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It is composed of closely aggregated polyhedral cells adhering strongly to one another and to a thin layer of ECM

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Epithelial Tissue

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What are the functions of Epithelium?

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  1. Covering, lining, and protection
  2. Absorption
  3. Secretion
  4. Filtration
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What characteristics are these; squamous, cuboidal, and columnar?

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Shape

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What characteristics are these; oval, spherical, and flattened?

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Nuclei

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What characteristics are these; basal pole, apical pole, and lateral surfaces?

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Polarity

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It is a thin extracellular, felt-like sheet of
macromolecules. A SEMIPERMEABLE FILTER for substances reaching epithelial cells from below.

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Basement Membrane

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What are the two parts of the Basement Membrane?

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  1. Basal Lamina
  2. Reticular Lamina
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It is composed of the cells responsible for the organ’s specialized functions, wherein the CELLS HAVE A SUPPORTING ROLE IN THE ORGAN.

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Parenchymal and Stroma

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What are the functions of Basement Membrane?

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  1. Physical Support
  2. Cell Attachment
  3. Filter
  4. Guide Cell Migration
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SEALS ADJACENT CELLS TO ONE ANOTHER, controlling the passage of molecules between them; separate apical and basolateral membrane domains.

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Tight Junction (Zonula Occludens)

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PROVIDES POINTS LINKING THE CYTOSKELETON OF ADJACENT CELLS; strengthens and stabilizes nearby tight junctions.

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Adherens Junction (Zonula Adherens)

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Resembles a single “Spot-weld”, PROVIDES POINTS OF STRONG INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT coupling between adjacent cells, strengthening the tissue.

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Desmosome (Muscula Adherens)

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ANCHORS CYTOSKELETON to the basal lamina.

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Hemidesmosome

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ALLOWS DIRECT TRANSFER OF SMALL MOLECULES and ions from one cell to another.

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Gap Junction (Nexus)

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What are the MAJOR TRANSMEMBRANE LINK PROTEINS of Tight Junction (Zonula Occlodens)?

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Occludins, Claudins, and ZO Proteins

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What are the MAJOR TRANSMEMBRANE LINK PROTEINS of Adherens Junction (Zonula Adherens)?

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Cadherin and Catenin

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What are the MAJOR TRANSMEMBRANE LINK PROTEINS of Desmosome (Macula Adherens)?

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Desmogleins and Desmocollin

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What is the MAJOR TRANSMEMBRANE LINK PROTEINS of Hemidesmosome?

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Integrins

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What is the MAJOR TRANSMEMBRANE LINK PROTEINS of Gap Junction (Nexus)?

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Connexin

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It is SMALL MEMBRANE PROJECTIONS with cores of ACTIN FILAMENTS.

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Microvilli

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Where are Microvilli found in the body organs?

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Small Intestine

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It INCREASES THE SURFACE AREA AVAILABLE FOR ABSORPTION; a motion-detecting function best seen on the absorptive epithelial cells lining the male reproductive system.

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Stereocilia

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Where are Stereocilia found in the body organs?

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Epididymis, Vas Deferens, and the Inner Ear

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It is LONG, HIGHLY MOTILE APICAL STRUCTURES. It has at least one short projection called a PRIMARY CILIUM.

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Where are Cilia found in the body organ?
The Respiratory System (Trachea, Lungs, Digestive Tract, etc.)
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Are classified according to the number of CELL LAYERS and the CELL MORPHOLOGY in the outer layer.
Covering or Lining Epithelia
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A single-layer of FLAT CELLS with DISC-SHAPED NUCLEI wherein molecules can easily pass (diffusion & filtration).
Simple Squamous Epithelium
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Where is Simple Squamous Epithelium located?
1. Renal Corpuscles 2. Alveoli Lungs 3. Lining of Heart, Blood, and Lymphatic System 4. Lining of Ventral Cavity (serosae)
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A single-layer of CUBE-LIKE CELLS with LARGE, SPHERICAL CENTRAL NUCLEI that can produce secretion and absorption.
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
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Where is Simple Cuboidal Epithelium located?
1. Kidney Tubules 2. Secretory Portion of Small Glands 3. Ovary 4. Thyroid Follicle
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A single-layer of COLUMN-SHAPED (rectangular) CELLS with OVAL NUCLEI that can produce ABSORPTION, SECRETION OF MUCUS, ENZYMES, and OTHER SUBSTANCES.
Simple Columnar Epithelium
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Where is Simple Columnar Epithelium located?
1. Digestive Tract 2. Gall Bladder 3. Ducts of Some Glands 4. Small Bronchi 5. Uterine Tubes 6. Uterus
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What does Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium function?
* All cells originate at basement membrane * Only tall cells reach the apical surface * It may contain goblet cells and bear cilia * Nuclei lie at varying heights within cells * Gives a false impression of stratification * Secretion of mucus; propulsion of mucus by cilia
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Where is the Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium located?
1. Ducts of Male Reproductive Tubes and some Large Glands 2. Lines of Trachea and most of the Upper Respiratory Tract
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It consists of MANY LAYERS of cells but the APICAL PART of the tissue is a squamous epithelium.
Stratified Squamous Epithelium
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It contains the PROTECTIVE PROTEIN KERATIN.
Keratinized
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It forms the MOIST LINING of BODY OPENINGS.
Non-Keratinized
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Where is Keratinized located?
Epidermis
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Where is Non-Keratinized located?
1. Esophagus 2. Vagina 3. Mouth
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Transitional Epithelium also known as?
Urothelium
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What do goblet cells produce?
Mucus
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Basal cells are usually CUBOIDAL or COLUMNAR, superficial cells are DOME-SHAPED or SQUAMOUS.
Transitional Epithelium
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Where is Transitional Epithelium located?
1. Ureters 2. Urinary Bladder 3. Part of Urethra
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Epithelial cells that function mainly to PRODUCE and SECRETE various macromolecules may occur in epithelia with other major functions or comprise specialized organs.
Glands
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It REMAINS CONNECTED with the surface epithelium. It HAS DUCTS that lead to another organ or the body surface.
Exocrine Glands
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It LOSES CONNECTION to its original epithelium for PROTEIN or STEROIDS HORMONE SYNTHESIS and it has NO DUCTS.
Endocrine Glands
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It is the MOST COMMON METHOD of PROTEIN or GLYCOPROTEIN SECRETION
Merocrine Glands
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It RELEASES THE PRODUCT and CELL DEBRIS into the GLAND'S LUMENS
Holocrine Glands
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It RELEASES THE PRODUCT together with small amounts of CYTOPLASM and CELL MEMBRANE
Apocrine Glands
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Types of Exocrine Glands
1. Simple * Tubular (Simple, Branched & Coiled) * Acinar (Simple & Branched) 2. Compound * Tubular * Acinar * Tubuloacinar
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Types of Endocrine Glands
1. Autocrine 2. Paracrine
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Type of tissue that LINES OF SURFACE or BODY CAVITIES; glandular secretion
Epithelial Tissue
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Type of tissue that SUPPORTS and PROTECTION TISSUES and ORGANS
Connective Tissue
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Type of tissue that is STRONG CONTRACTION; BODY MOVEMENTS.
Muscle Tissue
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Type of tissue that TRANSMITTED TO A NERVE IMPULSE
Nervous Tissue
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What is called the FORMATION of cilia built around a sophisticated microtubule bundle?
Axoneme
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