Histology--Muscle and Nervous Tissue Flashcards

1
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3 types of Muscle Tissue

A

Skeletal Muscle-striations
Cardiac Muscle-striations and intercalated discs
Smooth Muscle-pointy ends of cells

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2
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Skeletal Muscle

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Muscles that move the skeleton

Voluntary control

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3
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Cardiac Muscle

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Found in the Myometrium of the heart

Muscle cells that contract rhythmically

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4
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Smooth Muscle

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Misclues that line the digestive tract, respiratory tract, and blood vessels
Involuntary control

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5
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Neural Tissue types

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Neurons

Glial Cells

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6
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Neurons

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Maintains charge across membrane
Communication via speciallized chemicals
Neurotransmitters
Unipolar, bipolar, multipolar

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7
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Glial Cells

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Supporting cells

Schwann cells, astrocytes, ependyma

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8
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Neuron Body

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Nissi Substance
concentrations of rough endoplasmic reticulum
Large pale nucleus

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9
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Neuron Processes

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Axon
Single, usually branches
ends in swelling (pre-synaptic bulb)
Dendrites

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10
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Schwann Cell

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Myelin for axons in PNS

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11
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Internode

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Myelinated by a single cell

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12
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Node of Ranvier

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Space between internodes

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