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groups of specialized cells and the extracellular substances surrounding them

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tissues

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2
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the microscopic sudy of tissue structure

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histology

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types of tissues

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epithelial tissue
connective tissue
nervous tissue
muscle tissue

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epithelium, found virtually everywhere, both inside and outside the body, pirmarily a cell tissue, very little extracellular material between the cells, protects against foregin materials

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epithelial tissue

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protecting underlying structures, acting as a barrier, permitting the passage of subtances, secreting substances, absorbing subtances

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epithelial tissue

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single layer of cells, basement membrane to the free surface

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simple epithelium

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more than one layer of cells, deepest layer attaches to the basement membrane

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stratified epithelium

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special type of simple epithelium, appears stratified but not, one layer all attached to the basement membrane

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pseudostratified columnar epithelium

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shape of cells

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squamous
cuboidal
columnar

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10
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flat and scale like

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squamous

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cubeshaped

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cuboidal

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taller than wide, column like

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columnar

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13
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mechanically bind epithelial cells

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desmosomes

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14
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bind cells to the basement membrane

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hemidesmosomes

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15
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form barriers and anchor cells to each other

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tight junctions

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16
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below tight junctions, help anchor epithelial cells together

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adhesion belts

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17
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allow intercellular communication

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gap junctions

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18
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composed of epithelium supported by a network of connective tissue

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glands

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19
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produce chemicals called hormones, termed ductless glands, extensive network of blood vessels

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endocrine glands

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produce a wide variety of products: saliva, sweat, digestive tract secretions

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exocrine glands

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21
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single cell, goblet cells that secrete mucus

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unicellular

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22
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multicellular, single, non-branched duct

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simple glands

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straight, narrow tube, same width as duct

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tubular

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24
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saclike structure, width greater than duct

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acinar

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25
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multicellular glands that have several branched ducts

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compound glands

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26
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through exocytosis, not common

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merocrine secretion

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27
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portion of free surface pinches off, cytoplasmic

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apocrine secretion

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28
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shedding entire cells

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holocrine secretion

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diverse primary tissue type that makes up part of every organ in the body, cells separated by abundant extracelullar mix, diverse in structure and function

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connective tissue

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enclosing and separating other tissues, connecting tissues to one another, supporting and moving parts of the body, storing compounds, cushioning and insulating, transporting, protecting

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connective tissue

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creates matrix

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blasts

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break it

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clasts

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cytes

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maintain

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flexible, resist stretching

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collagen fibers

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fine, short collagen fibers

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reticular fibers

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return to their original shape

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elastic fibers

37
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nonfibrous molecules, shapeless background

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ground substance

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relatively few protein fibers that form a lacy network, numerous spaces filled with ground substance and fluid

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loose connective tissue

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collagen fibers and a few elastic fibers

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aerolar

40
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consists of adipocytes or fat cells, lipids for energy

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adipose

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framework of lymphatic tissue, spleen and lymph nodes

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reticular

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relatively large numbers of protein fibers that form thick bundles, fill nearly all space, produced by fibroblasts

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dense connective tissue

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collagen fibers, tendons, ligament, dermis

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collagenous

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oriented in the same direction

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dense regular

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oriented in different directions

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dense irregular

46
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abundatn in electric fibers, allow time to stretch

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elastic

47
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composed of chondrocytes located in spaces callled lacunae

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cartilage

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most abundant, many functions

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hyaline

49
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more collagen, bundles of collagen fibers, compression adn pulling

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fibrocartilage

50
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elastic fibers, appear as coiled fibers

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elastic cartilage

51
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hard connective tissue, consists of living cells, and a mineralized matrix

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bone

52
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spaces between trabeculae, resembles a sponge

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spongy bone

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more solid, no space between thin layers of mineralized matrix

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compact bone

54
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matrix is liquid, enabling blood cells and platelets to move

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blood

55
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contract or shorten, making movement possible, contractile proteins

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muscle tissue

56
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meat of animals, constitues 40% of body weight, attaches to skeleton, enables body movement

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skeletal muscle

57
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muscle of the heart, responsible for pumping blood, branched, connected by intercalated disks, contain gap junctions

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cardiac muscle

58
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forms the walls of hollow organs, found in skin and eyes, reponsible for moving food

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smooth muscle

59
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forms the brain, spinal cord, and nerves, coordinating and controlling many body activities

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nervous tissue

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conducting electrical signals

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neuron

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contains the nucleus, site of general cell functions

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cell body

62
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receive stimuli that read to electrical changes

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dendrites

63
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conduct electrical signals

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adons

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support cells of the nervois sytem, nourish, protect, and insulate

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glial cells

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thin sheet or layer of tissue that covers a structure or lines a cavity

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tissue membrane

66
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composed of stratified squamous epithelium and dense connective tissue

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skin or cutaneous membrane

67
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line cavities open to the outside of the body

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mucuos membrane

68
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line cavities that do not open to the exterior of the body, no glans, serous fluid

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serous membrane

69
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protect internal organs from friction, hold them in place, permeable barrier

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loose connective tissue

70
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line the cavities of freely movable joints, connective tissue and modified connective tissue cells, produce synovial fluid, which makes joint slippery, reducing friction

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synovial membrane

NSG 10 (19 decks)

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