Chapter 4: TISSUES Flashcards
Is a group of cells with similar structure and function, plus the extracellular substance surrounding them.
Tissue
What do you call the Study of tissues?
Histology
What are the 4 types of tissues?
Epithelial tissues
Connective tissues
Muscle tissues
Nervous tissues
The type of tissues where it is a covering or lining tissue.
Example: Covering of the organs
Epithelial
The type of tissue which is a diverse primary tissue type that makes up part of every organ in the body.
Connective
A type of tissues that contracts or shortens, making movement possible.
Muscle
A type of tissues responsible for coordinating and controlling many body activities.
Nervous
A characteristic of epithelial tissue where it is also called as avascular meaning doesn’t have blood supply but it has the ability to multiply or regenerate.
Nonvascular
Epithelial tissue has 3 distinct cell surface. What are these?
Apical or Free surface
Lateral
Basement surface
What is the other term for epithelial tissue?
Epithelium
Included under the classification of epithelial tissue are the 2 glands. What are these?
Exocrine and endocrine glands
What are the characteristics of Epithelial tissue?
- Mostly composed of cells
- Covers body surfaces
- Distinct cell surfaces
- Cell and matrix connections
- Nonvascular
- Capable of regeneration
What are the functions of Epithelial tissues?
- Protect underlying structure
- Acts as a barrier
- Permits passage of substances
- Secretes substances
- Absorption of substances
Epithelial tissues can be classified according to the number of cell layers. What are these?
Simple, Stratified, or Pseudostratified
Classification of Epithelial tissue that consists of a single layer of cells, with each cell extending from the basement membrane to the free surface.
Simple
Classification of Epithelial Tissue that consists of more than one layer of cells, but only the basal layer attaches the deepest layer to the basement membrane.
Stratified
Classification of Epithelial tissue which is a special type of simple epithelium, that appears to be falsely Stratified.
Consists of one layer cells, with all the cells attached to the basement membrane.
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
Note: Pseudo means false
What are the 3 types of epithelium based on idealized shapes of the epithelial cells?
Squamous, Cuboidal, and Columnar
Type of epithelium (shape) which cells are flat or scalelike.
Squamous
Type of epithelium (shape) which cells are cubed-shaped – about as wide as they are tall.
Cuboidal
Type of epithelium (shape) which cells tend to be taller than they are wide.
Columnar
This is a single layer of thin, flat cells. Some substances easily pass through this thin layer of cells, but other substances do not.
Examples of organs that have this tissue:
1. Lungs - allows for gas exchange. (diffusion)
2. Kidneys - helps filter wastes from the blood. (filtration)
Simple squamous epithelium
Note: Main function is diffusion and filtration
This is a single layer of cube-like cells that carry out active transport, facilitated diffusion, or secretion.
They have a greater secretory capacity than simple squamous epithelial cells.
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
Note: Main function is secretion and absorption in kidney and lungs.
This is a single layer of tall, thin cells.
The large size of these cells enables them to perform complex functions, such as secretion.
These tissue of the small intestine produces and secretes mucus and digestive enzymes.
Simple Columnar Epithelium
This is a single layer of cells; some cells are tall and thin and reach the free surface, and others do not; the nuclei of these cells are at different levels and appear Stratified; the cells are almost always ciliated and are associated with goblet cells that secrete mucus onto the free surface.
Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium
This tissue forms a thick epithelium because it consists of several layers of cells.
Though the deepest cells are Cuboidal or columnar and are capable of dividing and producing new cells, the naming is based on the shape of the surface cells.
Stratified Squamous Epithelium
Note: Protects against abrasion, forms a barrier against infection, and reduces loss of water from the body.
What are the two types of stratified squamous epithelia?
- Keratinized Stratified Squamous epithelia
- Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelia
Type of stratified squamous epithelium that can be seen on the outer layer of the skin.
Keratinized
Type of stratified squamous epithelium that can be seen in the mouth, throat, larynx, esophagus, anus, vagina, inferior urethra, and corneas.
Provides protection against abrasion and acts as a mechanical barrier.
Nonkeratinized
This tissue consists of more than one layer of Cuboidal epithelial cells. It is relatively rare and is found in sweat gland ducts, ovarian follicular cells, and the salivary glands.
It functions in absorption, secretion, and protection.
Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium
This tissue consists of more than one layer of epithelial cells. The surface cells are columnar but the deeper cells are irregular or Cuboidal in shape.
Relatively rare and found in the mammary gland ducts, the larynx, and a portion of male urethra.
Stratified Columnar Epithelium
Note: Carries out secretion, protection, and some absorption.
This is a special type of stratified epithelium that can be greatly stretched and causes the shape of the cells change.
Example: It lines cavities that can greatly expand, such as the urinary bladder.
Transitional Epithelium
This is the part of the tissue that is not in contact with other cells and faces away from underlying tissue.
It can be smooth or lined with microvilli or cilia.
Free surface or Apical
Note: Cilia move materials over the top of the cell and microvilli increase surface area.
4 types of Cell connections
- Desmosomes
- Hemidesmosomes
- Tight junctions
- Gap junctions
Cell connections do 3 things. What are these?
- Mechanically bind the cells together.
- Help form a permeability barrier.
- Provide a mechanism for intercellular communication.
A type of cell connections that are mechanical links that bind cells together.
Desmosomes
A type of cell connections and are half desmosomes that anchor cells to the basement membrane.
Hemidesmosomes
A type of cell connections that prevent the passage of materials between epithelial cells because they completely surround each cell, similar to the way a belt surrounds the waist.
Can be found in the lining of the intestines.
Tight junctions
A type of cell connections that are small channels that allow small molecules and ions to pass from one epithelial cells to an adjacent one. Act as communication signals to coordinate the activities of the cells.
Gap junctions
This are secretory organs that secrete substances onto a surface, into a cavity, or into the bloodstream.
Glands
This is the glands with ducts
Exocrine glands
These are ductless glands; they secrete their products (termed hormones) into the bloodstream.
Endocrine glands
What do you call the glands that have a single, non-branched duct, some have branched ducts?
Simple
Exocrine glands that have multiple, branched ducts.
Compound
Glands with secretory regions shaped as tubules (small tubes) are called what?
Tubular
Glands with secretory regions shaped in saclike structures are called what?
Acinar or alveolar