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What does epithelial tissue do?

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Lining, cover, protect

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Where is Simple Cuboidal Epithelium located?

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The tubular lining of kidneys, glandular ducts

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Where is Simple Columnar Epithelium located?

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Digestive tract and upper respiratory tract lining

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Where is Stratified Squamous Epithelium located?

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The lining of the mouth and vagina

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Where is Stratified Cuboidal epithelium located?

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Mammary glands, sweat gland and salivary glands

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Where is Stratified Columnar epithelium located?

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Male urethra and lobar ducts of salivary glands

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Where is Pseudostratified epithelium located?

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Respiratory passage and ducts of many glands

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Where is Transitional epithelium located?

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Urinary bladder, urethra, ureter

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Where is Simple squamous located?

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Blood vessel lining, air sac lining of lungs

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What is the function of simple squamous?

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Transport by diffusion and where minimal protection is required

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What is the function of simple cuboidal?

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Absorption and secretion

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What is the function of simple columnar?

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Protection, absorption, mucus secretion and movement in a specific direction

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What is the function stratified squamous?

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Protection

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What is the function of stratified cuboidal epithelium?

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Protection of ducts of various glands

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What is the function of stratified columnar epithelium?

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Protection and secretion

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What is the function of pseudostratified epithelium?

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Protection, secretion and movement of mucous

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What is the function of transitional epithelium?

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Stretch readily to accommodate the different volume of liquids
Act as a barrier and have tight junctions to prevent reabsorption of toxic substances

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What is a duct?

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A tube or passageway

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What are the types of loose connective tissue?

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Areolar tissue, adipose tissue, and reticular tissue

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What are the types of dense connective tissue?

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Regular tissue, irregular tissue, elastic tissue

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What is the function of areolar tissue?

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Provides support to epithelium

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What is the function of adipose tissue?

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Provides energy (fat)

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What is the function of reticular tissue?

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Supports tissue and immune cells

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What is the function of regular tissue? (dense connective tissue)

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Resist pulling stress, attach muscle to bone, attach bones to bones

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What is the function of irregular tissue? (dense connective tissue)

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Resist force (uniform strength in all directions)

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What is the function of elastic tissue? (dense connective tissue)

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Allow stretch and recoil

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What are the types of connective tissue? (broad categories)

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CTP, blood, bone, cartilage

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What are the types of CTP?

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Loose and dense

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What are the types of cartilage tissue?

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Hyaline, fibrocartilage, and elastic

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What is the function of hyaline cartilage?

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Cushion, support, and reinforce other types of tissue (flexible, but firm)

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What is the function of elastic (cartilage) tissue?

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Maintain shape (allows stretch)

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What is the function of fibrocartilage?

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Resist compression (toughest type of cartilage)

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What is the function of blood?

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Transport oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients

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What is the function of bone?

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Maintains the shape of the body

35
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Where is areolar tissue found?

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Found under skin

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Where is adipose tissue found?

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Found under the skin

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Where is reticular tissue found?

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Found in internal framework of organs

38
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Where is regular tissue found?

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Found in ligaments (bone to bone) and tendons (bone to muscle)

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Where is irregular tissue found?

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Found in the dermis

40
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Where is dense elastic CTP found?

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Found in large arteries

41
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Where is hyaline cartilage found?

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Found in nose, trachea, and ribs

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Where is elastic cartilage found?

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Found in outer ear and epiglottis

43
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Where is fibrocartilage found?

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Found in intervertebral discs

44
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Where is blood found?

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Found in arteries, veins, and capillaries

45
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Where is bone found?

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Found in skeleton

46
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What are the three types of muscle tissue?

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Cardiac, smooth, and skeletal

47
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What is the function of nervous tissue?

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Communication throughout body

48
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What are the main functions of the integumentary system?

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Protection, vitamin D production, excretion, sensation, and body temperature, (immunity)

49
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What are the layers of the integumentary system? (superficial to deep)

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Epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis

50
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What are the layers of the epidermis? (deep to superficial)

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Stratum basale
Stratum spinosum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum lucidum
Stratum corneum

51
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What are melanocytes?

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Melanin cell

52
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What layer of epidermis are melanocytes found?

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basale layer (stratum basale)

53
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What are langerhan cells?

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The first line of defense against bacteria and viruses (Immune protection)

54
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What are keratinocytes?

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A common type of skin cell that is found in the epidermis.

55
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What is the function of keratinocytes?

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  • Provide structure for the skin, hair, and nails
  • Waterproof the skin
56
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What does keratinized mean?

57
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What does non-keratinized mean?

58
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What does vitamin D promote?

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Calcium absorption

59
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What happens when UV light hits epidermis?

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The cells of epidermis convert 7-D3 to cholecalciferol

60
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What happens after 7-D3 is converted into cholecalciferol?

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Cholecalciferol is converted into calcitriol

61
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What does calcitriol do?

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Increase absorption of calcium and bone mineralization

62
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What is calcium heavily involved in?

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Muscle contraction

63
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What are the two layers of the dermis?

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Papillary and reticular layers

64
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What is the order of the dermis layers (superficial to deep)?

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Papillary
Reticular

65
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What is the function of the papillary layer?

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Support epidermis and regulate body temperature

66
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What is the function of the reticular layer?

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  • Regulate blood flow to skin
  • Sense touch
  • Support the epidermis
  • (Toughest layer of skin skin)
67
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What is the function of the hypodermis?

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  • Energy reserve (fat layer)
  • Connects skin to underlying tissue
68
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What are the layers of the hair? (Deep to superficial)

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Medulla
Cortex
Cuticle

69
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What are the layers of hair growth?

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Anagen
Catagen
Telogen

70
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What does color of hair depend on?

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The color of hair depends on the amount and type of melanin

71
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What are the two types of hair?

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Vellus and terminal

72
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What type of hair is vellus?

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Fine hairs (located all over body)

73
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What type of hair is terminal?

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Coarse hairs (facial hair, pubic hair, hair on head)

74
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What muscle makes hair stand up?

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Arrector pili muscle (this is an involuntary contraction)

75
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What is the anatomical name for the nail?

76
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What are the parts of the nail (unguis)?

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Nail plate
Nail matrix
Nail bed
Cuticle

77
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What are the two categories of glands?

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Endocrine and exocrine

78
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What are the two categories of exocrine glands?

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Sebaceous and sudoriferous

79
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What are apocrine glands?

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Glands found in the armpits that smell bad

80
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What are merocrine glands?

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Glands that function to secrete, protect, and thermoregulate

81
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What is the function of glial cells?

A

Support neurons

82
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What strata is only in thick skin?

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Stratum lucidum

83
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What are the two types of melanin?

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Eumelanin and pheomelanin

84
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What do Merkel cells do?

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Sense and respond to fine touch and pressure

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