Exam 1: Ch. 4 Flashcards
histology
study of tissues
biopsy
removal of live tissues for diagnosis
autopsy
exam. of organs in dead body
4 types of tissue
- epithelial
- connective
- muscle
- nervous
3 types of muscle tissue; voluntary or involuntary?
- skeletal - voluntary
- smooth - involuntary (hollow organs)
- cardiac - involuntary (heart)
glial cells
support neurons to function
epithelial tissue: made of a lot of cells or matrix?
cells
connective tissue: made of a lot of cells or matrix?
matrix
structure of epithelial tissue
3 layers: free/apical surface, lateral and basal
characteristics of epithelial tissue
- tightly packed cells
- avascular
- regenerate
functions of epithelial tissue
- protection
- barrier
- allow substances to pass
- secretion
- absorption
- prevents dehydration
3 shapes of epithelial tissue and function
- squamous: protection
- cuboidal: secretion or absorption
- columnar: secretion and aborption
3 types of layers of epithelial tissue
- simple
- stratified (same nucleus position)
- pseudostratified (nucleus position not unified)
Transitional epithelial tissue
able to adapt to volume
ex. urinary bladder
cell connections: functions
permeability and bind cells
cell connections: 3 types
desmosomes, tight junction, gap junction
cell connections: tight junction made of
actin filament