Quiz 3 Flashcards
Epithelial Structure
cellularity
polarity
attachment
avascular
regeneration
cellularity
composed of cells in layers, connected by intercellular junctions
little ECM
polarity
apical (top) and basal (bottom) surfaces
attachment
to basal membrane- acellular surface produced by epithelia and connective cells
basal lamina- epithelial secretions
reticular lamina- connective secretions
avascular
no blood vessels
regeneration
cells readily divide mitotically and replace old cells
Epithelial function
physical protection
selective permeability (exchange and transport)
movement/clearing
secretion
sensation
Physical protection
from abrasion, dehydration, physical/chemical/biological agents
skin composed of five layers, cells held together by desmosomes
selective permeability
regulates passage of certain molecules in and out of body regions
exchange- passive flow
transport- active/facilitated flow
exchange epithelia
leaky exchange epithelia
allows movement through gaps between cells
transport epithelia
tight junctions prevent movement between adjacent cells
must pass through the epithelial cell (carriers and pumps involved)
clearing/movement
pushing material along the surface
cilia beat to move things out
microvilli increase surface area
sensory
receptors connected to nerve endings can detect light, chemical and mechanical stimuli and cold/heat
secretion
goblet cells
formation: epithelia folds in on itself, connecting cells then form a duct or connecting cells disappear for ductless
exocrine
duct
secrete to the exterior
endocrine
ductless
secrete to the body’s interior directly into blood stream or interstitial fluid
merocrine
secrete products by vesicular exocytosis
often continuous
ex. sweat and saliva
apocrine
secrete by partial cellular breakdown (fragmentation)
cytoplasm and vesicular contents
ex. milk and underarm sweat
holocrine
entire cell lost during secretion
stem cells divide to replace
ex. sebaceous glands
tight junctions
“gatekeeper”
prevent movement between adjacent cells
encircle cell near the apical surface- membrane protein is bound to plasma mem. of cell
adhering junctions
actin-filament based systems
encircle cell immediately adjacent to its neighbors, deep to tight juncts.
cadherins= cellular adhesion molecules
desmosomes
“snaps on a jacket”
tie cells together and do not encircle cell
allow bending and twisting and provide resistance to stress
supported by intermediate filaments
hemidesmosomes
tie cell to basal membrane