Tissue Structure And Function Flashcards
Epithelium, muscle, connective, nervous
What type of control is exhibited in smooth muscle?
Involuntary control
Where can smooth muscle be found?
In the walls of hollow organs such as the stomach and bladder.
What’s the proteins in muscle fibres called?
Actin and myosin
What’s a myelin sheath and what cells is it made from?
Schwann cells form the myelin sheath and this acts as an insulator to stop the electrical signal from leaving the cell too soon
What is the sarcomere?
Unit of contraction between muscle fibres
What are excitatory nerve impulses
Propagates (produces) impulses and stimulates brain
What are inhibitory nerve impulses?
Inhibits impulses and calms the brain
What is acetylcholine and roles?
Chief neurotransmitter
Controls muscles
Dilates blood vessels
Controls heart heart
What is homestasis?
Maintain internal environment despite external examples
What is thermoregulation?
Regulation of temp
What is osmoregulation?
Regulation of water
What temperature do enzymes work best at?
37 degrees Celsius
What is ADH?
Anti diuretic hormone
Where are the osmoreceptors?
In the hypothalamus
What gland produces ADH?
Pituitary gland
What does ADH do?
Causes the kidneys to absorb water, to keep water in the body
What does less ADH mean?
Less absorption of water so more urine produced
What are the main facts of capillaries?
One cell thick
Diffusion of oxygen and minerals to cells
Microscopic vessels
Take waste products away
What detects changes in blood temperature
The brain
What is sarcoplasmic reticulum responsible for?
Stores calcium ions which controls ATPase activity so this controls the contraction of muscles
What is the H zone
Myosin only
What is the Z line
Different sarcomere, line/space between them
What is the A band?
Both actin and myosin
Must overlap to contract
What is the M line?
Holds together the myosin filament and actin
What’s a heart’s pacemaker?
Sinus node continually generating electrical impulses (normal rhythm)
The specialised cells are at the top chamber (atrium) causing it to contract
What are the features of veins?
Large lumen Thin Elastic wall Carry deoxygenated blood back to heart Low blood pressure Has valves for blood flow
What are the features of arteries?
Small lumen
Thick elastic walls
Oxygenate blood
High blood pressure
What are the features of capillaries?
One cell thick
Microscopic vessels
Diffusion for gas exchange and minerals
Arterioles and venules
What are the types of Epithelial tissue
Squamous
Columnar ciliated
Endothelium
Features of squamous cells?
Where are they found?
Flat Surface of skin Lining if hollow organs Lining respiratory and digestive tracts Diffusion and filtration
Features of ciliated epithelium?
Where are they found?
Made of columnar ciliated
Cillia (Hair-like)
Mucus secreting goblets cells
Move particles out of the body
Features of endothelium cells?
Where are they found?
Line every blood vessels one cell thick
Heart chamber and lymphatic vessels which carry excess blood plasma around the body
Features of coboidal cells?
Where are they found?
Kidneys
Overies
Secretion and absorption
How do cardiac muscles tissues join together?
By intercalated disc
Features of fast twitch muscles
More powerful movement Shorter duration Fatigue Anaerobic Less blood supply (less capillaries) Less myoglobin which stores oxygen Less mitochondria so less ATP
More lactic acid produced causing muscles to fatigue
Features of slow twitch muscles
Fatigue resistant Smaller movements More mitochondria for ATP Red, more blood supply More myoglobin which stores oxygen
Less lactic acid produce so less fatigue
What is the process of phagocytoesis mean?
White blood cells engulf dead cells and bacteria
What things/organs make up respiratory system?
Nose Pharynx Larynx Trachea Bronchi Lungs
What is the respiratory system responsible for?
Inspiration
Expiration
What are the features of alveoli?
Lots of capillaries for gas exchange
Moist surface to allow gases to diffuse more easily
Large surface area
One cell thick
What is the threshold for action potential?
-55Mv
What is the resting for action potential?
-70Mv
What lifestyle factors cause atherosclerosis?
Lack of exercise
Smoking
Drinking
Diet with too much fat
Stress
How do pesticides kill small animals?
Acetylcholine builds up in cleft
Therefore constant depolarisation of post synaptic membrane
So muscles contract permanently
Where are ciliated columnar cells found in the body?
Trachea and bronchi
What are key features of ciliated columnar cells?
Lots of mitochondria
Cilia (tiny hairs)
Goblet cells produce mucus
What does COPD stand for
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
What does COPD cause?
It causes the cilia to slow down and stop beating and they eventually die
therefore mucus builds up and the airways become clogged up
Therefore you cough to move this mucus
But lots of coughing ruptures the thin epithelial cells in the alveoli
This means less gas exchange can take place
And a good place for pathogens to invade
What is the main cause of COPD?
Smoking
What is atherosclerosis?
Atherosclerosis Fatty deposits (atheroma) can block the artery or lead to a blood clot blocking it (thrombosis)
What major diseases can atherosclerosis cause?
Coronary disease
strokes
Angina (short periods of tight chest pain)
Heart attacks
Peripheral arterial disease (where blood supply in your legs is blocked)
Describe how atherosclerosis develops?
The endothelial tissue lining is damaged by smoking or high blood pressure
Low density of lipoproteins (LDL cholesterol) accumulates in the artery wall
This causes inflammation so white blood cells move into the area
This leads to a build up made of LDL cholesterol, the white blood cells, calcium salt and fibres Plaque formation (atheroma)
This can lead to an increase in blood pressure and this will damage the endothelial tissue even more
Describe how smoking can lead to atherosclerosis
The artery becomes narrow and less elastic
Blood flow is restricted
There is a bigger risk of blood clotting
Blood pressure rises and this causes the endothelial tissue to be damaged
What are the types of asexual reproduction?
Binary fission
Budding
Fragmentation
Parthenogenesis