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Histology Flashcards

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Histology

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Hist/o= tissue -logy= study of

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Histopathology

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Histo= tissue Patho= disease Logy= study of

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Epithelium

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Epi= above Thele= thin membrane Um/ium = structure

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Adipocyte

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Adipo= fat Cyte= cell

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Pseudostratified

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Pseudo= false Strati=layer Fy/fied = to make or to become

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Hypodermis

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Hypo= below Dermis= skin

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Intercellular

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Inter= between Cellular= pertaining to cell

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Melanocyte

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Melano= black Cyte=cell

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Macrophage

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Macro= large Phage= eat or swallow

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Hemopoiesis

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Hemo= blood Poiesis= formation

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Tissue

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A group of specialized cells that are similar in structure and function

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Organ

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Part of the body that performs a special function

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Aplasia

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Lack of development of an organ, tissue or cell

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Anaplasia

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A change in the structure of cells and their orientation to each other

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Endothelium

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Cellular covering that forms the lining of the internal organs, including blood vessels

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Brush border

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A specialization of the free surface of a cell consisting of minute cylindrical processes (microvilli) that greatly increase the surface area

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Basement membrane

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Non-living mesh work of fibers that cement the epithelial cells to the underlying tissue

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Stratified

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Arranged in layers

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Osteoid

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The bone matrix, especially before calcification

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Goblet cell

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Solitary mucus secreting cell, especially of the respiratory tract and intestinal epithelium

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Secretions

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Process by which a cell or gland produces and expels product

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Squamous

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Very thin or flattened cells

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Columnar

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Cells that are tall and thin in shape

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Cuboidal

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Cubes shaped cells

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Transitional

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Type of tissue composed of multiple layers of epithelial cells that can contract and expand

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Simple

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Epithelium composed of a single layer of cells

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Epithelial tissue

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The thin tissue forming the outer layer of a body’s surface and lining the alimentary canal and other hollow structures

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Connective tissue

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Fibrous tissue that binds and supports various structures; includes bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, blood, fat, and others.

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Muscle tissue

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A soft tissue of animals that contains cell material with a specialized ability to contract and relax.

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Adipose tissue

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Type of connective tissue that is composed of fat

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Hyaline

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A translucent bluish-white type of cartilage present in the joints, the respiratory tract, and the immature skeleton. The terms means “glassy”.

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Keratin

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A scleroprotein which is the principal constituent of epidermis, hair, nails, horny tissues, and the organic matrix of the enamel of teeth

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Smooth muscle

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Spindle shaped muscle cells without striations. Found in internal organs and blood vessels

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Cardiac

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Pertaining to the heart

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Reticular

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Tissue resembling a net

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Melanin

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A black, sulfur-containing pigment found in skin and in parts of the eye and nervous system

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Areolar

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Loose, irregularly arranged connective tissue that consists of collagenous and elastic fibers, a protein polysaccharide ground substance, and connective tissue cells. Contains minute spaces.

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Neuroglia

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The supportive cells of the nervous system

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Cancellous

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Spongy or lattice like structures making up a meshwork of spongy tissue (trabeculae) of mature adult bone typically found at the core of vertebral bones in the spine and the ends of the long bones (such as the femur or thigh bone).

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Lamella

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A thin layer, membrane, scale, or platelike tissue or part, especially in bone tissue.

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