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Lecture 8: Cells and Tissues Cont. Flashcards

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Apical surface

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Side next to free space

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Avascular

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No blood supply

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Lateral surface

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Between cells

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Basal surface

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Near CT layer and basement membrane

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Basement membrane

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Area binds epithelium to CT. Basal and reticular lamina are subdivisions.

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Glands

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Secrete substances

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Endocrine glands

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Secrete hormones into bloodstream

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Exocrine glands

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Secrete substances thru ducts up to epithelium

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Connective tissue

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Compartmentalize structures, location of immune response, binds structures together, protects organs, transports, stores fats

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Extra cellular matrix (ECM)

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Surrounds cells

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Collagen fibers

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Thick, strong, give flexibility

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Elastic fibers

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Thin, not as strong but stretchy

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Reticular fibers

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Highly branched, not flexible but supportive

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Loose CT

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Softer, more cells and fewer fibers

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Aereolar CT

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Cushions, protects organs

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Adipose tissue

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Fat

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Reticular CT

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Framework for free blood cells

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Dense CT

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Collagen fibers are main element

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Dense regular CT

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Connection between different tissues, fibers parallel

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Dense irregular

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Skin. Not parallel.

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Blood tissue

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Plasma: ECM of blood
Platelets: cell fragments involved with blood clotting
White blood cells: immune response
Red blood cells: carry oxygen

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Skeletal muscle

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Attached to bone, voluntary

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Smooth muscle

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Lines organs, involuntary

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Cardiac muscle

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Only in heart, involuntary

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Neuron

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Sends electrical signals

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Neuroglial cells

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Cells that support neurons

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