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Tissue Flashcards

1
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Tissue

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Group of specialised cells with a common function

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Components

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Cells, Intercelular components, fluid

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Classification

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Muscle, Nervous, Epithelial, Connective

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Muscle Tissue

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Contractil with Actin and Myosin

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5
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Classification of muscle

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Smooth, cardiac, striated

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Nervous tissue

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Made out of neruons, controls and coordinates the rest of the body

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Epithelial tissue

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covers and lines, cells closely packed with basement membrane

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Functions of epithelial tissue

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protect, absorb, secrete

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Arragment of cells (epithelial)

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simple or stratified

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Shape of cells (epithelial)

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cuboidal, quamous, columnar

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simple squamous

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blood vessels, air sacs

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simple cuboidal

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gut and respiratory tract lining

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simple columnar

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gut and respiratory tract lining

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pseudostratified ciliated cells

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nasal cavity

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15
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stratified swuaoums

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skin

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16
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stratified columnar

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anus

17
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transitional epithelium

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bladder and urethers

18
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glandular tissue

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modified epithelial tissue

19
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exocrine glands

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have contact with the exterior via a duct

20
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endocrine glands

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no connection with the exterior

21
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classification of ducts of glands

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tubular, saccular, colled/ simple, compound

22
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mixed gland

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found in the pancreas

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connective tissue

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cells widely separated in a viscous fluid with fibres embedded (matrix)

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functions of connective tissue

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bind, support, transport, store energy, separate, attach

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categories of connective tissue

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loose, dense, bone, blood, cartilage

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loose connective tissue

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many cells in a loose network with collagen and elastic fibres. blood and nerve supply

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Dense connective tissue

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cells closely packed with collagen fibre and little matrix , great for strenght

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classification dense connective tissue

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rregular and irregular

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Cartilage

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collagen and elastic fibres, made up of chondrocytes with no blood supply (perichondrium)

30
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types of cartilage

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hyaline, elastic, fibro

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bone

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forms the skeleton and provides protection for internal organs

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blood

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carry nutrients, oxygen adn waste products. Plasma with products

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