are the four Cardinal Signs of inflammation?
1. Redness 2. Heat(not like a fever 3. Edema 4. Pain
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Acute vs chronic
Acute develops quickly and is short-lived while chronic develops slowly and long-lasting
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What is fibrosis?
Replacement of damaged cells with scar tissue
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Define atrophy
Shinkage of tissues by the loss of size and cells
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Define Biospy
Examination of a piece of tissue to discover disease
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Define Cachexia
Weakness and wasting of the body due to severe, chronic illness like AIDS or cancer
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Define Nacrosis
Premature death of tissue
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Define Infrarction
Sudden death