FORM & FUNCTION (Classification of Tissues) Flashcards
Tissue:
-aggregation of cells and intercellular substances specialized to perform particular functions
Organ:
-more complex structures that is comprised of different arrangements of four basic tissues
-normal presence of these forms are critical for the function of the organism
4 basic tissues:
- Epithelium (epithelial tissue)
- Connective tissue
- Muscle
- Nervous tissue
*organs are various arrangements of all or a mix of some of these tissues
Identification of tissues:
-generally achieved by presence of specific features/components of cells and relationships
Embryonic origins of the 4 basic tissues:
- Endoderm
- Mesoderm (almost all connective tissue, skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle)
- Ectoderm
ectoderm types
- Surface ectoderm
- Neuroectoderm
Shape of epithelial cells (3):
*how they are classified
1.Squamous
>Simple
>stratified
2. Cuboidal
>Simple
>Stratified
3. Columnar
>Simple
>Pseudostratified
>Stratified
Column meaning:
-“a pillar”
-tall and slender cells
Epi meaning:
-“upon or over”
-covers surfaces and lines cavities
-above deeper tissues
Pseudo meaning:
-“false”
-ex. pseudostratified epithelium appears to be stratified but it is not
Squam meaning:
-“a scale”
-thin and flat cells
Strat meaning:
-“a layer”
-layered
Glandular epithelium:
-secretory cells of exocrine and endocrine glands
Surface epithelium
-sheets of cells covering the external and internal surfaces of the body
>simple
>pseudostratified
>stratified
>sensory
simple epithelium:
-single layer of cells
>simple squamous
>simple cuboidal
>simple columnar