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Lab-Tissues Flashcards

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Two or more cells with a common function

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Tissues

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2
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Study of tissues

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Histology

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Forms large continuous sheets
Avascular
Helps form skin
Helps protect, with absorption, filtration, and secretion
Able to regenerate or repair itself quickly if injured

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Epithelial tissue

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Epithelium tissue that consists of flat cells with 6 sides

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Squamous epithelium

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Epithelial tissue whose cells are cube shaped with nucleus in the center

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Cuboidal epithelium

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Epithelial tissue that consists of tall cells

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Columnar epithelium

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Number of layers in simple epithelium

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single layer

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Number of layers in stratified epithelium

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Two or more layers of cells

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Single layer of flat cells that allows gasses to diffuse from blood to lungs and lungs to blood

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Simple squamous epithelium

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Single layer of cells that look like boxes

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Simple cuboidal epithelium

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Tall cells that are found in the digestive tract

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Simple columnar epithelium

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12
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Type of cells that secrete mucus for lubrication

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Goblet cells

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13
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Extensions from the cell membrane

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microvilli

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14
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Fingerlike extensions from the cell membrane, looks like hair

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Cilia

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Found in tissue exposed to everyday wear and tear-mouth, esophagus, and skin; consists of multiple layers of cells

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Stratified squamous epithelium

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16
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Found in the urinary bladder, cells have a dome shape to them

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Transitional epithelium

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17
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Found in blood, under the skin, bone, around many organs; usually has a large blood supply

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Connective tissue

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Contains fibers that are loosely arranged around cells

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Loose connective tissue

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19
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Has collagen and elastin fibers in a gel-like intercellular matrix

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Areolar tissue

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20
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Stores fat; prevents the loss of heat from the body

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Adipose tissue

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Wavy appearance, contains many collagen and elastin fibers, collagen is the main type of fiber that are parallel to each other

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Dense regular connective

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Connect muscle to bone

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Tendons

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23
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Connect bone to bone

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Ligaments

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24
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General term for connective tissue

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Fascia

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Swirly appearance, collagen fibers are not parallel to each other

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Dense irregular connective tissue

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Not as hard as bone, consists of 80% water and doesnt have a blood supply

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Cartilage

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27
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Produces cartilage

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Chondrocytes

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28
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Membrane that surrounds the cartilage, has a great blood supply

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Perichondrium

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29
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Name the three types of cartilage

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Hyaline, Elastic, and Fibrocartilage

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30
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Type of cartilage that is most abundant and found in the larynx, end of nose, trachea, and end of long bones

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Hyaline Cartilage

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31
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Type of cartilage that is found in the outer ear

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Elastic cartilage

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32
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Strongest type of cartilage found in our body

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Fibrocartilage

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33
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Osseous tissue, storage site for calcium

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bone

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34
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Bone cell

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Osteocyte

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35
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Weakened bone, breaks easily

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Osteoporosis

36
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Produces bone material, builds bone

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Osteoblast

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Breaks down/crushes bone

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Osteoclasts

38
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Three types of blood cells

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Erythrocytes, Leukocytes, Thrombocytes

39
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Makes up the brain, spinal cord, and nerves

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Nervous system

40
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Transmit nerve impulses

41
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Protect and support the neurons

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neuroglial cells

42
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Causes movement of a body part, called muscle fibers

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muscle tissue

43
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Striated and connected to bone, parallel; allows us to move, maintain posture, and stabilizes joints.

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Skeletal muscle

44
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Type of muscle found in the walls of hollow organs such as stomach and intestines

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Smooth muscle

45
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Type of muscle only found in the heart

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cardiac muscle

46
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Thin sheets of tissue that cover surfaces, line body cavities, and surround the organs

47
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Cutaneous membrane; skin

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epithelial membranes

48
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Found in cavities open to the outside of the body; digestive, respiratory, and urinary

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Mucous membranes

49
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Closed to the outside, sterile type of membrane

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Serous membranes

50
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Lines the body cavity

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parietal layer

51
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Covers the outside of the organ

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Visceral layer

52
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Type of serous membrane found in the thoracic cavity

53
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Membrane that lines the pleural cavity

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Parietal pleura

54
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Delicate serous membrane that covers the surface of each lung

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Visceral pleura

55
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Sac that surrounds the heart

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pericardium

56
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Lines the abdominal cavity

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Parietal peritoneum

57
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Covers the outside of the abdominal organs

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Visceral peritoneum

58
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The skin, accessory structures (sweat glands, oil glands, hair and nails) and the subcutaneous tissue below the skin

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Integumentary system

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Functions of the skin

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keeps us waterproof, protection, and controls temperature

60
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Cutaneous membrane (integument)

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Skin, considered the largest organ

61
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Outer layer of the skin, stratified squamous epthelium

62
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Deepest layer of the skin, consists of all new cells

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Stratum basale

63
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Protein that adds strength to our skin, makes the skin water resistant

64
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Secretes melanin, which is our pigment

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melanocytes

65
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Determines the color of our skin, freckles and moles are an accumulation of this

66
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Second layer of the epidermis (from the bottom)

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Stratum spinosum

67
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Third layer only found in hairless, thick skin on the soles of feet and palms of hands; last layer to get blood supply

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Stratum Lucidum

68
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4th layer of the epidermis

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Stratum granulosum

69
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Outermost layer of the skin, consists of dead cells; continuously sloughed off through wear and tear, each month you have a new layer of epithelium

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Stratum corneum

70
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Inner layer of the skin, dense fibrous connective tissue, contains blood vessels and cells

71
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Fat layer; loose connective and adipose tissue, insulates the body, attaches skin to underlying structures, also called the hypodermis

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Subcutaneous layer

72
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Glands that secrete oil, can develop a backhead or pimple

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Sebaceous glands

73
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Oily substance, flows through the hair follicle

74
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Secrete sweat

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Sudoriferous glands

75
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Activated at puberty, responds to emotional stress, fear, pain, sexual excitement; found in axillary and genital glands

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Apocrine glands

76
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Glands located on forehead, neck, back, upper lip, palms, and soles. Sweat plays an important role in temperature regulation

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Eccrine glands

77
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Gland located in external auditory canal of ear

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Ceruminous glands

78
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Keeps us warm, senses insects on the skin

79
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Protect the eyes from dust and sweat

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Eyelashes and eyebrows

80
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Traps dust and prevents us from inhaling it

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nasal hairs

81
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Parts of the hair; located above the epidermis

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Parts of the hair; found in the dermis

83
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Parts of the hair; formed by epithelial cells, gives rise to the hair

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Hair follicle

84
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Cause of red hair color

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modified type of melanin that contains iron

85
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Cause of white hair

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melanocytes become less active with age, the absence of melanin produces white hair

86
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Makes hair stand up, gives “goosebumps”

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Arrector pili muscles

87
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Tremendously increase the exposed surface area

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microvilli

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