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Is a group of cells with similar
structure & function

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Tissue

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It is the microscopic study of tissue structure

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Histology

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Surrounded by or embedded in a complex extracellular material

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Matrix

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What are the four basic types of tissue?

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Epithelial, Connective, Muscle and Nervous

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It is the lining, covering, and glandular tissue of the body

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Epithelial Tissue

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Functions: protection, secretion,
absorption, acts as barrier,
permits the passage of substances

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Epithelial Tissue

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Single layer of thin, flat cells resting
on a basement membrane

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Simple Squamous Epithelium

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Location: lining of blood vessels,
alveoli of the lungs, portions of the
kidney tubules, lining of serous
membranes of body cavities
(pleural, pericardial, peritoneal)

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Simple Squamous Epithelium

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Single layer of cube-shaped like
cells resting on a basement membrane
(some have microvilli or cilia)

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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

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Location: kidney tubules, glands and
ducts; lining of terminal bronchioles
of the lungs; & surface of the ovary

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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

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Single layer of tall, thin cells that fit
closely together (some have microvilli
or cilia)

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Simple Columnar Epithelium

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Location: glands and some ducts,
bronchioles of lungs, uterus, uterine
tubes, stomach, intestines, gallbladder,
bile ducts & ventricles of the brain

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Simple Columnar Epithelium

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Cells are almost always ciliated and are
associated with Goblet cells that secrete
mucus onto the free surface

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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

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Appears stratified or layered but not

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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

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Location: lines the passages of
respiratory system

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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

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Function: synthesize & secrete mucus

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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

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A thick epithelium consists of several
layers of cell

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Stratified squamous epithelium

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Location: keratinized - outer layer of
the skin; non-keratinized – mouth,
throat, larynx, esophagus, anus, vagina,
inferior urethra, & corneas

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Stratified squamous epithelium

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Function: protects against abrasion,
forms a barrier against infection &
reduce loss of water from the body

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Stratified squamous epithelium

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Consists of two or three layers of
cuboidal cells that form the lining
of the lumen

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Stratified cuboidal epithelium

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Location: sweat glands, ovarian follicular
cells, the salivary glands, pancreas &
larger ducts of mammary glands

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Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium

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one or more layer of epithelial cells;
but the surface cells are columnar and
the deeper layers are irregular or
cuboidal in shape

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Stratified Columnar Epithelium

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Location: mammary gland ducts,
larynx, and portion of the male urethra

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Stratified Columnar Epithelium

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Special type of stratified epithelium
that can be greatly stretched

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Transitional Epithelium

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Location: urinary bladder, ureter, urethra
Transitional Epithelium
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Function: accommodate fluctuation of volume of the liquid in an organ
Transitional Epithelium
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Is the most abundant & widely distributed tissue
Connective Tissue
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What are the three types of connective tissue
Connective tissue proper, supporting connective tissue, fluid connective tissue
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Consists of relatively few protein fibers that form a lacy network, with numerous spaces filled with ground substances & fluid
Loose connective tissue
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This is where the basement membrane of the epithelial tissues often rest
Loose Connective tissue
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3 kinds of loose connective tissue
Areolar, reticular, adipose
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Has extracellular matrix consisting mostly of collagen fibers & a few elastic fibers
Areolar Tissue
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The most common cells is fibroblasts (responsible for producing the matrix)
Loose connective tissue
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Where are areolar tissues located?
Location: glands, muscles & nerves in the skin
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What is the function of an Areolar Tissue?
Function: support & nourishment
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Large cells that are closely packed & a small amount of extracellular matrix
Adipose tissue
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Adipose tissue contains?
Fat cells or adipocytes
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Contains large amounts of lipid for energy storage mostly of collagen and reticular fibers & a few elastic fibers
Adipose tissue
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What is the function and location of adipose tissue?
Function: thermal insulator, energy storage & protection Location: mesenteries, renal pelves, around kidneys, colon surface, mammary glands
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It has a branched and mesh-like pattern, often called reticulum, due to the arrangement of reticular fibers (reticulin)
Reticular Tissue
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What is the function and location of reticular tissue?
Function & location: forms the framework of lymphatic tissue, such as in the spleen, lymph nodes, and as well as in bone marrow & liver
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Consists of many closely packed, thick, collagenous fibers & a fine network of elastic fibers; it has relatively few cells mostly fibroblasts
Dense connective tissue
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What are the two major categories of dense connective tissue?
Elastic and Collagenous
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The collagen fibers are oriented in the same direction like in tendons and ligaments
Dense Regular Collagenous Tissue
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The fibers are oriented in many different directions as in the dermis and organ capsules
Dense Irregular Collagenous Connective Tissue
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Matrix of collagen fibers & elastic fibers are oriented in the same direction like in the vocal cords
Dense Regular Elastic Connective Tissue
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3 kinds of supporting tissues
Cartilage, bone and blood
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Composed of chondrocytes (cartilage cells) located in spaces called lacunae (small spaces)
Cartilage
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3 types of cartilage
Hyaline, fibrocartilage, elastic cartilage
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Clear or glassy; the most abundant type of cartilage
Hyaline Cartilage
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Covers the ends of bones where they come together to form joints
Hyaline cartilage
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Has more collagen than hyaline cartilage
Fibrocartilage
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Found in the disks between vertebrae and some joints (knee and jaw)
Fibrocartilage
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Contains elastic fibers in addition to collagen & proteoglycans
Elastic cartilage
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Provides rigidity with even more flexibility; found in the external ears, epiglottis & auditory tubes
Elastic cartilage
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Able to return to its original shape after being stretched
Elastic Cartilage
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A specialized form of connective tissue made up of blood cells & is surrounded by a non-living fluid called plasma
Blood
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What is the non-living fluid found in the blood?
Plasma
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What is the function of the blood?
It functions to deliver nutrients & oxygen to the cells & transports waste away from the same cells
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Hard connective tissue that consists of living cells & mineralized matrix
Bone
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Supports & protects tissues & other organs
Bone
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Two types of bones
Compact and Spongy Bone
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It is a specialized tissue which functions for contraction
Muscle tissue
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What are muscle cells composed of?
Composed of long, cylindrical cells called muscle fibers or muscle cells or myocytes
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3 types of muscle tissue
Cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle
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Striated (alternating series of bands or stripe), voluntary muscle
Skeletal Muscle Tissue
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Muscle fibers are long cylindrical & multinucleated
Skeletal Muscle Tissue
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Striated, involuntary muscle
Cardiac Muscle Tissue
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Muscle fibers are short branching fibers; have a single centrally located nucleus
Cardiac Muscle Tissue
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are fused end-to-end by intercalated disks
Cardiac Muscle Tissue
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Non-striated, involuntary muscle
Smooth Muscle Tissue
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Muscle fibers are spindle-shaped (fusiform); have a single centrally located nucleus; and are generally parallel with one another
Smooth Muscle Tissue
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Where can smooth muscles be found?
Found in the walls of the hollow organs like intestines, stomach & uterus
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It is the main tissue component of the nervous system
Nerve cells
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It transmits impulses & the structural unit of the nervous system;
Neurons
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Support cells & provide protection to the neurons
Neuroglia

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