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FINALS / Animal tissues Flashcards

1
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Arranged into discrete functional units called ___

A

Tissues

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2
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Notable exception, lack true tissue-level organization

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Sponges

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3
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Study of tissues

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Histology

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4
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Cover external surfaces for protection or line the internal surfaces of body cavities and vessels

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Epithelial tissue

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5
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Function as barriers and in secretion and absorption

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Epithelial tissue

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6
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Nerves are separated from the other nerves or from effectors organs by specialized junctions called _____

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Synapses

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7
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Often called a nerve fiber

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Axon

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8
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Forms insulating sheath around many vertebrae peripheral nerves

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Schwann cell

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9
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Transmits electrical impulses from cell body to synaptic terminal

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Axon

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10
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Release neurotransmitter chemicals into synapses when action potential arrives

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Synaptic terminals

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11
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• Found in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.

A

Nervous tissue

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12
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• Consists of two basic kinds of cells: neurons and supporting cells called glial cells.

A

Nervous tissue

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13
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• Specialized for reception of stimuli and conduction of impulses from one region to another.

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Nervous tissue

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14
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• Controls the animal’s body through transmission of electrical signals.

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Nervous tissue

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15
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composed of long, unbranched muscle fibers that are actually composites of many individual muscle cells, giving these fibers their
multinucleated appearance

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Skeletal muscle

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16
Q

has cross striations in its
cells and has a single,
centrally located nucleus

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Cardiac muscle

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17
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simplest and doesn’t have striations

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Smooth muscle

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18
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Type of muscle: Smooth , skeletal, cardiac
Nuclei:
Control:
Location:

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( No - single, in center - involuntary- visceral organs )
( yes - Many, at periphery - voluntary- skeletal muscle)
( yes - single, in center - involuntary - heart)

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19
Q

• They differ by the presence or absence of striations or bands, the
number and location of nuclei, whether they are voluntarily or
involuntarily controlled, and their location within the body.

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Muscle tissues

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20
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• The movement is initiated in response to nerve signals through ___

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Muscle tissues
Contraction

21
Q

• Tissues that generally function for movement which consist of long cells called ____

A

Muscle fibers

22
Q

• it circulates in the body
through blood vessels transporting oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, electrolytes, hormones, metabolic wastes, and practically any other
substance that cells use or
produce.

A

Blood

23
Q

Classified as a type of connective tissue

A

Blood

24
Q

• made up of cells called ____ have
small nuclei localized at the cell
edge.

A

Adipocytes

25
Q

• each cell in adipose tissue
contains a large, ____, giving adipose cells the appearance of being empty
spaces.

A

Oil filled vacuole

26
Q

• a type of connective tissue that
stores or sequesters food for
the body in the form of fat
droplets.

A

Adipose tissue

27
Q

• produce red blood cells in the
bone marrow.

A

Bone

28
Q

• responsible for storing calcium
that can be withdrawn by the
body as blood calcium levels
drop.

A

Bone

29
Q

• most specialized structural
connective tissues, and the
strongest of them.

A

Bone

30
Q

• a connective tissue with a large
amount of the matrix and
variable amounts of fibers.

A

Cartilage

31
Q

• contains tightly packed
collagen fibers, making it
stronger than loose connective
tissue.

A

Dense/fiber connective tissue

32
Q

• loosely scattered cells
surrounded by a clear,
gelatinous matrix.

A

Loose connective tissue

33
Q

Loose connective tissue is composed of loosely ___ and ___. Fiber and other components are secreted by ____

A

Wooven collagen
Elastic fibers
Fibroblast

34
Q

• also called ___
tissue, has a sampling of all of
the components of a
connective tissue.

A

Loose connective tissue
Areolar connective

35
Q

Component of connective tissue

A

Component:
• Extracellular matrix
o Fibers
o Ground substance

36
Q

Types of connective tissue (6)

A

Loose
Dense/fibrous
Cartilage
Bone
Adipose
Blood

37
Q

made up of fibrous cells.

A

Connective tissue

38
Q

• Tissues that bind organs together, hold organs in place, support body structures, and store nutrients.

A

Connective tissue

39
Q

• made up of several layers of
cells that become flattened
when stretched

• appear only in the urinary
system, primarily in the
bladder and ureter.

A

Transitional epithelium

40
Q

• appear in the respiratory tract.

• they exist in one layer, but the
arrangement of nuclei at
different levels makes it appear
that there is more than one
layer.

A

Pesudostrarified columnar epithelium

41
Q

occurs in the surface of skin
and in the linings of mouth,
esophagus, vagina, anus.

A

Stratified squamous epithelium

42
Q

Location
• Prevalent in the inner lining of
the digestive tract (small
intestine and stomach).

A

Simple columnar epithelium

43
Q

represented by a single layer
of elongated, rectangular cells.

A

Simple columnar epithelium

44
Q

Location
• Glandular tissue and kidney
tubules.

A

Simple cuboidal epithelium

45
Q

represented by a single layer
of box-shaped cells.

A

Simple cuboidal epithelium

46
Q

lung alveoli, linings of the
heart, and glomeruli of kidney.

A

Simple squamous epithelium

47
Q

represented by a single layer
of flattened cells.

A

Simple squamous epithelium

48
Q

The types of epithelia are classified by the ___ present and the ____ of cells

A

Shapes of cells
Number of layers

49
Q

Shapes (4)
Layers (3)

A

Squamous
Cuboidal
Columnar
Transitional
Simple
Stratified
Pesudostrarified

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