muscle tissue, glands, and layers of epithelial tissue Flashcards

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what are the 3 types of muscle tissue?

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smooth, skeletal, and cardiac

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what does muscle tissue help us do?

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contract and move (well vascularized)

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what does skeletal muscle do?

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attaches to all bones which supports us and helps with posture; pull on bones and skin as they contract so we can move

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are skeletal muscles striated?

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yes

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what does smooth muscle tissue do?

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lines the walls of most blood vessels and hollow organs

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what are the characteristics of smooth muscle tissue?

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lacks striations, involuntary, uninucleate

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what are simple, stratified, and pseudostratified layers?

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simple: one layer
stratified: multiple layers
pseudo: one layer with diff shaped/sized cells; nuclei can be in diff regions

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who are tissues named?

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first name: layer
last name: shape of its cells

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what are glands made of and what do they form?

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made of epithelial tissue; form endocrine/exocrine glands

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what to endocrine and exocrine glands do?

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endocrine: distributes inside body
exocrine: distributes outside body or cavity

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