Clinical Anatomy 1: LP 1 & 2 Flashcards
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The 4 Types of Tissue
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- Epithelial
- Connective
- Muscle
- Nervous
2
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Junctions that join together specific types of cells
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Intercellular Junctions
3
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Attachment area of intercellular junctions
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Membrane
4
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3 Types of Intercellular Junctions
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- Tight
- Desmosomes (bind sheet-like cells)
- Gap (allow molecular movement)
5
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Functions of Epithelial Tissue
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- Protection
- Secretion (movement of materials)
- Absorption
- Excretion (removal of wastes)
6
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3 Types of Epithelial Tissue Layers
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- Simple
- Stratified
- Pseudostratified
7
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3 Types of Epithelial Tissue Shapes
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- Squamous
- Columnar
- Cuboidal
8
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Epithelium
- substances pass through easily
- air sacs of the lungs (alveoli)
- capillaries
- membranes that line the body
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Simple Squamous
9
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Epithelium
- cover ovaries
- line kidney tubules
- line ducts of glands
- secrete and absorb
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Simple Cuboidal
10
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Epithelium
- line reproductive ovaries
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Ciliated Simple Columnar
11
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Epithelium
- line digestive tract
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Non-Ciliated Simple Columnar
12
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Small finger-like extensions that increase surface area
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Microvilli
13
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Epithelium
- line passageway of respiratory system
- secrete mucous to trap dust
- often have cilia and goblet cells
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Pseudostratified Columnar
14
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Epithelium
- Epidermis (older cells accumulate keratin, harden, and die
- Cells replicate at a basement membrane
- Lines the oral cavity
- Lines the anal cavity
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Stratified Squamous
15
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Epithelium
- Lines larger ducts and tubules (mammary, sweat, salivary glands)
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Stratified Cuboidal
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Epithelium
- Lines the pharynx
- Lines the vas deferens
- Protects and secretes
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Stratified Columnar
17
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Epithelium
- Changes shape in response to tension
- Lines the urinary bladder, ureters
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Transitional Epithelium
18
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Epithelium
- Exocrine (secretes products into ducts
- Endocrine (secretes products into tissue or blood
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Glandular Epithelium
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General Characteristics of CT
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- Binds Structures
- Provides Support
- Protects
- Fills Space
- Stores Fat
- Produces Bloods Cells
- Repairs Damaged Tissue
- More Loosely Packed than Epithelial Cells
- Cells Can Divide Typically
- Has Various Vascularity
- Major Cell Types