Terms and Definitions Flashcards
Exocrine glands
Glands that secrete substances outward through a duct.
Endocrine glands
Ductless glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream.
Merocrine Glands
Exocrine glands that secrete without losing cellular material.
Apocrine glands
Exocrine glands that have cytoplasm in their secretions.
Holocrine glands
Exocrine glands that have secretions, which are made up of disintegrated cells.
Extra cellular matrix
The chemical substances located between connective tissue cells.
Fibroblasts
Spindle-Shaped cells that form connective tissue proper.
Chondrocytes
Mature cartilage cells.
Stromal cells
Cells that provide structure or support for parenchymal cells.
Parenchymal cells
Cells that provide the actual function of the tissue.
Labile cells
Cells the undergo mitosis regularly and quickly
Stable cells
Cells that do not regularly undergo mitosis but are able to do so if the need arises
Permanent cells
Cells that cannot undergo mitosis
Histology
The study of tissues
