Histology Flashcards by Alina Rohrig

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Histology

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Study of tissues

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Epithelial Tissue

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Provides protection, sensation, absorption

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Avascular

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No blood supply

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Squamous

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Flat cell

Found in: Lungs; good for gas exchange

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Cuboidal

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square cells

Kidneys; Filtering

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Columbar

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long columns

Intestines; absorption

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Simple

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One Layer of cells

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Stratified

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Layers of cells

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Pseudostratified

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Kind of layered

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Cilia

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Hair like fibers

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Pseudostratified ciliated columnar

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Kind of layered, hairy columns

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Stratified Squamous

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Lots of layers of flat cells; skin, trachea, mouth, vagina

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Transitional

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Stratified and expands; bladder, urethra

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Muscle Tissue

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Movement

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Skeletal Muscle

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Moves the skeleton

striated (lines)

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Cardiac Muscle

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Moving blood

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Smooth Muscle

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Lines our vessels and organs

non-striated

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Nervous Tissue

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Communication; brain tissue

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Connective Tissue

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Connects things together; bone, blood, fat

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Areolar

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Loose connective tissue

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Adipose

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fat

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Collagen Fibers

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Most common connective tissue; Long, straight, and unbranched

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Elastic Fibers

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Branched and wavy