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Tissues Flashcards

1
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  • single layer of flat cells
  • substances can pass through easily
  • line blood vessels
  • line lymphatic vessels
  • line air sacs
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simple squamous

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-single layer of cube shaped cells
- line kidney tubules
- cover ovaries
- line ducts of some glands

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simple cuboidal

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-single layer of elongated cells
- nucleus near basement (so is membrane)
- sometimes have cilia and microvilli
- line uterus, stomach, and intestines

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simple columnar

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-single layer of elongated cells
- nuclei at two or more levels
- often have cilia and goblet cells (secretor of mucus)
- line respiratory passages (trachea)

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Pseudostratified columnar

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-many cell layers
- top cells are flat
- can accumulate keratin
- outer layer of skin
- lines oral cavity, vagina, and anal canal

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stratified squamous

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-many cell layers
- cube shaped and elongated cells
- line urinary bladder, uterus, and part of the urethra

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transitional

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composed of cells that are specialized to produce and secrete substances

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glandular epithelium

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7
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are ductless

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endocrine glands

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contain ducts

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exocrine glands

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example of unicellular exocrine gland (composed of one cell)

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goblet cell

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examples of multicellular exocrine gland (composed of many cells)

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sweat glands, salivary glands, etc

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fluid product, salivary glands, pancreas gland, sweat gland

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merocrine glands

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cellular product, portions of cells, mammary glands, ceruminous glands

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apocrine glands

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secretory products, whole cells, sebaceous glands (oil)

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holocrine glands

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fixed cell, produce fibers, most common cell, large star shaped

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fibroblast

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wandering cell, phagocytic, important in injury or infection

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macrophage

16
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fixed cell, release heparin and histamine

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mast cells

17
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thick, hold structures together, tendons and ligaments, composed of collagen, great tensile strength, abundant in dense CT

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collagenous fibers

18
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very thin collagenous fibers, highly branched, form supportive networks

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reticular fibers

19
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bundles of microfibrils, vocal cords and air passages, embedded in elastin, fibers branch, elastic

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elastic fibers

20
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mainly fibroblast, fluid to gel like matrix, collagenous fibers, elastic fibers, bind skin to structures, beneath most epithelia, blood vessels nourish nearby epithelial cells, between muscles

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loose connective tissue

21
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behind eyeballs, around kidneys and heart, cushions, insulates, store fats, beneath skin, adipocytes

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adipose tissue

22
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composed of reticular fibers, supports internal organ walls, walls of liver, spleen, lymphatic organs

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reticular connective tissue

23
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packed collagenous fibers, elastic fibers, few fibroblasts, bind body parts together, tendons, ligaments, dermis, poor blood supply

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dense connective tissue

24
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abundant in elastic tissue, some collagenous fibers, fibroblasts, attachments between bones (ligaments), walls of large arteries, airways, and heart

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elastic connective tissue

25
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solid matrix, supports, protects, forms blood cells, attachments for muscles, skeleton, osteocytes in lacunae

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bone

26
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rigid matrix, chondrocytes in lacunae, poor blood supply

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cartilage

27
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most abundant type of cartilage, ends of bones, nose, respiratory passages, embryotic skeleton

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hyaline cartilage

28
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very tough cartilage, shock absorber, intervertebral discs, pads of knee and pelvic girdle

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fibrocartilage

29
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flexible cartilage, external ear and larynx

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elastic cartilage

30
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attached to bones, striated, voluntary

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skeletal muscle

31
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walls of organ, skin, walls of blood vessels, involuntary, non-striated

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smooth muscle

32
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heart wall, involuntary, striated, intercalated disk

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cardiac muscle

33
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found in brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, functional cells are called neurons, neuroglia cells support and bind its components, sensory reception, conduction of nerve impulses

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nervous tissue

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