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Histology Lab Flashcards

1
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The four principal groups of tissue are

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Epithelial, connective, muscle, nerve

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2
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Blood and lymph are typically considered a type of ____ tissue

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Connective

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Epithelial tissue is composed of

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Sheets of tightly packed cells
Little intercellular substance

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4
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Epithelial tissue serves to

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Prevent fluid loss, infection, and mechanical issue

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Epithelial cells may appear as flat discs ____, square blocks _____, or masonry bricks ____.

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Flat discs: squamous
Square blocks: cuboidal
Masonry: columnar

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6
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Glandular epithelial are

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The epithelial that line organs and may absorb/secrete chemical solutions

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7
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Connective tissue primarily serves to

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Support parts of the body and keep it together

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8
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Unlike epithelial tissue, connective tissue is spaced

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Widely apart from each other

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9
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The most widespread connective tissue in the mammalian body is

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Loose connective/aeroaler tissue

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10
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Fibers bind ___ tissue within the ECM

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Epithelial

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Adipose tissue help bind connective tissue to ECM. Additionally they

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Store fat molecules

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12
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Fibrous connective tissue contains collagen fibers, which are responsible for

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Maximizing non elastic properties and strength of tendons and ligaments

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13
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Cartilage contains a protein carbohydrate complex called

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Chrondoiton sulfate

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14
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Osteoblasts are

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Calcified cartilage that formed due to bone forming

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15
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Calcium, magnesium, and phosphate interact to form ___ in the collagen matrix

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Hydroxyapatite

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16
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Blood is considered connective, it’s matrix is ___ rather than fibrous

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Fluid

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17
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Muscle tissue is composed of

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Long cells known as muscle fibers

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18
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Muscle fibers are made up of

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Parallel bundles of fibers called myofibrils

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19
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The two major cells of muscle fibers are

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Acting and myosin

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20
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The three types of muscle are

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Smooth, skeletal, cardiac

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21
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Nerve tissue transfers

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Information from one part of the body to another

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22
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Single nerve cells, or neurons, combine to form highly complex groups called

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Ganglia

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23
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The cell bodies of individual neurons have extensions called

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Dendrites and axons

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24
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Dendrites and axons send

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Signals called nerve impulses to other tissue

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25
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The __ make up the CNS

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Spin cord and brain

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26
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Multipolar neurons possess axons and dendrites, which

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Communicate with other nervous system cells

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27
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Spaces between neurons are composed of

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Smaller supporting glia

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28
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The central lumen of of the arteries and veins distinguish them from

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Nerve fibers

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29
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A layer of ___ separate arteries and veins from other cells

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Elastic connective tissue

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30
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Unlike arteries which maintain it’s shape, veins

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Collapse into an irregular shape

31
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In contact with the lumen of arteries and veins is

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A lining of flattened endothelial cells

32
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The nerves consist of nerve fibers grouped together into bundles called

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Fasicles

33
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___ tissue surrounds and penetrates nerve fibers

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Connective

34
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A type of glial cell known as ____ envelopes the axons of individual nerve fibers

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Schwan cells

35
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Schwann cell envelopment __ nerve fibers, which speeds up the rate kf

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Insulates
Electrical impulse

36
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Hollow cells indicate the region of

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Fat or adipose tissue

37
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Adipose tissue have ____ during the preparation of tissue.

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Lost their lipids

38
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In vivo, an adipocyte contains a liquid droplet which

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Displaces the cytoplasm

39
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_____are embedded in an amorphous glycoproteins matrix bound by collagen fibers

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Chondrocytes

40
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Chondrocytes sit at a hollow in the matrix known as

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Lacunae

41
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Blood vessels, lymphatics, and nerves can be found in the periphery of

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Hyalinic cartilage

42
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The prominent holes in compact bone are ___ containing blood and lymphatic vessels

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Haversian canals

43
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The canaliculi are

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A complex pattern of branches through each osteocyte

44
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The cannaliculi connect

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The lacunae with the haversian system

45
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The bulk of pancreatic tissue is composed of ____ separated by

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Secretory epithelial cells separated by connective tissue

46
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The islets of langerhans contain the endocrine secretory

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Alpha and beta cells

47
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Alpha cells secrete ___ while beta cells secrete ____

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Secrete glucAgon
Secrete insioin

48
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In the cortex of the kidney lies the ____, the functional unit which delivers blood

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Nephron

49
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The kidney glomureli are

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Capillaries that do not allow the passage of r/wbc or proteins into the filtrate that enters the Bowman’s capsule

50
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The kidney collecting tubules lead ultimately to the

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Ureter

51
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The hilum is

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Where the renal artery, vein and ureter enter the kidney

52
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The two distinct layers of smooth muscle in the intestinal systems are

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Inner circular
Outer longitudinal

53
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The single layer thick____ line the intestinal lumen

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Columnar epithelial cells

54
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The apical surface of the intestine contains ___ which

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Microvilli
Increase surface area

55
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A human testis contains several long ____ surrounded by three layers of connective tissue

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Semiferous tubiles

56
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The periphery of the semiferous tubiles contain ____, which are in association with the nutritive ___ cells

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Spermatagonia
Sertoli cells

57
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Spermatogenesis is under control of which hormone

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Follicle stimulating hormone, FSH

58
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Sperm production occurs at a temperature ___ the body

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Lower

59
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Leydig cells are under the influence of what hormone

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Leutinizing hormone

60
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Primary and secondary oocytes are in the center of what structure

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Follicles

61
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Oocytes are surrounded by a glycoprotein layer called

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Zona pellucida

62
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The primary oocyte is first surrounded by follicular cells and then by

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Granulosa cells

63
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The liver is divided into polygonal

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Hepatic lobules

64
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Blood entering the liver via the hepatic portal vein is distributed into endothelial lines

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Sinusoids

65
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The complex of sinusoids converges on large holes called

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Centrilobular veins

66
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The striations in skeletal muscle cells are due to

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Arrangement of actin and myosin known as sacromeres

67
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Smooth muscle cells nuclei are lcoated

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Centrally

68
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In addition to striation, cardiac muscle cells are distinct due to

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Intercalated discs

69
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The hormones produced in the thyroid are made kn

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An extracellular suspension known as the colloid

70
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The thyroid follicle is made up of

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Colloid and follicular cells

71
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The pituitary is made up of two major lobes, the

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Anterior and posterior

72
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The anterior pituitary lobe consists of

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Secretory epithelial cells

73
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The posterior pituitary lobe is similar to

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Similar to nerve tissue

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