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Histology Flashcards

1
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4 types of tissues in the body

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  • Epithelium
  • Connective
  • Muscle
  • Nervous
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2 functions epithelium tissue does?

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  • covers body surfaces
  • lines structures
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4 functions connective tissue do?

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  • Protects
  • Binds
  • immunity
  • stores fat
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4
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muscle tissue does what?

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contraction

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5
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2 functions of nervous tissue?

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  • detects stimuli
  • transmits nerve impulses
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2 functions of epithelial tissue?

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  • covers and lines
  • glandular
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7
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5 general features of epithelium tissue?

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  • Cellular
  • has surfaces
  • avascular
  • innervated
  • mitotically active
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Define cellular

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cells in continuous sheets in single or multiple layers

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9
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5 type of surfaces epithelium tissue has?

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  • free
  • barriers
  • secretory and protective
  • lateral
  • basal
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10
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Define avascular

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no blood supply

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11
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Define innervated

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has nerve supply

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12
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Define mitotically active

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cells divide to produce a new population

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13
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3 basic shapes of epithelium tissue?

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  • Squamous
  • cuboidal
  • columnar
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14
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function of glands?

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  • secretion
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15
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2 types of glandular epithelium?

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  • exocrine
  • endocrine
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16
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exocrine tissue does what?

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secretes into ducts and other

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endocrine tissue does what?

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secrete directly into the blood.

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18
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3 substances of connective tissue?

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  • ground substance
  • protein fibers
  • specialized cells
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3 types of protein fibers?

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  • collagen
  • elastic
  • reticular
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combine ground substance & protein fibers what do you get?

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extracellular matrix

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21
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5 cells found in connective tissue?

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  • fibroblasts
  • macrophages
  • plasma cells
  • mast cells
  • adipocytes
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22
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3 functions muscle tissue does?

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  • body movement
  • generates heat
  • maintains posture
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23
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3 types of muscle tissue?

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  • skeletal muscle
  • smooth muscle
  • cardiac muscle
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nerve tissue does what?

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send and receive messages

25
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2 structures of nervous tissue are?

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  • Neuron or nerve cells
  • Neuroglia
26
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Define neuroglia

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support and nourish nervous tissue

27
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What is a membrane?

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combination of epithelial and connective tissue

28
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4 types of membranes?

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  • Mucous
  • serous
  • synovial
  • cutaneous (skin)
29
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mucous membrane does what?

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lines body cavities to exterior

30
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2 functions the serous membrane does?

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  • line cavities
  • covers organs in cavities.
31
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synovial membrane does what?

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lines cavities of joints

32
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2 parts the serous membrane has?

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  • parietal
  • visceral
33
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8 epithelium tissue?

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  • simple squamous
  • simple cuboidal
  • simple columnar
  • stratified squamous
  • stratified cuboidal
  • stratified columnar
  • ciliated peudostratified columnar
  • transitional
34
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3 loose connective tissue?

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  • Areolar
  • Adipose
  • Reticular
35
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3 dense connective tissue?

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  • Dense regular
  • Dense irregular
  • Elastic
36
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4 supportive connective tissue?

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  • Hyaline Cartilage
  • Elastic cartilage
  • Fibrocartilage
  • Bone
37
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What is the one fluid connective tissue?

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Blood

38
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cell of a nervous tissue is called what?

A

Giant multipolar neuron

39
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chondrocytes in lacuna are what?

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cells in cartilage tissue

40
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What are the 3 components common to all types of connective tissue?

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  • Collagen
  • Elastic
  • Reticular
41
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What are the 4 types of connective tissue?

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  • Loose
  • Dense
  • Supportive
  • Fluid
42
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3 Characteristics of loose connective tissue?

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  • softer
  • more cells
  • fewer fibers
43
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3 structures of dense tissue?

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  • Collagen fibers
  • tendons
    *ligaments
44
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2 parts of the neuron

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  • cell body
  • processes
45
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2 structures of a neuron’s cell body?

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  • nucleus
  • metabolic center
46
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2 functions of the neuron’s processes?

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  • carries messages
  • makes nerve impulses
47
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4 types of membranes in the body

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  • Epithelial
  • Cutaneous
  • Mucous
  • Serous
48
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2 tissue type cutaneous membrane is composed of?

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  • stratified squamous
  • connective
49
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2 tissue type mucous membrane is composed of?

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  • stratified squamous
  • simple columnar
50
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2 tissue type serous membrane is composed of?

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  • simple squamous
  • areolar
51
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2 locations is cutaneous membrane found?

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  • epidermis
  • dermis
52
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4 locations mucous membrane is found?

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hollow organs of the:
* respiratory
* digestive
* urinary
* reproductive tracts

53
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location serous membrane is found?

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  • closed body cavities
54
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Define tissue

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group of cells specialized performing a specific function

55
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Define chondrocytes

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cartilage cells

56
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Define lacuna

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depression or space in bone or cartilage

57
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Define histology

A

study of tissues

58
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Define Goblet cells

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individual cells that produce mucus

59
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Define endothelium

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tissue makes single layer of cells

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