Tissues Flashcards
Define homeostasis.
Maintenance of a constant internal environment.
Negative feedback _____ variations from the normal and positive feedback _____ variations from the normal.
- Opposes
2. Exaggerates
Stimulus -> Receptor -> _____ -> Effector -> _____
- Control centre
2. Response
Describe the process of positive feedback in blood clotting.
- Damaged cells release chemicals.
- Chemical start a chain reaction that initiates clotting.
- Each step releases more chemicals to accelerate more clotthing.
- Loop ends with formation of a clot.
Describe the roles of epithelia cells.
- Cover exposed surfaces
- Line passageways
- Produce secretions
Describe the roles of connective tissues.
- Fill internal spaces
- Structural support
- Stores energy
Describe the roles of muscle tissues.
Contracts to produce movement.
Describe the roles of neural tissues.
- Conducts electrical impulses
2. Carries electrical information
Epithelial cells can be classified by their number of layers and what?
Shape
If an epithelial cell is said to be a ‘stratified epithelium’, it means what?
Epithelium has multiple layers.
State the 4 shapes epithelial cells can take.
- Squamous
- Cuboidal
- Columnar
- Transitional
At the bottom of an epithelial cell, what is the name of the membrane that lies on top of the basal surface?
Basement membrane.
What is the role of cell junctions in epithelial tissues?
Ensures cells remain like a flat sheet.
What is the top surface of an epithelial tissue called?
Apical surface.
What is the function of microvilli on epithelial tissues?
Finger-like projections that increase surface area for absorption.
What is the function of cilia on epithelial tissues?
Long hair-like projections that sweep to clear passageways.
Describe what squamous epithelial cells look like.
Flat, squashed surface.
State one place where you could find squamous epithelium.
Lining of blood vessles.
Stratified squamous epithelium produces multiple layers for what?
Protection and recovery from abrasion, pathogens, and chemical attacks.
Cuboidal epithelium provide protection and are important for secretion, where can they be found?
Ducts (e.g. kidney tubule).
Stratified cuboidal epithelium function like simple epithelium, state a gland where they can be found.
Sweat gland.
State the function of transitional epithelium.
Changes from one shape to another.
Are transitional epithelium at the start:
a) taller than they are wide
b) wider than they are tall
a) taller than they are wide
Columnar epithelium are taller than they are wide, what does this help with?
Further distance for substances to pass through, so provides more protection than squamous cells.
What types of epithelia cells contain microvilli?
Columnar epithelium
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium are in contact with what?
Basement membrane.