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Chapter 4: Tissue Level of Organization Flashcards

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Tissue

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a group of cells with specialized activities

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Tissues are composed of ___.

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Cells and Matrix

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The Matrix of tissues can be hard like ___ , semisolid like ___, or liquid like ___.

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bone…fat…blood

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Cells in most tissues are connected by ___.

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junctions

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Intracellular Junctions

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mechanical connections between cell membranes

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Tight Junctions

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form a leakproof seal between cells

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What is an example of tight junctions?

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junctions inside the stomach and bladder to keep materials from leaking out

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Adherens Junctions

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make an adhesion belt that keeps tissues from separating as they stretch and contract

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What is an example of adherens junctions?

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cadherin forming the belt-like plaque

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Desmosomes

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act as spot welds that hook into the cytoplasm

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Hemidesmosomes

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half welds that join cells to the basement membrane of tissue

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Gap Junction

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pores that allow ions to pass between cells

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What will gap junctions do if the cell gets sick or dies?

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it will seal like a hatch to prevent damage to other cells

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14
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What are the three primary germ layers?

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  • Endoderm
  • Mesoderm
  • Ectoderm
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15
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Do epithelial tissues form all three primary germ layers?

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YES

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What is derived from mesoderm?

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Connective tissue and muscle

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What tissue develops from ectoderm?

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nervous tissue

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18
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What are the 4 basic tissue types?

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  • epithelial
  • connective
  • muscular
  • nervous
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Epithelial Tissue

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cover body surfaces, form glands and line hollow organs, body cavities, and ducts

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What are the three types of epithelial tissue?

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  • squamous
  • cuboidal
  • columnar
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Connective Tissue

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protect, support, and bind organs

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4 Examples of Connective Tissue

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  • fat that stores energy
  • red blood cells
  • white blood cells
  • platelets
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Muscular Tissue

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generates the physical force needed to make body structures move and generate heat used by the body

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Nervous Tissue

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detect changes in the body and respond by generating nerve impulses

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Epithelium

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lines surfaces and forms protective barriers

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Epithelium secretes ____, hormones, and other substances.

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mucous

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True or False: All epithelia have free apical surface and an attached basal surface.

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True

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The basal layer of the epithelium secretes a ___: the underlying connective tissue secretes a reticular lamina.

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basal lamina

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What do the basal lamina and reticular lamina form?

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basement membrane on which the epithelium sits

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Are epithelia named according to cell shape and arrangement of cell layers?

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YES

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Simple Squamous Epithelium

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composed of a single layer of flat cells

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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

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composed of a single layer of cube shaped cells

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Simple Columnar Epithelium

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forms a single layer of column-like cells, cilia, microvilli and mucous

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Where is simple squamous epithelium found?

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in the air sacs of lungs and the lining of blood vessels, the heart, and capillaries

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Where is simple cuboidal epithelium found?

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lining of the tubules of the kidneys and many other glands

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Goblet Cells

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simple columnar cells that can secrete mucous

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Stratified Squamous Epithelium

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an apical surface that is made up of squamous cells.

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True or False: Stratified Squamous Epithelium is composed of many layers.

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True

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Why do Stratified Squamous Epithelium have many layers?

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ideal for protection against strong friction forces

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True or False: Connective Tissues are the most abundant and widely distributed tissues in the body.

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True

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41
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What are 5 function of connective tissue?

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  • bind tissues together
  • support and strengthen tissue
  • protect and insulate internal organs
  • compartmentalize and transport
  • energy reserves and immune responses
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What is the most abundant protein in the body, making up about 25% of total protein content, and is the main protein of connective tissue?

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Collagen

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Connective tissue is usually highly ___ and supplied with many nerves.

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vascular

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44
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Do cartilage and tendon have blood supply and nerves?

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NO

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What is the common theme shared between all connective tissues?

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They do not have many cells.

46
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Are all connective tissues surrounded by an extracellular matrix?

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YES

47
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Extracellular Matrix

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non-cellular material located between and around cells

48
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What does extracellular matrix consist of?

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protein fibers and ground substance (fluid, semifluid, gelatinous, calcified).

49
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Common Connective Tissue cells are also known as ___.

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fibroblasts

50
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Fibroblasts secrete protein fibers and a ___ which varies from one connective tissue to another.

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ground substance

51
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What 3 common fibers do connective tissues secrete?

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  • collagen
  • elastin
  • reticular
52
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What are three other types of common connective tissue cells?

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  • adipocytes
  • osteocytes
  • white blood cells
53
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Adipocytes

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store triglycerides

54
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Osteocytes

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make bone

55
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What are the 4 main types of white blood cells?

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  • macrophages
  • neutrophils
  • eosinophils
  • lymphocytes
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Macrophages

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swallow invaders or debris and can be fixed or wandering

57
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Neutrophils

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microphages that are numerous in the blood

58
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Eosinophils

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play and important role of inflammation

59
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Lymphocytes

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secrete antibody proteins and attack invaders

60
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What are the two main types of connective tissue?

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  • embryonic connective tissue
  • mature connective tissue
61
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What are the two types of embryonic connective tissue?

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  • mesenchyme
  • mucous connective tissue
62
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What are the five types of mature connective tissue?

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  • loose connective tissue
  • dense connective tissue
  • cartilage
  • bone
  • liquid
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Mesenchyme

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an embryonic connective tissue that gives rise to all other connective tissues

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Mucous Connective Tissue (Wharton’s Jelly)

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umbilical cord jelly that is rich in stem cells

65
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What are the three types of loose connective tissue?

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  • areolar
  • adipose
  • reticular
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Areolar Connective Tissue

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widely distributed, used to attach skin and underlying tissues, and packs between glands, muscles, and nerves

67
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Adipose Tissue

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insulates and serves as padding and energy source

68
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Where is adipose tissue found?

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subcutaneous, around organs and joint

69
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Reticular Connective Tissue

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forms a scaffolding used by cells of lymphoid tissues such as the spleen and lymph nodes

70
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What are the three types of dense connective tissues?

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  • dense irregular
  • dense regular
  • elastic
71
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Dense Irregular Connective Tissue

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provides strength when force are pulling from many directions

72
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Dense irregular connective tissue contain ___ and collagen fibers that are randomly arranged.

A

fibroblasts

73
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Dense Regular Connective Tissue

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tendons and ligaments. strong along one axis

74
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Elastic Connective Tisssue

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contains fibroblasts and elastic fibers that help stretch

75
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What are the three types of cartilage?

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  • hyaline
  • fibrocartilage
  • elastic
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Where is Hyaline Cartilage found?

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abundant and is found on the ends of long bones and parts of the ribs, nose, trachea, bronchi, and larynx.

77
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Fibrocartilage

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contains collagen fibers, is strong and tough

78
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Elastic Cartilage

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consists of chondrocytes located in a threadlike network of elastic fibers

79
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Where is elastic cartilage found?

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in ear and epiglottis

80
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Where is fibrocartilage found?

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inside invertebral disks and knee joints

81
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Bone

A

calcified intracellular matrix

82
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Blood and Lymph are what type of tissue?

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liquid connective tissue

83
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What is meant by the fact that neurons and muscle fibers are electrical excitable cells?

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they exhibit the ability to respond to certain stimuli by producing electrical signals (action potentials)

84
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Combining two tissues creates an ___.

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organ

85
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Epithelial membranes are the simplest organs in the body, constructed of only ___ and a little bit of connective tissue.

A

epithelium

86
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Mucous membranes line interior body surfaces open to the outside like ….

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  • digestive tract
  • respiratory tract
  • reproductive tract
87
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Serous membrane line some internal surfaces like …

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  • parietal layer next to body wall
  • serous fluid between layers
  • visceral layer next to organ
88
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Synovial Membranes

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enclose certain joints and are made of connective tissue only

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Epithelial Glands

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simple organs

90
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Endocrine Glands

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glands that secrete their contents directly into the blood

91
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Exocrine Glands

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glands that secrete their contents into a lumen or duct

92
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What are 6 secretions of exocrine glands?

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  • mucus
  • sweat
  • oil
  • earwax
  • saliva
  • digestive enzymes
93
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What is an example of an exocrine gland?

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sweat gland

94
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The criteria for categorizing multicellular glands according to ___ is based on the manner in which the gland secretes its product from inside the cell to the outside environment.

A

function

95
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What are the three types of exocrine gland secretions?

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  • merocrine
  • apocrine
  • holocrine
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Merocrine Secretion

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the most common secretion and the product is released by exocytosis

97
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Apocrine Secretion

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bud their secretions off

98
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What is an example of apocrine gland?

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mammary gland

99
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Holocrine Secretion

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cells rupture, die, and get replaced

100
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What is an example of holocrine secretions?

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sebaceous (skin oil) gland

101
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The ___ cells of an organ that conducts a specific function.

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parenchymal

102
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Cells of the ___ are everything that is not the parenchymal cells. Examples: connective tissue, blood vessels, nerves.

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stroma

103
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Example of Tissue Repair: The ___ of the heart is cardiac muscle cells. The nerves, intrinsic blood vessels, and connective tissue of the heart comprise the ___.

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parenchyma…stroma

104
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When tissue damage is extensive, ___ depends on repair of both parenchymal cells and stroma.

A

return to homeostasis

105
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What are three processes in tissue repair?

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  • fibroblasts divide rapidly
  • new collagen fibers are manufactured
  • new blood capillaries supply materials for healing
106
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All of the tissue repair processes create an actively growing connective tissue called ___.

A

granulation tissue

107
Q

True or False: Tissue heals faster in young adults.

A

True

108
Q

True or False: Surgery of a fetus leaves scars.

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False

109
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True or False: Young tissues have a better nutritional state, blood supply, and higher metabolic rate.

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True

110
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True or False: Extracellular components do not change with age.

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False

111
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True or False: Changes in the body’s glucose, collagen, and elastic fibers do not contribute to the aging process.

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False

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