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The side of the epithelia that is attached to the basement membrane is called _______.

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Basal Surface

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The end of the epithelia that may be is exposed to either the environment or an internal body cavity is called ________.

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Free Surface

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Are epithelia vascular or avascular?

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Avascular

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Are epithelia innervated or not innervated?

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Innervated

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Two parts of the basement membrane are ________ and _______.

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Basal Lamina

Reticular Lamina

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Basal epithelial cells contribute _____, ______, and ________ to the basal lamina.

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laminin, entactin and type IV collagen

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Fibroblasts in the connective tissue under epithelia contribule molecules including ______ and ______ to the basal lamina.

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Fibronectin and proteoglycans

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The ________ is a layer of the basement membrane seen in some epithelia that attaches to the underlying connective tissue.

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Reticular lamina

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The basal lamina is composed of 2 parts. A thin, light staining _____ and a darker staining _____.

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Lamina Lucida

Lamina Densa

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The lamina lucida contains a protein called _______ that is secreted by the epithelial cells and binds to type IV collagen. It also bridges the lamina lucida and lamina densa to the plasma membrane.

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Laminin

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The lamina densa is composed of _____.

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Type IV Collagen

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Basal lamina and reticular lamina are joined together by type I and type II collagen fibrils that weave through loops of ______.

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type VII collagen anchoring fibrils.

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Epithelia are named for:
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2.
3.

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Number of layers of cells (Simple, stratified)
Shape of cells at the free surface (Squamous, Cuboidal, Columnar, TransitionalQ)
Surface modifications (Cilia, microvilli, keratinized)

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Simple Squamous Epithelium allow _____.

Found in _____, _____ and _____.

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Rapid diffusion

Alveoli, glomeruli, blood vessels

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Simple cuboidal epithelium (often with microvilli) functions include _____, _____ and _____.

Found in _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, and _____.

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absorption, secretion, conduction

liver, thyroid, bronchioles, kidney tubules, mammary glands, salivary glands and other glands.

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Simple Columnar Epithelium may have microvilli or cilia
Functions: _____ and _____.

Lines the _____ and _____

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absorption and secretion

Intestines and ducts of glands

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Psuedostratified Epithelium (ciliated)
Function: \_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Found in the _____ including the _____ and _____.

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secretes and propels respiratory mucus

upper respiratory tract, trachea and nasal cavities

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The 3 layers of mucous membranes are:
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2.
3.

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Epithelium
Lamina Propria
Muscularis Mucosae

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Nonkeratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium:
forms an abrasion-resistant, moist, slippery layer

Locations include ______, _____ and _____.

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Oral Mucosa, esophagus, vagina

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Keratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Found in _____ and _____.

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epidermis and some oral epithelia (gingiva, hard palate and tongue papillae)

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Stratified cuboidal and columnar epithelia can be found in the larger ducts of some glands including the _____, _____ and _____.

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pancreas, salivary glands and sweat glands.

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Transitional Epithelium
Characterized by _____ surface.

Found in the _____ and _____.

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rounded (domed)

ureters and urinary bladder

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Name the 5 Intercellular Junctions.

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  1. Tight Junction (Zonula Occludens)
  2. Adhesive Junction (Zonula Adherens)
  3. Desmosome (Macula Adherens)
  4. Gap Junction
  5. Hemidesmosome
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Zonula describes

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junctions that completely encircle a cell

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macula describes
junctions that are in specific spots
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These junctions seal together neighboring cells in an epithelial sheet to prevent leakage between cells.
Tight Junctions (Zonula Occludens)
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These junctions join actin bundles in one cell to actin bundles in an adjoining cell.
Adhesive Junctions (Zonula Adherens)
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These junctions join the intermediate filaments in one cell to those in an adjoining cell.
Desmosomes (Macula Adherens)
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These junctions allow passage of small, water-soluble molecules from one cell into another.
Gap Junction
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These junctions anchor intermediate filaments in a cell to the basal lamina.
Hemidesmosome
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Rank from strongest to weakest junction. Adhesive junction (Zonula Adherens) Tight Junction (Zonula Occludens) Desmosome (Macula Adherens)
Strongest: Desmosome Adhesive Junction Weakest: Tight Junction
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Tight junctions are composed of transmembrane adhesive proteins including _____, _____ and _____.
Claudin, occludin and other cell-specific junctional adhesion molecules called JAMs
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Adhesive junctions are principally composed of the ______ cadheerin family of transmembrane proteins.
calcium ion-dependent
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These junctions are composed of attachment plaques of structural proteins linked to intermediate filaments of the cytoskeleton, like keratin, and to integral membrane proteins like cadherin.
Desmosomes
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In desmosomes, the cadherins are _____ and ______.
desmoglein and desmocollin
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Abundant intracellular proteins, called _____, _____ and ______, form dense plaque that anchors intermediate filaments. These filaments link to other cytoskeletal proteins and thus distribute shearing forces from the cytoskeleton of one cell to another.
plakoglobin, desmoplakin and plakophilin.
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These junctions link intermediate filaments of a cell at the basal membrane of cells to collagen fibers in the basement membrane, and then through other structural proteins, including laminin, to the underlying connective tissue.
Hemidesmosomes
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Gap junctions are made up of 6 transmembrane protein monomers, called ______, which form a water-filled channel called a ______.
connexin, connexon.
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Gap junctions are clusters of _______.
Connexons
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_______ glands mainntain a connection to a surface through a duct.
Exocrine
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_____ glands do not have ducts but secrete their products (hormones) directly into the blood or intercellular fluids.
Endocrine
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_____ glands have an unbranched duct.
Simple
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_____ glands have branched ducts.
Compound
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If the ductal cells are secretory the shape of the gland is ______.
tubular
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If the secretory cells form a dilated sac the shape is _____. the sac is called an _____.
acinar, acinus
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If the secretory cells are in both the ductal and acinar regions of the gland the gland shape is classified as ______.
tubuloacinar.
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______ glands produce thin, watery secretions such as sweat, milk, tears and digestive juices.
Serous
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_____ glands produce a glycoprotein, mucin, that absorbs water to form a sticky secretion.
Mucous.
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______ glands contain both serous and mucous cells.
Mixed
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______ glands release whole cells into ducts.
Cytogenic
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3 basic cellular mechanisms of glandular secretion are ______, ______ and ______.
merocrine, apocrine and holocrine
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The most common type of secretion through exocytosis is called ______. The secretory granules leave the cell with no loss of cytoplasm.
merocrine
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Less common and dependent on sex hormones, _______ secretion is when a portion of the cytoplasm of the cell simply pinches off enclosing the granules.
apocrine
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The breakdown and discharge of entire secretory cells is called ______ secretion.
holocrine

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