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What are the 4 main types of tissues?

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Epithelial tissue
Connective tissue
Muscle Tissue
Nervous Tissue

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What does Apical surface refer to?

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Facing lumen or outside of body

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What does Basal surface refer to?

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Faces the Basal lamina and blood vessels

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What are junctional complexes?

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The lateral surface that connects cell to cell

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What are the 4 main types of cell junction?

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Tight
Desmosome
Gap
Adhering

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6
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What is the layer of protein on top

of skin called?

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Keratinized

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7
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What is a tight junction and where in the

body might we find this junction?

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Fusion of 2 cell membranes.

Found in the Bladder

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8
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What is a desmosome junction and where

in the body would we find this?

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Mechanical coupling formed by filaments
that interlock. Found in tissues that repeatedly
stretch.
Skin Heart Uterus

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9
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What is a gap junction and where in the

body could it be found?

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Tubular channel proteins that extend from
the cytoplasm of one cell to another.
Allows exchange of ions
Smooth muscle tissue heart epithelium

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10
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What is an adhering junction and where

in the body would it be found?

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Found just below tight junctions,
Structurally provide mechanical strength
Epithelium tissues heart

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11
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What are hemidesmosomes?

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They are junctions that allow a bit of stretching but adhere cell to base

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12
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Where are simple squamous epithelium found?

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Lungs
Kidney glomerulus
Capillaries

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13
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Where are simple cuboidal epithelium

found?

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Small excretory ducts
Lines kidney tubules
Ovaries

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14
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Where are simple columnar epithelium

found?

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Stomach

Large and small Intestines

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15
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Where are stratified squamous cells

found?

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Mouth
Esophagus
Skin

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16
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Where are stratified cuboidal

epithelium found?

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Salivary glands

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17
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Where are stratified columnar

epithelium found?

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Found in some parts of respiratory, digestive and reproductive systems.

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18
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Where are pseudostratified columnar epithelium found?

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Trachea

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19
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Where is transitional epithelium found?

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Urinary Bladder

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20
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What glands secrete hormones into the bloodstream and lymphatic system?

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Endocrine?

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21
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In the classification of exocrine glands, what does a simple duct refer to?

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The main duct is unbranched

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In the classification of exocrine glands, what does a compound duct refer to?

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The main duct is branched

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What are the 2 types of secretions produced by exocrine glands?

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Serous

Mucous

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24
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Which exocrine gland secretion is composed of glycoproteins?

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Mucous secretions

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25
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Which exocrine gland secretion is composed of a high concentration of enzymes?

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Serous secretions

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26
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Are serous exocrine secretions watery or thick and viscous?

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Watery

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27
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Which exocrine gland releases the entire contents of its cell?

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Holocrine gland

the wHOLe thing

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28
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Which exocrine gland releases its secretions through exocytosis?

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Merocrine gland

( a mere amount)

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29
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Which exocrine gland releases its secretions by releasing the top portion of the cell into the duct system?

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Apocrine gland

APiece of the gland

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30
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Holocrine glands release what type of secretion?

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Thick, viscous

Composed of glycoproteinss

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31
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Where in the body are simple tubular exocrine glands found?

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Intestines

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32
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Where in the body are simple branched tubular exocrine glands found?

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Tongue

Stomach

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33
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Where in the body are simple coiled tubular exocrine glands found?

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Sweat glands

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34
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Where in the body are simple branched alveolar exocrine glands found?

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Sebaceous glands

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35
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Where in the body are Compound tubular exocrine glands found?

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Mucous glands in the mouth

Testes

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36
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Where in the body are compound tubuloalveolar exocrine glands found?

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Pancreas
Glands of respiratory passages
Salivary glands of mouth

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37
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Where in the body are compound alveolar exocrine glands found?

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Mammary glands

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38
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What are the 4 types of connective tissue?

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Connective tissue proper
Cartilage
Bone
Blood

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39
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What are the 2 subdivisions of connective tissue proper

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Loose ( areolar, Adipose, Reticular)

Dense ( Regular, Irregular, Elastic)

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40
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What are the 3 loose connective tissues?

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Areolar
Adipose
Reticular

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41
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Where in the body would we find areolar tissue?

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Subcutaneous layer of skin

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42
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What is the predominate cell in areolar tissue?

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Fibroblast

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43
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Where in the body would we find Adipose tissue?

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Found under skin and around most organs

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44
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What is the predominate cell in adipose tissues?

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Adipocytes

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45
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Where in the body would we find reticular tissues?

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Bone Marrow

Around the liver, kidneys, spleen and lymph nodes

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What is the predominate cell found in reticular tissue?

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Reticular cells = a type of fibroblast

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47
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What are the 3 types of Dense connective tissue?

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Regular
Irregular
Elastic

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48
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Do dense connective tissues heal quickly?

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No. They are avascular so healing is slow.

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49
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Where in the body do we find dense regular connective tissue?

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Tendons
Ligaments
Fascial sheets that cover muscles

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50
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What is the predominate cell in dense connective tissue?

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Fibroblasts

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51
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Where in the body would we find Dense Irregular connective tissue?

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Forms tough capsule of joints
Found in dermis of the skin
Fibrous coverings of many organs

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52
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Which connective tissue is composed primarily of collagen fibers arranged in thick bundles?

A

Dense irregular connective tissue

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53
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Which connective tissue is composed of tightly packed PARALLEL collagen fibers?

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Dense regular connective tissue

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54
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Where in the body would we find elastic connective tissue?

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Spaces between vertebrae

Areas of body that require stretching…walls of arteries, stomach, bladder, bronchi

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55
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What are the 3 types of Cartilage?

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Hyaline cartilage
Elastic cartilage
Fibrocartilage

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56
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What is the most common type of cartilage found in the body and where is it found?

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Hyaline -  
End of long bones ( joints)
Growth plates
tracheal rings
Where ribs connect to sternum
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57
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Where in the body would we find elastic cartilage?

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Epiglottis of the larynx

Pinnae of the ears

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58
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Where in the body would we find fibrocartilage?

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Between the discs of the vertebrae

meniscus of the knee join and TMJ

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59
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Is cartilage vascular?

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Nope

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60
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Bone can be divided into 2 categories

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Cortical bone - compact

Cancellous bone - spongy

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61
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What are the primary cells in bones?

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Osteoblasts
Osteoclasts
Osteocytes

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62
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What cell can become inactive but reactivate as needed?

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Osteocyte

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63
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Are bones vascular or Avascular?

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Vascular

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64
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Which bone cell digest the matrix?

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Osteoclast

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65
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What substances make up the matrix of bones?

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Organic collagen fibers

Inorganic calcium salts

66
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What are the major matrix producing cells in cartilage?

A

Chondrocytes

67
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In what connective tissue are the fibers tightly packed with very little ground substance present?

A

Dense connective tissue

68
Q

What makes up the matrix of blood?

A

Ground substance - plasma

Fibrous component - protein

69
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What 3 cells are present in blood?

A

Erythrocytes
Leukocytes
Thrombocytes

70
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What happens in the matrix of compact bone?

A

It becomes solidified/calcified

71
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What % of the blood is made up of Plasma?

A

55% ( 90% of that is water)

72
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What cell deliver oxygen and remove carbon dioxide?

A

Erythrocytes

73
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What is the average life span of a RBC?

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120 days

74
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Which blood cell is responsible for releasing histamines?

A

Basophil

75
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Which blood cell is not fully mature?

A

Monocyte

76
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Which WBC is the most abundant making up 60-80% of wbc presence in the blood?

A

Neutrophil

77
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Which blood cell have ‘B’ cells that contain antibodies to kill cells that contain bacteria?

A

Lymphocyte

78
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Which sticky, non nucleated and irregularly shaped blood cell makes up 5-7% of our total blood volume?

A

Thrombocyte

79
Q

What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?

A

Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth

80
Q

Where is smooth muscle found?

A

Make up walls of organs and blood vessels

81
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Which muscle tissue is non striated in appearance?

A

Smooth muscle

82
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Which muscle tissue is multi-nucleated?

A

Skeletal muscle

83
Q

Which muscles work involuntarily?

A

Heart

Smooth muscle

84
Q

What happens to the ‘z’ line when muscles contract?

A

Move closer together

85
Q

What 2 things are muscle tissue made up of?

A

Myosin

Actin

86
Q

What is the sarcomere?

A

A structural unit of a myofibril in striated muscle

87
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What happens to the sarcomere when the muscle relaxes?

A

The ‘z’ line moves out from the middle

88
Q

What are the 3 primary parts of nervous tissue?

A

Perikaryon
Dendrites
Axon

89
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What 2 cells are found in nervous tissue?

A

Neurons

neuroglia

90
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What is the space between the axon called?

A

Synapse

91
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What are the short cytoplasmic extensions that receive impulses in nervous tissue?

A

Dendrites

92
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What are the long, single extensions that conduct impulses away from the cell body

A

Axons

93
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Where is nervous tissue found in the body?

A

Brain
Spinal column
Peripheral nerves

94
Q

What is the longest cell found in the body?

A

Neuron

95
Q

What would cause an increase in temperature when inflammation occurs in a body?

A

Basophils releasing histamines

96
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What affect can inflammation have on nervous tissue?

A

Heat can kill neurons

97
Q

What does the presence of ‘pus’ indicate?

A

Dead wbc’s - when bacteria kills the wbc’s

98
Q

What cells are found in liver tissues?

A

Hepatocytes

99
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What cells are found lining the ‘Bowman’s capsule?’

A

Squamous epithelial cells

100
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What are the nerve ‘helper’ cells?

A

Neuroglials

101
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What is the difference between keratinized and non-keratinized epithelial tissue?

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Keratinized epithelial cells are dead and lack a nucleus. Non- keratinized occur when surface epithelial cells are alive.

102
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Which epithelial tissue consists of several layers of cells which separate an open space from a basal lamina? The surface cells are flat while the basal cells are rounded, square or tall.

A

Transitional epithelium

103
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What cell/cells secrete a watery fluid?

A

Serous

104
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What cell produces mucous?

A

Goblet cell

105
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Most glands are multicellular. Only one important one is not…what cell is this?

A

Goblet cell

106
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An exocrine gland whose ducts branch is called what?

A

Compounded

107
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An exocrine gland whose secretory units are elongated is…..?

A

Tubular

108
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Which exocrine gland cell ruptures, spilling its contents into the duct?

A

Holocrine

109
Q

What fibrous proteins in connective tissues when stretched can snap back to their original shape?

A

Elastic

110
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What is the epithelial membrane that encloses the entire body?

A

Cutaneous membrane

111
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What are the membranes called that line the body cavities that are open to the exterior of the body?

A

Mucous membranes

112
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What are the double-layered epithelial membranes that line the unexposed body cavities, preventing friction between organs?

A

Serous membranes

113
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List 5 major functions of epithelium tissue and an example of each

A

Protection - skin covering body surface protects against bacterial infection
Absorption- Stomach and intestinal linings absorb nutrients
Filtration- In kidney tubules
Excretion - glands excrete sweat
Secretion- chemical enzymes releases into body

114
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On what basis are epithelial tissues classified?

A

Number of layers

Cell shape

115
Q

What MAJOR tissue type lines body cavities and covers the body’s external surfaces?

A

Epithelium

116
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What Major tissue type pumps blood, flushes urine out of the body and allows one to swing a bat?

A

Muscle tissue

117
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What major tissue type anchors, packages and supports body organs?

A

Connective tissue

118
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What major tissue type has cells that may absorb, excrete and fliter?

A

Epithelial tissues

119
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What major tissue type is most involved in regulating and controlling body functions?

A

Nervous tissue

120
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What major tissue type synthesizes hormones?

A

Epithelial tissue

121
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What major tissue type is the most durable tissue type?

A

Connective tissue

122
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What major tissue type is abundant with non-living extracellular matrix?

A

Connective tissue

123
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What major tissue type is the most widespread tissue in the body?

A

Connective tissue

124
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How does the function of stratified epithelium differ from the function of simple epithelium?

A

Simple is only one layer so it doesnt provide as much protection as stratified epithelium

125
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Stratified epithelium are named by the cell shape on which surface of the epithelial membrane?

A

Apical

126
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Where is ciliated epithelium found? What role does it play?

A

Can be found in the lining of the trachea and most of the upper respiratory tract. Moves mucous and debris away from lung tissue

127
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How do the endocrine and exocrine glands differ in structure and function?

A

Endocrine glands are ductless and function to release hormones into the extracellular fluid.
Exocrine have ducts and they secrete through the ducts to an epithelail surface.

128
Q

What epithelial cell type lines the esophogus?

A

Stratified squamous

129
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What epithelial cells line the stomach?

A

Simple columnar

130
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What epithelial cells line the colon?

A

Simple columnar

131
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What epithelial cells line the alveolar lining of the lungs?

A

Simple squamous

132
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What epithelial cells line the tubules of the kidneys?

A

Simple cuboidal

133
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What epithelial cells make up the epidermis of the skin?

A

Stratified squamous

134
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What epithelial cells line the bladder?

A

Transitional cells

135
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What epithelial cells form the thin serous membranes?

A

Simple squamous

136
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What are the general characteristics of connective tissue?

A

Rich supply of blood vessels
Composed of many cells
They have a great deal of non-cellular, non-living material between the cells of the connective tissue

137
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What functions are performed by connective tissues?

A

Protection
Support
Binding of tissues to the body

138
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What tissue connects bone to bone and muscles to bone?

A

Dense regular connective tissue

139
Q

What connective tissue acts as a storage depot for fat?

A

Adipose

140
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What tissue makes up the dermis of the skin?

A

Dense irregular connective tissue

141
Q

What tissue makes up the intervertebral discs?

A

Dense fibrocartilage tissue

142
Q

What tissue makes up the hip bone?

A

Osseus

143
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What tissue composes basement membranes: a soft packaging tissue with a jellylike matrix?

A

Areolar loose connective tissue

144
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What tissue forms the larynx, the costal cartilage of the ribs and the embryonic skeleton?

A

Hyaline cartilage

145
Q

What tissue provides a flexible framework for the external ear?

A

Elastic cartilage

146
Q

What tissue is a firm structurally amorphous matrix invaded with fibers: appears glassy and smooth?

A

Hyaline cartilage

147
Q

What tissue has a matrix hard owing to calcium salts: provides levers for muscles to act on?

A

Osseus

148
Q

What tissue insulates against heat loss?

A

Adipose loose connective tissue

149
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What tissue makes up the walls of the large arteries?

A

Elastic dense connective tissue

150
Q

What cell has a ‘signet ring’ appearence?

A

Adipocyte

151
Q

What 2 physiological characteristics are highly developed in neurons, nerve cells?

A

Irritability

Conductivity

152
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In what ways are neurons similar to other cells?

A

They contain a nucleus and the usual organelles

153
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How are neurons different from other cells?

A

Their cytoplasm is drawn out into long processes

154
Q

What muscle tissue is found attached to bone?

A

Skeletal muscle

155
Q

What tissue allows you to redirect your eyes?

A

Skeletal muscle

156
Q

What muscle tissue is found in the walls of the stomach, uterus and arteries?

A

Smooth muscle

157
Q

What muscle tissue contains spindle shaped cells?

A

Smooth

158
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What muscle tissue contains branching cylindrical cells?

A

Cardiac muscle

159
Q

What muscle tissue contains long, nonbranching cylindrical cells?

A

Skeletal muscle

160
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What muscle tissue has intercalated discs?

A

Cardiac muscle

RVT - Tissues of the body (2 decks)

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