(Terms) Lab Quiz 3 Flashcards
Groups of similar cells which preform a common function
Tissues
Four basic tissue types:
Epithelial tissue, connective tissue, muscle tissue, nervous tissue
A tissue which covers the body, lines body cavities and forms glands
Epithelial Tissue
A tissue which binds and supports various organs
Connective Tissue
A contractile tissue
Muscle Tissue
A tissue which initiates and conducts electrochemical impusles
Nervous Tissue
The study of tissues
Histology
3 primary germ layers in the embryo
Ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm
An outer layer that gives rise to the outermost layer of skin and nervous system
Ectoderm
Inner layer, gives rise to the mucous membranes of digestive, respiratory, and urinary tracts as well as digestive glands
Endoderm
(Middle layer) gives rise to a gelatinous tissue called mesenchyme which in turn gives rise to muscle, blood vessels and all connective tissues
Mesoderm
Consists of cells arranged in continuous sheets in a single layer or multiple layers. Covers surfaces, lines body cavities and forms glands.
Epithelium
(Free) surface which faces the external body surface, a body cavity
Apical
Opposite of the appical
Basal
If the cell is found in a single layer it is found in the deepest layer, the basal sits on the:
Basal Lamina
Below the basal lamina is the reticular lamina, a fine network of collagen fibers produced by cells in the connective tissues. Together the two tissues form the:
Basement Membrane
Consists of a single layer of cells, all of which are in contact with the basement membrane
Simple Epithelium
Consists of several layers, superimposed one upon the other, with only the basal cells in contact with the basement membrane
Stratified Epithelium
A single layer of flattened cells
Simple squamous epithelium
Single layer of boxed-shaped cells
Simple cuboidal epithelium
Cells that are rectangular-shaped in cross section
Simple columnar epithelium
Consists of a single layer of columnar cells of varying shapes and heights. Only the tallest cells in this epithelium reach the free surface, the nuclei are staggered at various levels. All the cells in this epithelium contact the basement membrane, the impression of a stratified epithelium is a false one.
Pseudo-stratified columnar epithelium
The most common stratified epithelia in the human body. Composed of several layers of cells, although the number of cells and the thickness of the epithelium vary in different parts of the body. The cells that contact the basement membrane are usually cuboidal in shape and undergo constant mitosis. Can be keratinized or nonkeratinized.
Stratified squamous epithelia
Found in the moist linings of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, vagina and anus.
Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium
Type of epithelium where the cells near the free surface produce a tough resilient protein called keratin
Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
The thickness of the epithelium changes as it is subject to pressure. Dome shaped cuboidal cells.
Transitional epithelium
Glands that release their fluid products by exocytosis.
Merocrine (eccrine) glands
Glands that pinch off a portion of the cell as part of the secretion.
Apocrine glands
When whole cells filled with secretion are released.
Holocrine glands.
The most wide-ranging and abundant type of tissue in the human body.
Connective tissue
All connective tissues have 3 structural features in common:
Cells, protein fibers, and ground substance
The fibers and the ground substance together form the ______ ______ of connective tissues.
Extracellular matrix
Cartilage is:
Avascular
Have poor blood supply
Dense connective tissue
Except for cartilage, connective tissues, like epithelia, are supplied with:
Nerves
Supporting connective tissues:
Cartilage, bone
4 types of connective tissues:
Areolar (loose) connective tissue, Adipose connective tissue, Reticular connective tissue, Dense connective tissue
Cell names ending in “____” are immature cells that secrete matrix and are actively mitotic
-blasts
Are present in connective tissue and produce and secrete the matrix components
Fibroblasts
Are present in cartilage and produce and secrete the matrix components
Chondroblasts
Are present in bone and produce and secrete the matrix components
Osteoblasts
Cell names ending in “____” are mature cells involved in maintaining the matrix and are less active
-cytes
The fibers of connective tissues are of three types:
Collagen, elastic, and reticular fibers
The most widespread connective tissue in the human body
Areolar connective tissue
Fibers of this connective tissue are not arranged into a particular pattern, but run in all directions and form a loose network within the ground substance
Areolar connective tissue
The predominant fiber type in Areolar connective tissue. Constructed of the tough fibrous protein collagen and provide high tensile strength to the matrix. Usually appear as broad pink bands in the slide.
Collagen fibers
Appear as thin dark lines. Contain the rubber like protein elastin that allows them to stretch and recoil.
Elastic fibers.
An actively mitotic cell that secretes the group substance and fibers
Fibroblast
Type of cell that has a coarse, dark-staining granules in the cytoplasm. Secrete heparin, a chemical that inhibits blood clotting, and histamine, a chemical that increase blood flow by dilating blood vessels.
Mast cell
Large irregularly shaped phagocytic cells that arise from monocytes (type of white blood cell) and wander through connective tissue where they engulf and destroy bacteria, foreign particles and dead or dying body cells.
Macrophages
A fiber that is predominant in reticular connective tissue. Short, thin, branched network of collagen-like fibers.
Reticular fiber
Characterized by large, internal lipid droplet. May appear singly but are more often present in groups.
Adipose cells (or adipocytes)
When adipose cells accumulate in large numbers, they become the predominant cell type and form:
Adipose tissue / fat
Function: diffusion of gasses O2 and CO2 (respiratory gasses)
Present in organs where diffusion occurs
Simple squamous epithelium
Function: secretion and absorption
Simple cuboidal/columnar epithelium
Function: secretion and protection
Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium
Function: Protects areas of the body against mechanical stress
“Wear and tear”
Non-Keratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelia
Function: Protects areas of the body against mechanical stress
Keratin protects the epithelium and underlying tissues from heat, microbes, and chemicals
Keratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelia
Function: Allows urinary organs to accommodate the pressure changes associated with urine volume without rupturing the organ
Transitional Epithelium
Function: Secretion
Goblet cell