Lecture 12

Question 1

lining, protective and secretory. Defined by morphology

Answer 1

Epithelium

Question 2

supportive, structural. Defined by the presence of the extracellular matrix

Answer 2

Connective

Question 3

contractile. Defined by its function

Answer 3

Muscle

Question 4

irritable, responsive. Defined by its function

Answer 4

Nerve

Question 5

made up mostly of glycoproteins and water. Surrounds the cells and makes up most of the ECM

Answer 5

Ground Substance

Question 6

Collagen is the most common, making up large parts of connective tissue, such as bone and tendon. There is also elastin, which provides “stretchability” to tissues

Answer 6

Protein Fibers

Question 7

at interfaces between epithelium and connective tissue

Answer 7

Basement Membranes

Question 8

sews cells together

Answer 8

Tight Junctions

Question 9

less restrictive but still holds cells together

Answer 9

Desmosomes & Hemidesmosomes

Question 10

transfer of contents without having to pass through the cell membrane

Answer 10

Gap Junctions

Question 11

secretory vesicles released through exocytosis, most common

Answer 11

Merocrine

Question 12

form secretions intracellularly and then rupture, sebaceous gland in scalp

Answer 12

Holocrine

Question 13

form secretion by pinching off a portion of the plasma membrane

Answer 13

Apocrine