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Tissue Flashcards

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Where is the epithelia found?

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Skin, gut, lungs, urinary tract, peritoneal cavity (fluid filled spaces)

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What type of tissue is found in coverings & linings?

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Epithelia

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What do epithelial cells lie on?

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Matrix of connective fibres

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What is the matrix of connective fibres under the epithelium called?

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Basement membrane

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What is the function of the basement membrane?

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Provides support

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What do epithelia do continuously?

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Replace dead & damaged cells

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Define a simple epithelium?

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Single layer of epithelial cells

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Define stratified epithelium?

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Many layers of epithelial cells

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Define ciliated epithelium?

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Epithelium with tiny hair like projections

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Define squamous?

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Flattened or squashed

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Define cuboidal?

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Square shaped

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Define columnar?

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Tall & column shaped

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Where might you find simple epithelial cells?

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Alveoli, kidneys, small intestines

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Where might you find stratified epithelium?

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Vagina, skin, mouth, eosophagus

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Where might you find ciliated epithelium?

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Trachea, upper respiratory tract

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What tissue is structural & mostly supports various organs?

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Connective tissue

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How do we define connective tissue?

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2 components. 1 cellular & 1 non cellular component.

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What strengthens connective tissue?

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Collagen

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Where can connective tissue be found?

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Bone, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, fat, blood

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What tissue is composed of neurons & conducts electrical impulses?

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Nervous

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Where is nervous tissue found?

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Central nervous system & peripheral nervous system

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Which tissue contains contractile proteins?

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Muscle

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What type of muscle requires voluntary activation?

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Skeletal muscle

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What muscle is only found in the myocardium & is involuntary?

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Cardiac muscle

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What muscle is found in the walls of internal organs & is involuntary?

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Smooth

25
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Define what an organ is?

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An organ is a structure that performs a function or set of functions within a system

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