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1
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are the basic functional and structural units of living
organisms.

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CELL

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2
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Has a true nucleus
surrounded by
nuclear membrane

basic cell type

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EUKARYOTIC CELL

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  • Lacks a nuclear envelope
  • Nuclear substance is mixed
    or in direct contact with
    the rest of the protoplasm.

basic cell type

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prokaryotic cell

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4
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what cells can be found in the cytoplasm?
4 toh

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o Organelles
o Inclusions
o Cytoskeletons
o Cytoplasmic matrix

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what are thecells located in the NUCLEUS

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o Chromatin
o Nucleolus
o Nuclear envelope
o Nucleoplasm

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A CELL WHICH
➜ Modified fluid-mosaic model
➜ Membrane
* Lipids
o Phospholipids
o Cholesterols
* Proteins
* Carbohydrates
➜ Amphipathic lipid
bilayer

A

PLASMA MEMBRANE

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  • Gives shape to the cell.
  • Regulates the passage of ions and macromolecules
    in and out of the cell, selective permeability
  • It contains devices for cell attachment.
  • Involved in cell-to-cell communication.
A

PLASMA MEMBRANE

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  • Has antigenic molecules that are the basis of
    recognition and tissue specificity.
  • Involved in ion pumps for regulating the internal
    environment.
  • Contains receptors for hormones.
  • Generates messenger molecules that activate the
    cell’s physiological responses to stimuli
A

PLASMA MEMBRANE

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9
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Type of JUNCTIONAL COMPLEXES which function:
Couples intermediate
filaments to plasma
membrane at regions
of cell-to-cell adhesion

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macula adherens

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10
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Couples actin
cytoskeleton to plasma
membrane at regions
of cell-to-cell adhesion
(type of juncrional complexes)

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zonula adherens

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11
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Seals adjacent cells
together to inhibit
passage of molecules
between them (control
of permeability)

(type of junctional complexes)

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zonula occludens

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12
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Creates a conduit
between two adjacent
cells for passage of
small ions and
informational
macromolecules

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nexus/gap junction

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13
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  • Finger-like cytoplasmic projections on apical surface
    of most epithelial cells
  • Greatly increase the free cell surface area
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microvili

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14
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These are Examplesof what cell
o Striated borders – epithelium of the GIT
o Brush borders – epithelium of PCT of the
kidneys

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microvili

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15
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  • Extremely long processes that extend from the apical
    surface of the cell
  • Facilitate absorption
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Stereocilia

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16
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example of stereocilia

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epididymis

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17
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  • Motile cytoplasmic processes
  • Move fluid and particles
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Cilia

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18
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respiratory passages are example of what cell

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cilia

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19
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➜ Interconnected membrane-limited flattened sacs
called cisternae (also found in SER)
➜ Studded particles called ribosomes
➜ Site of protein synthesis and modification of newly
synthesized proteins (protein synthesis)

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rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum

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20
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➜ Cisternae appear as interconnected channels of
variable shapes and sizes
➜ Without attached ribosomes
➜ Involved in lipid and steroid synthesis

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smooth-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum

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➜ Series of stacked, flattened, membrane-limited sacs
or cisternae and tubular extensions
➜ Often adjacent to one side of the cell
➜ Posttranslational modifying, sorting, and packaging
proteins and lipids for intercellular and extracellular
transport.

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golgi apparatus

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22
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➜ Small organelles that contain digestive enzymes
➜ Generally spherical membrane-enclosed vesicles
➜ Degradation of macromolecules to micromolecules
➜ Sites of intracellular digestion
➜ Particularly numerous in cells active in various types of
endocytosis.

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Lysosomes

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23
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➜ Two-membrane system
➜ Outer membrane and inner membrane arranged in
numerous folds called cristae
➜ In steroid-producing cells, inner membrane is in
tubular cristae
➜ Provide most of the energy to the cell in the form of
ATP

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mitochondria

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24
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➜ AKA Microbodies
➜ Small spherical, membranous organelles
➜ Crystalloid inclusion, nucleoid
➜ Production and degradation of H2O2
➜ Degradation of fatty acids

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peroxisomes

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25
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➜ Short, paired, rod-like cylindrical structures
➜ Found in close proximity to the nucleus
➜ Basal body formation (necessary for the assembly of
cilia and flagella)
➜ Mitotic spindle formation

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centrioles

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26
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➜ Very small dark dots
➜ Often associated with rER (attached)
➜ Free ribosomes in cytoplasm
➜ Synthesis of proteins

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ribosomes

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27
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➜ Membrane-bound vesicles often with a protein coat
➜ Transport materials between different cell
compartments and to plasma membrane for export

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TRANSPORT VESICLES

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28
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➜ Phagosomes
➜ Membrane-bound vesicles containing materials
imported into the cell
➜ Phagocytosis – inside the cell
➜ Endocytosis – small contents
➜ Transport of cargo to intracellular destination

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ENDOSOMES

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29
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Functions:
* Maintenance of cell shape
* Stabilization of cell attachments
* Play a role in endocytosis
* Movement of local specializations of the cell
* Cell motility

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CYTOSKELETONS

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30
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_________ filaments
o Rope-like fibers
o Strong and stable
o Provide mechanical strength and resistance to
shearing forces

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Intermediate FILAMENTS

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31
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o Non-branching long, hollow cylinders
o Provide network “railroad tracks” for
movement of organelles within the cell
o Provide movement for cilia
o Provide movement for chromosomes during
cell division

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MICROTUBULES

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32
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➜ A concentrated aqueous gel
➜ Site of physiologic processes fundamental to cell’s
existence

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CYTOPLASMIC MATRIX

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33
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➜ Control center of the cell
➜ Contains the blueprint

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NUCLEUS

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34
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➜ Nuclear material organized as euchromatin and
heterochromatin
➜ Contains DNA, histones, proteins necessary for
DNA to function

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CHROMATIN

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35
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➜ A small dense area within the nucleus that contains
RNA and proteins
➜ Site of rRNA synthesis and ribosome assembly

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NUCLEOLUS

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36
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➜ Membrane system that surrounds the nucleus
➜ Consists of inner and outer membranes separated
by a perinuclear cisternal space perforated by
nuclear pores

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NUCLEAR ENVELOPE

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37
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➜ Amorphous matrix
➜ Fills the space between the chromatin and the
nucleoli in the nucleus

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NUCLEOPLASM

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38
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______ cells may be classified according to their mitotic
activity (cell division)

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SOMATIC CELLS

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39
Q

o Smooth muscle cells of hollow organs
o Fibroblasts of uterine wall
o Epithelial cells of
lens of the eye are ___________ renewing

A

slowly or rapidly renewing

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40
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  • Accidental cell death
  • A pathologic process
  • Cells are exposed to unfavorable physical or chemical
    environment
  • Rapid cell swelling and lysis
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necrosis

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41
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  • Programmed cell death
  • A physiologic process
  • Activation of an internally encoded suicide program
  • Controlled autodigestion
A

apoptosis

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42
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  • Functionally specialized cells
  • Principal, characteristic cells of the organ
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parenhyma

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43
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  • Less specialized supporting tissues
  • Other cells and fibers that forms the
    framework of tissues and organs
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stroma

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44
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  • The study of the human body structures with the aid of
    a microscope.
A

Microscopic HSB

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45
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  • The ability of a microscope lens or
    optical system
  • To produce separate images of closely
    positioned objects
  • Smallest distance between two
    particles that can be distinguished
    from each other
A

resolving power

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46
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  • The product of the separate
    magnification powers of the objective
    lens and ocular lens (OL X OL)
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total magnification of the object

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47
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  • Simple
  • Compound
  • An instrument that allows visualization of greater detail
  • Principle: use or refraction of light;
  • Eyepiece - usually 10x magnification (multiply it to the
    low power magnification to get the total magnification)
A

light microscope

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48
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________ MICROSCOPE

  • Uses electricity
  • With power cord
A

electric microscope

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49
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  • Uses the interaction
    of a beam of
    electrons with a
    specimen to
    produce an image
  • Beams emitted by
    tungsten filaments
  • Higher resolution

type of microscope

A

electron microscope

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50
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__________ Microscope

  • Enables
    examination of
    unstained cells and
    tissues
  • Especially useful
    for living cells
A

Phase
Contrast MICROSCOPE

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51
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  • A modification of
    phase contrast
    *Allows
    quantification of
    tissue mass

microscope toh

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INTERFRENCE MICROSCOPE

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52
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  • Makes use of the
    ability of certain
    molecules to
    fluoresce under
    ultraviolet light
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FLUORESCENT MICROSCOPE

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53
Q
  • Highly ordered
    molecules or arrays
    of molecules can
    rotate the angle of
    the plane of
    polarized light
A

POLARIZING MICROSCOPE

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54
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  • Uses quartz lenses
    with an ultraviolet
    light source
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ULTRAVIOLET MICROSCOPE

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55
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  • No direct light
    from the light
    source is gathered
    by the objective
    lens
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DARK FIELD MICROSCOPE

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56
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LIVER
Parenchyma: HEPATOCYTES (liver cells)
Shape: ________
Arrangement: ____________________
Number of Nucleus: ______________
Location of Nucleus: CENTRAL

A

Organ: LIVER
Parenchyma: HEPATOCYTES (liver cells)
Shape: POLYGONAL
Arrangement: CORDS/CHAINS/ROWS/COLUMNS
Number of Nucleus: MONO OR BINUCLEATED
Location of Nucleus: CENTRAL

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57
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Organ: skeletal muscle
Parenchyma: ?
Shape: ?
Arrangement: ?
Number of Nucleus: multinucleated
Location of Nucleus: peripheral

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Organ: skeletal muscle
Parenchyma: Skeletal myocytes
Shape: tubular/elongated/ cylindrical with blunt ends
Arrangement: Bundles/fascicles
Number of Nucleus: multinucleated
Location of Nucleus: peripheral

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58
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parenchyma of spinal cord

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neuron (nerve cells)

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59
Q

no. of nucleus of spinal cord

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mononucleated

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60
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what organ is being described
Number of Nucleus: mononucleated
Location of Nucleus: central

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compact bone
spinal cord
liver (note: mononucleated or binucleated sya)

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61
Q

are groups of cells similar in structure and
intercellular substance performing a specific function

A

tissues

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62
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  • External or internal
    covering/ lining of
    body
  • Gland

a fundamental type of tissue

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epithelial tissue

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63
Q

give the 4 fundamental types of tissues

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epithelial
connective
muscular
nervous

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64
Q

Supporting/
binding
tissue

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connective tissue

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65
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  • Contraction/ movement
  • Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth
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muscular tissue

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66
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  • Interpretation of stimulus
  • Nerve cell/neuron
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nervouse tissue

67
Q
  • Aggregated polyhedral cells
    -Small amount extracellular matrix
    -Lining of surface or body cavities;
    glandular secretion

what type of tissue is this !!

A

epithelial :)

68
Q

Several types
of fixed and
wandering
cells

extracellular matrix has an Abundant
amount

Support and
protection of
tissues/organ

A

connective tissue

69
Q

Elongated
contractile
cells

Moderate
amount extracellular matrix

Strong
contraction;
body
movements

type of ttisue

A

muscle

70
Q

Elongated with
extremely fine
processes

Very small
amount extracellular matrix

Transmission of
nerve impulses

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nervous tissue

71
Q

Epithelial tissues are formed of ______ cells.

A

epithelial cells

72
Q

Epithelial cells are provided with basement membranes.

tru? false?

A

true!

73
Q

______ cells are extremely cohesive. It is also avascular

A

epithelial cells

74
Q

3 germ layers of the epithelial tissues

A

ectoderm
endoderm
mesoderm

75
Q
  • Lined by single layer of cells
  • According to cell shape:
    o Simple squamous
    o Simple cuboidal
    o Simple columnar
A

simple epithelium

76
Q

single layer of flat cells
o ENDOTHELIUM of blood vessels
o MESOTHELIUM of body cavities
o Parietal layer of Bowman’s capsule
o Corneal endothelium
o Well- adapted for exchange and filtration purposes

A

simple squamous

77
Q
  • single layer of tall, columnar cells -
    lining epithelium of intestines
A

Simple Columnar

78
Q
  • Lined by several layers of cells
  • Well adapted for protective / barrier purposes
A

stratified epithelium

79
Q

under stratified epithelium

Maturation from cuboidal basal
layer to flattened surface layer.
o Stratified squamous keratinized (cornified)
o Stratified squamous non-keratinized (non-cornified)

A

stratified squamous

80
Q

under stratified epithelium

Maturation from cuboidal basal
layer to flattened surface layer.
o Stratified squamous keratinized (cornified)
o Stratified squamous non-keratinized (non-cornified)

A

stratified squamous

81
Q

under stratified epithelium

excretory ducts of salivary and sweat
glands.

A

stratified cuboidal

82
Q

under stratified epithelium conjunctiva lining the eyelids.

A

Stratified columnar

83
Q
  • A variety of stratified epithelium where the number of
    cell layers varies according to the functional state of the
    organ
  • Superficial layers of cells are either flattened or
    cuboidal depending on the degree of distention of the
    organ.
A

transitional epithelium

84
Q
  • Uroepithelium
  • Modification of Stratified epithelium
  • Lining epithelium of excretory passages of urinary
A

transitional epithelium

85
Q
  • Modification of simple epithelium
  • All cells are in contact with the basal lamina but not
    all of them reach the apical surface.
  • Nuclei are found at different levels of the broadest
    portion of the cytoplasm.
A

pseudostratified epithelium

86
Q
  • Cell shapes are variable
  • False stratification
  • Respiratory passages in the trachea and bronchi.
A

pseudostratified epithelium

87
Q

tightly packed, microscopic projections of the apical surface
of intestinal absorptive cells; give the apical portion of the
cell a striated / brush border appearance; INCREASE the
cell’s surface area

A

microvili

88
Q
  • Actively MOTILE processes that propel substances along
    their surfaces
  • Respiratory epithelium
A

cilia

89
Q
  • Long microvilli in the epididymis and vas deferens of the
    male reproductive tract
  • NON-MOTILE
A

STEREOCILIA

90
Q
  • Modified columnar epithelial cells
  • Synthesize and secrete mucus
  • Scattered amongst many simple
    epithelial linings
  • Respiratory and GI tract
A

goblet cells

91
Q

➜ GLANDS - hormones
➜ Derived from epithelium
➜ Cells specialized in producing a secretion that differs in
composition from blood or intercellular fluid.
➜ May synthesize, store and secrete.

type of epithelium

A

glandular epithelium

92
Q

_______ gland
o with ducts
o Release their products of secretion into the system of
ducts

A

exocrine gland

93
Q

_________ gland
o ductless
o Release their products of secretion into the blood or
lymph
o Examples: pituitary gland, adrenal gland

A

ENDOCRINE

94
Q

_______ gland
o Paraneurons
o Release their products into extracellular spaces for
simple diffusion to target cells in the immediate
vicinity
o Example: Merkel’s cells

A

Paracrine

95
Q

______ gland
o Glands whose secretions are not discharged from the
cells producing it
o Examples: phagocytes, granular leucocytes

A

Accrine

96
Q

______ gland
o Secretion is thin and watery
o Examples: sweat glands, parotid gland

A

Serous

97
Q

______ gland
o Secretion is thick and viscous
o Examples: sebaceous glands, esophageal glands

A

Mucous

98
Q

_____ gland
o Mucous serous gland
o Secretion is both watery and viscous
o Examples: tracheal gland, sublingual gland,

A

Mixed

99
Q

_______ gland
o Secretion release through a cell membrane with the
cell remaining intact.
o Example: sweat gland

A

Merocrine

100
Q

______ gland
o Involves the loss of parts of the apical cytoplasm
along with the material secreted
o Partial destruction of cells
o Examples: mammary glands, apocrine sweat gland

A

Apocrine

101
Q

______ gland
o Release of the whole cell into the excretory ducts or
there is
o Complete destruction
o Example: sebaceous gland

A

Holocrine

102
Q
  • ” Deeper portion of the tubule divides into
    branches that are lined with secreting cells
  • Open into a superficial portion which serves
    as a duct
  • Example: uterine gland
A

Simple branched tubular

103
Q
  • Does not occur in man
  • Simplest form of alveolar gland containing a single
    sac with a dilated lumen and connected with the
    surface by a constricted portion
A

Simple acinar (simple alveolar)

104
Q
  • The terminal portions of the smallest tubules are more
    or less coiled tubules, usually branching
  • Examples: pure mucous gland or oral cavity. cardiac
    glands of stomach, some Brunners glands,
    Bulbourethral glands, renal tubules
A

compound tubular

105
Q
  • Composed of sac-like structures that branch and divide
    into numerous dilated segments
  • Example: Some portions of mammary glands
A

Compound alveolar

106
Q

specific subtype of the PARIETAL LAYER OF BOWMAN’S CAPSULE

A

SIMPLE SQUAMOUS

107
Q

lining epithelium of the PARIETAL LAYER OF BOWMAN’S CAPSULE

A

simple squamous epithelium

108
Q

what organ is described
Lining epithelium: SIMPLE
cuboidal epithelium with
brush borders

A

PCT AND DCT OF KIDNEY

109
Q

SPECIFIC SUBTYPE OF THYROID

A

SIMPLE CUBOIDAL

110
Q

LINING EPITHELIUM OF ILEUM

A

SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM WITH GOBLET CELLS

111
Q

Subtype: stratified epithelium
SPECIFIC SUBTYPE: Strafified squamous
Lining epithelium: stratified squamous keratinized (dry) epithelium

WHAT ORGAN IS DESCRIBED?

A

EPIDERMIS OF THE SKIN

112
Q

Subtype: stratified epithelium
SPECIFIC SUBTYPE: stratified Cuboidal
Lining epithelium: stratified cuboidal epithelium

WHAT ORGAN?

A

OVARY

113
Q

Lining epithelium OF TRACHEA

A

Pseudostratified
columnar ciliated epithelium with
goblet cells

114
Q

Subtype: transitional epithelium
Lining epithelium: uroepithelium
WHAT ORGAN?

A

URINARY BLADDER

115
Q

Most abundant tissue type in the body
● Major constituent is the extracellular matrix (ECM)
● Made up of 3 structural elements
○ Specialized cells
○ Fibers
○ Ground substance

A

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

116
Q

TYPE OF TISSUE THAT Provide general structure, mechanical strength, space
filling, physical and metabolic support

A

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

117
Q

Connective Tissue
● Develop from an embryonic tissue,
_________

A

mesenchyme

118
Q

CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Derived from the middle layer of the embryo,
the _______

A

mesoderm

119
Q

______ Cells
● Undifferentiated
● Large nuclei, prominent nucleoli, fine chromatin
● Spindle-shaped, scant cytoplasm, thin processes

A

Mesenchymal

120
Q

● Surrounded by an ECM
● Capable of transforming into many types of cells
○ All types of CT, bone, cartilage, blood, vascular
endothelium, muscle
● Embryological and fetal cells which form CT

WHAT CELL IS THIS

A

MESENCHYMAL CELLS

121
Q

● Synthesize and secrete collagen
● Elastin, GAGs, proteoglycans, glycoproteins

A

Fibroblasts

122
Q

● Specialized for storage of fat
● Derived from mesenchyme
● Cytoplasmic storage of lipid
● Production of heat
● Cushion and insulate skin

A

ADIPOCYTES

123
Q

● 20% in males; 25% in
females
● Large; contains huge
droplet of lipid
● Empty in standard
microscopy

TYPE OF ADIPOSE TISSUE

A

WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE

124
Q

● Signet-ring appearance
● Lipid droplet displacing
the nucleus
● Structural fill
● Thermal insulator under
the skin

TYPE OF ADIPOSE TISSUE

A

WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE

125
Q

● Well-developed phagocytic activity
● Irregular surface with pleats,
protrusions, indentations
● 10 to 30 µm, eccentric, oval or
kidney-shaped nucleus

A

MACROPHAGES

126
Q

Removal of dead cells, tissue debris,
particulate material
● Uptake, processing, and presentation
of antigens to lymphocytes
● Early stages of repair after tissue
damage
● Histiocytes

A

MACROPHAGES

127
Q

● Oval or irregularly shaped
● 7 to 20 µm
● Basophilic secretory
granules, display
metachromasia

A

MAST CELLS

128
Q

Local inflammatory
response: heparin &
histamine
● Innate immunity
● Tissue repair
● Anaphylactic reactions

A

MAST CELLS

129
Q

_____ Cells
● B-lymphocyte-derived, antibody-producing
● Large, ovoid cells, basophilic cytoplasm

A

PLASMA

130
Q

● Nucleus with peripheral clumps of heterochromatin:
Clock-face, spokewheel, or cartwheel appearance
● Contain inclusions called “Russell bodies”

A

PLASMA CELLS

131
Q

● Enter CT by process of
diapedesis
● Appearance in tissue
sections differs from blood
smears

A

Leukocytes

132
Q

● Main fiber type
● In most supporting tissues
● Most abundant protein in human body

A

Collagen

133
Q

● Provides tensile strength to resist pulling, stretching,
tearing
● 28 different types
○ Fiber-forming
○ Mesh/ network forming
○ Cell-membrane associated

A

COLLAGEN

134
Q

TYPE III COLAGEN

A

RETICULAR FIBERS

135
Q

● Thinner than collagen
type I
● Sparse networks in
between collagen
● Stretching and elastic
recoil

A

ELASTIN

136
Q

● Amorphous, transparent, semi-solid gel
● Profound water-binding ability
● Largely unstained extracellular material

A

GROUND SUBSTANCE

137
Q

Rich in GAGs, proteoglycans, & multiadhesive
glycoproteins
● Fills the space between cells and fibers
● Act as lubricant and barrier to penetration by invaders

A

GROUND SUBSTANCE

138
Q

3 TYPES OF MUSCLE

A

SKELETAL CARDIAC SMOOTH

139
Q

: cytoplasm of muscle cells

A

Sarcoplasm

140
Q

cell membrane and external lamina

A

Sarcolemma:

141
Q

Responsible for the release of
calcium ions during contraction and relaxation of muscle.

A

SACROPLASMIC RETICULUM

142
Q

All muscle cells are derived from ?

A

mesoderm

143
Q

_______ MUSCLE

  • Cylindrical muscle cell
  • Each muscle cell is referred to as “fiber”
  • Bundles of very long, multinucleated cell
A

SKELETAL

144
Q

________ muscle
Contraction: quick, forceful, under voluntary control

A

skeletal muscle

145
Q

cylindrical bundles of thick (myosin) and thin
(actin) myofilaments

A

Myofibrils:

146
Q

bisects A BAND

A

H ZONE

147
Q

BISECTS I BAND

A

Z DISC

148
Q

________MUSCLE
* Elongated with branching muscle fibers
* Bundles of cells, interwoven in spiraling layers
* Usually one nucleus, centrally located
* 15-30 microns with striated banding pattern
* Contraction: involuntary, vigorous, rhythmic

A

CARDIAC

149
Q

_______ MUSCLE
* Long & tapering ends; fusiform
* Nucleus: single, elongated, centrally located at the cell’s
widest part
* Bundles
* Lack striations
* Contraction: slow, involuntary control between cells
* Found in hollow organs

A

SMOOTH

150
Q

______ CT
* CONTAINS CELLS, FIBERS AND GROUND SUBSTANCE IN
ROUGHLY EQUAL PARTS
* FIBROBLAST
* COLLAGEN FIBERS
* MODERATE AMOUNT OF GROUND SUBSTANCE
* FLEXIBLE, NOT VERY RESISTANT TO STRESS

A

LOOSE CT

151
Q

______ CONNECTIVE TISSUE
* FEWER CELLS
* MORE TYPE I COLLAGEN OVER GROUND SUBSTANCE

A

DENSE

152
Q

Specific Subtype OF reticular layer of the dermis

A

dense irregular
Connective Tissue

153
Q

Specific Subtype OF PAPILLARY layer of the dermis

A

LOOSE CT

154
Q

Specific Subtype OF TENDON

A

DENSE REGULAR CT

155
Q

PARENCHY,A OF TENDON

A

TENDONICYTES

156
Q

_____TISSUE
* PRINCIPAL COMPONENT OF FETAL UMBILICAL
CORD (WHARTON’S JELLY)
* ABUNDANT GROUND SUBSTANCE
* SPARSE COLLAGEN FIBERS
* SCATTERED FIBROBLASTS

A

MUCOID

157
Q

SUBTYPE OF UMBILICAL CORD

A

EMBRYONAL CT

158
Q

PARENCHYMA OF UMBILICAL CORD

A

FIBROBLASTS

159
Q

SPECIFIC SUBTYPE OF SKIN HYPODERMIS

A

BROWN AND YELLOW ADIPOSE TISSUE

160
Q

PARENCHYMA OF SKIN HYPODERMIS

A

ADIPOCYTES

161
Q

SIGNET RING IS PRESENT IN

A

SKIN HYPODERMIS

162
Q

what is the location of nuclei in skeletal muscle?

A

it is peripheral

163
Q

a connective tissue surrounding a bundle of muscle fibers

A

perimysium

164
Q

SHAPE OF PARENCHYMA OF CARDIAC MUSCLE

A

CYLINDRICAL WITH BRANCHING ENDS

HISTOLOGY (3 decks)

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