Lecture 4 study guide Flashcards
Which of the following best describes why dyes are so useful for microscopic viewing of biological specimens?
Dyes used for microscopic viewing directly indicate function of cell structures.
Microscopic viewing of specimens allows for the direct identification of cell and tissue structures not functions.
Dyes chemically react with cell structures to produce color.
Dyes are colored molecules that bind to specific macromolecules within cells and tissues.
Specific dyes will bind to different parts of cells and tissues.
specific dyes will bind with different parts of cells and tissues
Which of the following forms the slick, friction-reducing lining of blood vessels?
simple squamous epithelium
Which of the following tissues form a lining or covering designed to resist abrasion?
stratified squamous epithelium
which of the following is true of connective tissues?
Most connective tissues have an extensive nonliving extracellular matrix.
Which of these connective tissues contain the least abundance of collagen fibers?
areolar
Which type of muscle tissue is injured when you pull a muscle while exercising
skeletal muscle tissue
Which of the following is a characteristic of cardiac muscle?
branching cells that form junctions with one another
Which of the following are nonconducting cells that function to support the activities of cells that generate and transmit electrical impulses?
neuroglia or glial cells
Which membrane contains an abundance of the protein keratin?
cutaneous membrane
During which stage of tissue repair shown in figure 4.15 do we expect to observe the release of histamine from mast cells?
inflammation
define histology
the study of the microscopic structure of tissues
epithelial tissue
- Lines the body cavities, covers body surfaces, and is found in the glands. Divides more quickly than the other tissue types. Tightly packed cells, avascular and innervated, have polarity (apical/basal surfaces), attached to the basement membrane, high rate of cell division
connective tissue
- Provides the body with structural support. Connects structures together, stores energy, participates in the immune response. All connective tissues develop from the same embryonic tissue. Consists of cells, ground substance, and fibers. Together, they make up the extracellular matrix
nervous tissue
- Neurons that are branching cells; may be quite long extended from the nucleus, containing cells. Contributes to nervous tissue. Transmits electrical signals form electron receptors, in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves
muscle tissue
- Contracts to cause movement in the body. Skeletal – muscles attached to bone. Cardiac – the muscles of the heart. Smooth – the muscles of the walls of hollow organs
simple squamous epithelium
- (one layer of cells), flattened scale like. Typically found where absorption, secretion, and filtration occur, a thin epithelial barrier is desirable.
simple cuboidal epithelium
cube shaped, and box like. Approximately as tall as they are wide
simple columnar epithelium
column-shaped, have microvilli on apical surface and have tubular glands
- line the digestive tract from the stomach to the rectum
pseudostratified columnar epithelium
- Singla layer of cells differing in heights, nuclei at different levels, may have mucus secreting cells and cilia
- Secrete substances, propulsion of mucus by ciliary action
- The impression of multiple layers but is only one
stratified squamous epithelium
- Thick epithelium composed of several cell layers, basal cells are cuboidal, the surface cells are flattened. Protects the underlying tissues in areas subject to abrasion.
stratified cuboidal epithelium
- Quite rare, mostly in ducts and in larger glands. Typically have two layers
stratified columnar epithelium
- Limited distribution, in the male urethra, pharynx, and lining some of the glandular ducts
stratified transitional epithelium
- Resembles both the stratified squamous and cuboidal. The tops are dome-shaped and squamous like surface.
endocrine glands
- Ductless glands that empty their hormonal products directly into the blood. (produces hormones). Secrete directly into the extracellular space
- Internal glands
exocrine glands
- Secrete their products (mucous, sweat, saliva, etc) out of the body ot into the ducts.
- External
define mesenchyme
- A type of loosely organized undifferentiated mostly mesodermal cells that give rise to such structures as connective tissues, blood, lymphatic, bone, and cartilage.