Tissue Flashcards

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What are the 4 types of tissue?

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Connective, epithelial, muscle, nervous.

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Where does epithelial tissue cover?

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Internal and external body surfaces.

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What 3 things make up tissue?

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Cells, intercellular material, fluid.

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What is a simple squamous?

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Epithelial - one thin layer of flat cells.

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Where are simple squamous cells found?

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In areas where diffusion occurs (blood vessels, alveoli and bowman’s capsule).

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What are simple cuboidal cells?

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Epithelial - one layer of cubed cells.

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Where are simple cuboidal cells found?

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Glands, kidney tubules.

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What are simple columnar cells?

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Epithelial - one layer of rectangle cells.

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Where are simple columnar cells found?

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Stomach and intestines.

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What is stratified squamous?

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Epithelial - layers of cells (two or more). It is tough and protective.

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Where are stratified squamous found?

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Areas with lots of friction - oesophagus, mouth, vagina.

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What does stratified squamous do?

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Put keratin (tough protein) into the cells (seen in epidermis of skin)

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What is transitional epithelium?

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Layer of thick cells with the ability to stretch.

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Where would you find transitional epithelium cells?

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Bladder.

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What tissue are glands made up of?

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Epithelial tissue

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Are glands unicellular or multi cellular?

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Both simple (uni) and compound (multi).

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What are the 3 different shapes of glands?

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Tubular, coiled and saccular.

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Where are simple tubular cells found?

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Small intestine.

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Where are simple branched tubular glands found?

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Stomach.

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What are simple alveolar glands?

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Sebaceous.

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Where do you find simple alveolar glands?

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Tail and anal glands.

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What are simple coiled glands?

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Sweat glands.

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What is a compound alveolar gland?

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Salivary gland.

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What is a compound tubular glandand where is it found?

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Duodenal gland in small intestine.

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What does connective tissue do?
Binds and supports all other body tissues.
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What is areola tissue?
Loose stretchy tissue.
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What does the areola tissue do?
Forms layer between the skin and tissues beneath.
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What does the areola tissue contain?
Blood vessels and fibres.
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Does the areola tissue have more fibres or cells?
More cells.
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What is apidose tissue?
A loose connective tissue that insultates the body.
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What does the adipose tissue do?
Protects vulnerable organs.
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What is fibrous tissue also known as?
Dense tissue.
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What is the most common type of tissue?
Areola.
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What tissue protects tendons, ligaments and the diaphragm?
Dense (fibrous) tissue.
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What is yellow elastic tissue?
Dense tissue.
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Where is yellow elastic tissue found?
Arteries and trachea.
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What are the 2 types of bone tissue?
Compact and spongy.
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Where is compact bone found?
Outer layer.
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What is another word for spongy bone,
Cancellous.
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Does cartialage contain blood vessels?
No.
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What are the 3 types of cartilidge?
Hyaline, white fibrocartilage and elastic.
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What is the most common cartilidge?
Hyaline.
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What does fibrous cartilidge do?
Attaches tendons and ligaments to bone.
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Where do you find fibrous cartilidge?
Scapula, menisci, intervertebral discs.
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Where is elastic cartilidge found?
Pinna of the ear.
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What is blood needed for?
Supplying nutrients and oxygen.
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What is haemopoietic tissue?
Bone marrow.
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What is haemopoietic tissue responsible for?
Producing blood cells.
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What is lymphoid tissue responsible for?
Fighting infection and transporting fats.
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What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
Skeletal, smooth and cardiac.
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What is skeletal tissue known as?
Striated or voluntary muscle.
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Where is skeletal (striated/voluntary) muscle found?
Attached to the bones, bound together by connective tissue.
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What is another word for smooth tissue?
Un-striated or involuntary muscle.
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Where is smooth (un-striated/involuntary) found?
Throughout the body, bladder, lining blood vessels and respiratory tract.
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Is there much connective tissue binding cells together is the cardiac muscle?
No
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What 4 thing does each neuron consist of?
Cell body, nucleus, dendrons and axon.
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What is a neuron?
A nerve cell.
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What myelinated?
When the neuron is enclosed in a fatty sheath. Allowing electric impulse to move faster?
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What is non-myelinated?
No fatty sheath, so impulses move slower.
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What are afferent fibres?
Conduct information to the central nervous system.