Module 2 Flashcards
Exocrine glands
Glands that secrete substances outward through a duct.
Endocrine glands
Ductless glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream.
Menocrine glands
Exocrine glands that secrete without losing cellular material.
Apocrine glands
Exocrine glands that have cytoplasm in their secretions.
Holocrine glands
Exocrine glands whose secretions are made up of disintegrated cells.
Extracellular matrix
The chemical substances located between connective tissue cells.
Fibroblasts
Spindle-shaped cells that form connective tissue proper.
Chondrocytes
Mature cartilage cells.
Stromal cells
Cells that provide structure or support for parenchymal cells.
Parenchymal cells
Cells that provide the actual function of the tissue.
Labile cells
Cells that undergo mitosis regularly and quickly.
Stable cells
Cells that do not regularly undergo mitosis but are able to if the need arises.
Permanent cells
Cells that cannot undergo mitosis.
