Histology Flashcards
1
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Histology
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Study of tissues
2
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Epithelial Tissue
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Provides protection, sensation, absorption
3
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Avascular
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No blood supply
4
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Squamous
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Flat cell
Found in: Lungs; good for gas exchange
5
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Cuboidal
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square cells
Kidneys; Filtering
6
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Columbar
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long columns
Intestines; absorption
7
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Simple
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One Layer of cells
8
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Stratified
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Layers of cells
9
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Pseudostratified
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Kind of layered
10
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Cilia
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Hair like fibers
11
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Pseudostratified ciliated columnar
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Kind of layered, hairy columns
12
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Stratified Squamous
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Lots of layers of flat cells; skin, trachea, mouth, vagina
13
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Transitional
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Stratified and expands; bladder, urethra
14
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Muscle Tissue
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Movement
15
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Skeletal Muscle
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Moves the skeleton
striated (lines)
