Tissue essay

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Types of tissues

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1. Epithelial
2. Muscluar
3. Connective
4. Nervous

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Function of epithelial tissue

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Covers the outside of the body and lines the organs and cavities within the body

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Structure of epithelial tissue

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Epithelial cells may be cuboidal, columnar, or squamous. Arrangement may be simple, stratified, or pseudostratified

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Function of connective tissue

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Binds and supports other tissues

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Structure of connective tissue

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Contains sparsely packed cella scattered throughout the extracellular matrix. The matrix contains fibers in a liquid, jellylike, or solid foundation

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Types of connective tissue fibers

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1. Collagenous fibers
2. Reticular fibers
3. Elastic fibers

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Collagenous fiber function

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Provide strength and flexibility

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Reticular fiber function

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Join connective tissue to adjacent tissues

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Elastic fiber function

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Stretch and snap back to their original length

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Cells of connective tissue

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• Fibroblasts that secrete protein of extracellular fibers

- Macrophages that are involved in the immune system

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Types of connective tissue

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1. Loose connective tissue
2. Fibrous connective tissue
3. Bone
4. Adipose tissue
5. Blood
6. Cartilage

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Loose connective tissue function

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Binds epithelia to underlying tissues and hold organs in place

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Loose connective tissue structure

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Most widespread in the body. Has loosely arranged fibers

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Fibrous connective tissue function

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Found in tendons which attach muscles to bones, and ligaments which connect bones at joints

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Fibrous connective tissue structure

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Dense, a lot of collagenous fibers, resembles muscle

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Bone function

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Mineralized and forms the skeleton

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Bone structure

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Highly dense, compact, not bendable, made of osteocytes, endoskeleton, specific arrangement

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Adipose tissue function

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Stores fat for insulation and fuel (energy)

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Adipose tissue structure

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Similar to loose connective tissue but the cellular components are different (lipids)

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Blood function

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Connects parts of body. Passes oxygen and nutrients from one part to another

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Blood structure

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Composed of blood cells and cell fragments in the blood plasma. Liquid ECM, not a lot of fibers. Contains salts, WBC, RBC, platelets, and plasma

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Cartilage function

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A strong and flexible support material

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Cartilage structure

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Composed of chondrocytes. Semisolid jelly liquid ECM. Rubbery proteins and carbs

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Muscular tissue function

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Responsible for nearly all types of body movement

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Muscular tissue structure

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Consists of filaments of the proteins actin and myosin, enable muscles to contract (thick filaments slide over thin filaments and pull it together)

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Types of muscular tissue

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1. Skeletal muscle
2. Smooth muscle
3. Cardiac muscle

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Skeletal muscle function

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Responsible for voluntary movement

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Skeletal muscle structure

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Bundles of cylindrical cells (fibers), multi-nucleated as they fuse together, striated, sarcromeres are banding in between fibers. Striated

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Smooth muscle function

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Responsible for involuntary body acitivites (EX: lines urinary, digestive, secretion organs, arteries )

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Smooth muscle structure

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Unstriated. Has spindle shaped cells. Controlled by the ANS

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Cardiac muscle function

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Responsible for the contraction of the heart

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Cardiac muscle structure

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Branched, striated, large nuclei, single nucleated cells, intercalated discs connect cells, controled by the ANS

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Nervous tissue function

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Functions in the receipt, processing, and transmission of information

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Nervous tissue structure

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Contains neurons that transmit nerve impulses and glial cells (support cells)