LEC Chapter 4: Tissue

Question 1

cell junction?

Answer 1

contact between 2 adjacent plasma membranes

Question 2

tight junction?

Answer 2

impermeable junctions that form seals around the cells that prevent molecules from passing through the intercellular space

Question 3

desmosomes?

Answer 3

anchoring junctions that bind cells together like molecular velcro

Question 4

gap junction?

Answer 4

communicating junctions that allow ions/molecules to pass

Question 5

epithelial tissue?

Answer 5

covering, lining, and forms glands

Question 6

connective tissue?

Answer 6

protects and supports, binds tissue and stores energy

Question 7

muscle tissue?

Answer 7

movement and generation of force

Question 8

nervous tissue?

Answer 8

communication and control

Question 9

basal lamina?

Answer 9

from epithelial cells, collagen fibers

Question 10

reticular lamina?

Answer 10

secreted by connective tissue cells, reticular fibers

Question 11

reticular fibers?

Answer 11

made up of collagen and glycoprotein

Question 12

exocrine glands?

Answer 12

cells that secrete sweat

Question 13

endocrine glands?

Answer 13

secretes hormones