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1
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What is tissue?

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A collection of specialised cells

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2
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What is an organ?

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Made up of a variety of tissues

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What is a system

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An interaction of organs

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4
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What does epithelium line?

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  • Glands
  • Bowel
  • Skin
  • Organs
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What does endothelium line?

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Blood and lymphatic vessels

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What does mesothelium line?

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Pleural and pericardial spaces

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What are mesenchyme cells?

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Cells that fill spaces between organs, including fat, muscle, bone, cartilage and tendon cells

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8
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What are neurons?

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Conducting cells of the nervous system

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What are stem cells capable of?

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Capable of turning into one or several different cells

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10
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Two places where blood cells are present (other than blood)

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  • Lymph nodes

- Spleen

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What is an oocyte?

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An immature egg

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What are germ cells?

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The founder cells of all sexually reproducing organisms

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13
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What type of tissue lines secretory cells?

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Epithelial

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14
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What are the possible changes in cells and tissues?

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  • Size
  • Number
  • Shape
  • Metabolism
  • Growth
  • Death
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15
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What cellular effect does atrophy have?

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Decrease in size

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What cellular effect does hypertrophy have?

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Increase in size

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17
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What cellular effect does hyperplasia have?

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Increase in number

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18
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What cellular effect does dysplasia have?

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Change in shape

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19
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What cellular effect does metaplasia have?

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Cell is replaced with another

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20
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What cellular effect does neoplasia have?

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Causes an abnormal growth

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21
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What cellular effect does necrosis have?

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Cell death

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22
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What cellular effect does apoptosis have?

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Programmed death

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23
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What could cause muscle atrophy?

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Being bed ridden

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24
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What could cause muscle hypertrophy?

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Exercise

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25
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What could cause muscle endometrial hyperplasia?

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Prolonged oestrogen exposure

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26
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Give an example of cellular dysplasia

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Irritation or inflammation due to smoking damages cilia of respiratory epithelial cells

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Give an example of cellular metaplasia

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Squamous metaplasia where ciliated respiratory epithelial replaced by squamous (no cilia)

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Give an example of cellular neoplasia

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Gene mutation - oncogene (chemical, radiation, viruses), can be benign and malignant

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29
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What could cause cellular necrosis?

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Injury / disease

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30
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What happens during cellular apoptosis?

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Cells shrink, chromatin fragments, apoptotic bodies form and are phagocytosed by macrophages

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What happens during cellular necrosis?

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Lysosomal enzymes digest cell (autolysis) and inflammation is triggered

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32
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What are affected cells called (tumours)

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Neoplasms

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33
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What is the primary tumour?

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The original tumour

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What is the secondary tumour?

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A tumour at sites distant from primary

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35
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What is a benign tumour?

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A non-cancerous tumour

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What is a malignant tumour?

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A cancerous tumour

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37
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What are two different epithelial tissue?

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  • Epithelia

- Glandular epithelia

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38
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What are six different connective tissues?

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  • Fibroblast
  • Adipose tissue
  • Blood
  • Lymphoid tissue
  • Cartilage
  • Bone
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39
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What are the three types of muscle tissues?

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  • Skeletal
  • Cardiac
  • Smooth
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40
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What are two types of neural tissues?

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  • Glia

- Neurons

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41
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Name a malignant tumour of the epithelia

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Carcinoma

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42
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Name a benign tumour of the epithelia

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Papilloma

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43
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Name a malignant tumour of the glandular epithelia

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Adeno carcinoma

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44
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Name a benign tumour of the glandular epithelia

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Adenoma

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45
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Name a benign tumour of fibroblast

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Fibroma

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46
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Name a benign tumour of adipose tissue

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Lipoma

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47
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Name a malignant tumour of blood

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Leukemia

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48
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Name a malignant tumour of lymphoid tissue

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Lymphoma

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49
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Name a benign tumour of cartilage

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Chondroma

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50
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Name a benign tumour of bone

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Osteoma

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51
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Name a malignant tumour of fibroblast

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Fibro sarcoma

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52
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Name a malignant tumour of adipose tissue

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Lipo sarcoma

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53
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Name a malignant tumour of cartilage

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Chondro sarcoma

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54
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Name a malignant tumour of bone

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Osteo sarcoma

55
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Name a benign tumour of skeletal muscle

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Rhabdomyoma

56
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Name a malignant tumour of cardiac muscle

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Cardiac sarcoma

57
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Name a benign tumour of smooth muscle

58
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Name a malignant tumour of smooth muscle

A

Leiomyo sarcoma

59
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Name a malignant tumour of gila tissue

60
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Name a malignant tumour of neurons

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Neuroblastoma

61
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Are blood vessels present in epithelia?

62
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Where does epithelia get its nutrition?

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Via underlying tissue

63
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What does lining epithelia do?

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Regulate the passage of material in/out of body

64
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Examples of the function of lining epithelia

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  • Gut - nutrients
  • Lungs - gases
  • Kidney - water, ions
  • Skin - water
65
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What do secretory cells do?

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Secrete body fluids

66
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Where are secretory cells present ( x 2)

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  • Glands

- Ducts

67
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What two types of glandular epithelia are there?

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  • Exocrine

- Endocrine

68
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What is surface epithelial classified as?

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  • Simple

- Stratified

69
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What are the three types of simple epithelial tissue?

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  • Squamous
  • Columnar
  • Cuboidal
70
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What are the three types of stratified epithelial tissue?

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  • Squamous
  • Cuboidal
  • Columnar
71
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What are the two types of special epithelial tissue?

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  • Sensory perception

- Reproduction

72
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What are epithelial tissues innervated by and where?

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Nerves particularly at base

73
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What is the function of cell junctions?

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Regulate passage of materials between cells and provide physical strength

74
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Are epithelial cells far apart or close together?

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Close together - minimal matrix between cells

75
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Function of exocrine glands

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Discharge products via duct

76
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Function of endocrine glands

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Secrete hormones into bloodstream

77
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What are the two types of exocrine glands?

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  • Simple

- Compound

78
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What is the most common type of secretion?

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Merocrine secretion

79
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Give two examples of apocrine secretion

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  • Breasts

- Sweat glands

80
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Give an example of a gland that’s involved in holocrine secretion.

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Sebaceous gland

81
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Give the functions of surface epithelium

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  • Covers exposed surfaces
  • Lines internal passageways and chambers
  • Highly cellular
  • Capacity to regenerate
  • Provide physical protection
  • Control permeability
  • Provide sensation
82
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What is the term for a tissue having few or no blood vessels?

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Avascular tissue

83
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What does simple epithelial mean?

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Has one layer and permeable

84
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What does stratified epithelial mean?

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Many layers, protective

85
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What does squamous mean?

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Thin, flat, irregular

86
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What does cuboidal mean?

87
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What does columnar mean?

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Tall, slender, rectangular

88
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Give three examples of surface specialisation in epithelial tissue.(features)

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  • Keratin
  • Microvilli
  • Cilia
89
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What is a feature of simple squamous?

90
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What is a feature of simple cuboidal?

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Synthesis of hormones

91
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What is a feature of simple columnar?

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Digestion, absorption, lubrication

92
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What is a feature of stratified cuboidal?

93
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What is a feature of stratified squamous?

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Protection

94
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What is a feature of stratified Columnar?

95
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What is a feature of pseudostratified columnar?

96
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What is a feature of transitional epithelium?

A

Distention

97
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What is an example of simple squamous?

A

Blood vessels

98
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What is an example of simple cuboidal?

A

Thyroid gland

99
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What is an example of simple columnar?

A

Small intestine

100
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What is an example of stratified squamous?

101
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What is an example of stratified cuboidal?

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Salivary gland

102
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What is an example of stratified columnar?

A

Salivary duct

103
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What is an example of pseudostratified columnar?

104
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What is an example of transitional epithelium?

105
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What is the function of simple cuboidal epithelium?

A

Synthesis & liberation of hormones

106
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Give two locations of simple cuboidal

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  • Ducts

- Glands

107
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Give a characteristic of simple cuboidal

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Single layer of box-shaped cells

108
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Give three functions (and via what?) of simple columnar

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  • Digestion (via enzymes)
  • Absorption (via microcilli)
  • Lubrication (via mucous cells)
109
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Give a characteristic of stratified squamous

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Many layers (with or without keratin)

110
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Give three functions of stratified squamous

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  • Protection
  • Moist surface resists dehydration
  • Thermoregulation and sensation
111
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Give an example of stratified cuboidal

A

Salivary gland

112
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Give an example of stratified columnar

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Salivary gland duct

113
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Give two characteristics of pseudostratified columnar ciliated

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  • One layer of cells

- Only tall ones reach surface

114
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Give four functions of pseudostratified columnar ciliated

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  • Secrete mucus (goblet cells)
  • Trap particles (mucus)
  • Move mucus (cilia)
  • Clean, warm, moisten (e.g. air)
115
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Give a characteristics of transitional epithelium

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Many layers; all irregularly rounded

116
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Give a function of transitional epithelium

A

Give a function of transitional epithelium

117
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Where is transitional epithelium found?

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Ureter and bladder

118
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What is the function of basement membrane?

A

Anchors epithelial cells to underlying tissue

119
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What can be on the free surface (x 3)

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  • Keratin
  • Cilia
  • Microvilli
120
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What is the function of keratin (free surface)?

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Protection

121
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What is the function of cilia (free surface)?

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Increase surface area and particle movement

122
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What is the function of microvilli (free surface)?

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Increase surface area and particle movement

123
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What are the four intercellular junctions?

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  • Tight junctions
  • Adherent junction
  • Gap junction
  • Desmosome
124
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Function of tight junction

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Cell-cell contacts (virtually impermeable to fluid)

125
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Function of adherent junction

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Cell-cell contacts

126
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Function of gap junction

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Permit passage of ions & molecules between cells

127
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Function of desmosome

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Cell-cell contacts

128
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Function of basement membrane

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  • Separates epithelium, mesothelium and endothelium from underlying connective tissue
  • A matrix that anchors epithelial cells to underlying tissue
129
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Characteristics of basement membrane

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Thin, fibrous, non-cellular tissue

130
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What does proliferation in epithelia occur via?

131
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NB! Give the four steps in proliferation of epithelial tissue

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  1. Microtubules form
  2. Chromosomes duplicate & align at equator (metaphase)
  3. Chromosomes pull apart
  4. Cell divides
132
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What happens in metaphase arrest?

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Vincristine (VCR) prevents formation of microtubules

133
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When can vincristine be injected?

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3h before removal of tissues

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