Epithelium Flashcards
1
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cilia
A
hairlike projection. core of microtubules, dynein motors. beat together to move mucous/fluid. respiratory and repro systems
2
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microvilli
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fingerlike projections, core of actin, for absorption, in gi,
3
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endocrine glands
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NO DUCTS, dense vascular network,
4
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Exocrine glands
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simple and compound ducts
5
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types of secretion
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serous, mucous, mixed, lipid
6
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modes of secretion
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merocrine, apocrine, holocrine, cytocrine
7
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merocrine
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secretion by exocytosis (pancreatic granules)
8
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apocrine
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secretion by loss of apical portion (milk)
9
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holocrine
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secretion by loss of entire cell (sebaceous gland)
10
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cytocrine
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secretion to another cell or of a whole cell (melanin, sperm, oocyte)
