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Diversity of Cells and their Functions Flashcards

1
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what is the most common stain used in histology and what does it consist of?

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H+E

haematoxylin and eosin

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what is haematoxylin and how does it stain?

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basic die

stains acidic molecules purple i.e. nucleus, ribosomes

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what is eosin and how does it stain?

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acidic die

stains basic molecules pink e.g. proteins of the cytoplasm

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4
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what are the four basic tissue types?

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epithelium
connective tissue
muscle
nervous tissue

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5
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what is the role of epithelium?

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covers the body surfaces and lines hollow organs

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6
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how many kinds of muscle are there in the body?

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three

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7
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what does nervous tissue consist of?

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neurons and their supportive cells

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8
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what is a basal lamia?

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a layer of extracellular matrix components at the basal surface of epithelia

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9
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how are epithelia supplied with nutrients and why?

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diffuse across the basal lamina

non vascular tissue

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10
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name an organ formed by epithelial tissue

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the liver

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11
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name the six major function of epithelia

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mechanical barrier
chemical barrier 
absorption
secretion 
containment 
locomotion
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12
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name two minor functions of epithelia

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sensation

contractility

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13
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what are the three types of epithelia classified by cell share?

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squamous
cuboidal
columnar

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14
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describe squamous epithelia

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flattened cells

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15
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describe cuboidal epithelia

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cube shaped

height similar to width

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16
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describe columnar epithelia

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tall and thin cells

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17
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what are the three types of epithelia classified by the number of layers?

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simple
stratified
pseudo stratified

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18
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what is simple epithelia?

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single layered

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19
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what is stratified epithelia?

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two or more layers

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20
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what is pseudo stratified epithelia?

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tissue appears to have multiple layers but in fact all cells are in contact with the basal lamina

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21
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what are goblet cells?

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single cell mucous glands

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22
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what are the two types of glands?

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endocrine

exocrine

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23
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describe endocrine glands

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product secreted into blood

ductless glands

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24
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describe exocrine glands

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product secreted into a lumen, a duct or onto the body surface

ducted glands

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25
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what are the three types of connective tissue?

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soft
hard
blood and lymph

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26
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what are the two main components of connective tissue?

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extracellular matrix

cells

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27
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what are fibroblasts?

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cells that produce and maintain the extracellular matrix

28
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what are adipose cells?

29
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what are osteocytes?

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cells of bone

30
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what are chondrocytes?

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cells of cartilage

31
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what are the three types of soft connective tissue?

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loose
dense regular
dense irregular

32
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describe loose soft connective tissue

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loosely packed fibres

abundant ground substance

33
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where is loose soft connective tissue found?

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the mesentery

34
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describe dense regular soft connective tissue

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densely packed bundles of aligned collagen fibres

35
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where is dense regular soft connective tissue found?

36
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describe dense irregular soft connective tissue

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densely packed bundles of collagen fibres running in many directions

37
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where is dense irregular soft connective tissue found?

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dermis of the skin

38
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name the two types of hard connective tissue

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cartilage

bone

39
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what makes cartilage semi-rigid?

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highly hydrated nature of the ground substance

40
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how does cartilage receive nutrients?

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avascular

from adjacent tissues by diffusion

41
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what are the three types of cartilage?

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hyaline
elastic
fibrocartilage

42
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what is the most common type of cartilage?

43
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what are the two types of bone in a long bone?

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cortical

cancellous/trabecular

44
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what are Haversian canals?

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small canals for blood vessels and nerves to pass through to supply bone

45
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how is force produced in muscles?

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by the movement of actin fibres over myosin fibres

46
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what are the three types of muscle?

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smooth
skeletal
cardiac

47
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what are other names for smooth muscle?

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involuntary

visceral

48
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describe the structure of smooth muscle

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no striations
elongated spindle shaped fibres
cigar shaped nucleus at the centre

49
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why is smooth muscle involuntary?

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not under conscious control

50
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why is smooth muscle visceral?

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predominantly found in organs

51
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what are other names for skeletal muscle?

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voluntary

striated

52
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describe the structure of skeletal muscle

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long fibres

many elongated nuclei at the periphery of the cell

53
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what is the cell membrane of muscle cells called?

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sarcolemma

54
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describe the structure of cardiac muscle

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striated
shorter
single nucleus at the centre

55
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what is the connective tissue coat around nervous tissue called in the CNS?

56
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what is the connective tissue coat around nervous tissue called in the PNS?

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epineurium

57
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what are the three types of neurone?

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multipolar
bipolar
pseudo unipolar

58
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what is the most common type of neurone?

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multipolar

59
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describe a multipolar neurone

A

many dendrites and one axon

60
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describe a bipolar neurone

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one dendrite and one axon

61
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describe a pseudo unipolar neurone

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short process gives rise to an axon in both directions

62
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what are the there principle glia of the CNS?

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astrocytes
oligodendrocytes
microglia

63
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what do oligodendrocytes do?

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produce myelin in the brain and spinal cord

64
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what do microglia do?

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provide immune surveillance

65
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what is the principle glia of the PNS?

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Schwann cell

66
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what do Schwann cells do?

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produce myelin in the PNS

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