Epithelial Tissue Flashcards by Ryan Lee | Brainscape

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Epithelial

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1st cells you come in contact with, cover exposed surfaces/line internal cavity

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Lumen

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Hallow space in an organ

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Polarity

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Have an apical & basal surface

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Attachment

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Bound to a basement membrane

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Avascularity

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Don’t contain blood vessels

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Regeneration

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Damaged cells replaced by stem cells

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Provide Physical Protection

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Skin

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Control permeability

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Things go in and out

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Provide sensation

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Extensively innervated

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Provide specialized secretions

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Sweating, sebum, endocrine

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Simple

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1 layer

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Stratified

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More than 1 layer

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Pseudostratified

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Looks like 1+, but isn’t

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Squamous

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Flat

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Columnar

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Column

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Cubodial

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Cube

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Exocrine gland

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Released their products into ducts

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Endocrine gland

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Release into bloodstream

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Heterocrine

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Does both (pancreas)