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Tissues 2 Flashcards

1
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What are glands?

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Collection of secretory epithelial cells

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2
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How many cells do glands have?

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They may be single cells (goblet cells) or multicellular (sweat glands)

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What is an example of a single celled gland?

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Goblet cells

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What is an example of a multicellular gland?

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Sweat glands

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What are the two types of glands?

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Exocrine (secrete into tubes)

Endocrine (secretes into the blood)

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What are exocrine glands?

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Glands that secrete into tubes

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7
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What are endocrine glands?

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Glands that secrete into the blood

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Why are exocrine glands locally acting whereas endocrine glands can effect distant tissue?

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Because exocrine glands release their contents onto a nearby epithelial tissue whereas endocrine glands release their contents into the blood

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9
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What are the two forms of duct systems of an exocrine gland?

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Simple (unbranched)

Compound (branched)

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10
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What are the 2 forms of excreoty components of an exocrine gland?

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Tubular

Acinor

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What is an example of a simple tubular exocrine gland?

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Gastric glands

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What is an example of a simple acinar exocrine gland?

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Mucus secreting of penile urethra

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What is an example of a compound tubular exocrine gland?

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Brunner’s gland, empties into intestine

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What is an example of a compound acinar exocrine gland?

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Pancreas

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15
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What is an example of a compound tubuloacinar exocrine gland?

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Siliva gland

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16
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What are the 3 ways that secretion from an endocrine gland may occur?

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Merocrine

Apocrine secretion

Holocrine

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What is merocrine secretion?

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Involves exocytosis, proteins are usually produced

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18
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What is apocrine secretion?

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Discharge of vesicles containing secretion, example being sweat gland

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What is an example of apocrine secretion from an endocrine gland?

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Sweat gland

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20
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What is holocrine secretion?

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Discharge of whole secretory cells, disintegrate and release product, occurs in sebaceous glands

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What is an example of holocrine secretion from an endocrine gland?

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Sebacceous gland

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22
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How are the secretions often expelled?

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From myoepithelial cells and they contract

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23
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What are myoepithelial cells?

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Cells found in glandular epithelium as a thin layer above the basement membrane but bineath laminal cells

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24
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What are endocrines often the source of?

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Hormones

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25
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What is a hormone?

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A chemical messanger

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26
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How are most endocrine glands structured?

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Clusters of secretory cells surrounded by small blood vessels

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27
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Why is the thyroid gland unusual?

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It stores its hormones (thyroxine) within spherical cavities called follicles

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28
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How does secretion occur within the thyroid gland?

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  1. Reabsorption of hormone from follicle
  2. Release into intercellular space
  3. Diffusion into blood stream
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29
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What is the secretion of hormones controlled by?

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Metabolic factors

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30
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What are examples of exocrine organs?

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Major silivary glands

Liver

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31
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What are examples of endocrine organs?

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Thyroid

Adrenal

32
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What organ is an example of both endocrine and exocrine glands?

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The pancreas

33
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What are parenchyma?

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Functional tissue of an organ

34
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Where is the parenchyma of the liver?

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In hepatocytes (liver cells)

35
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What are hepatocytes?

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Liver cells

36
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What are the functions of hepatocytes (liver cells)?

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Secretion

Protein synthesis

Transformation of carbohydrates

37
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How are hepatocytes arranged?

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In rows between blood vessels

38
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What does the basic structure of the kidney look like?

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Composed of the cortex, medulla, pelvis and ureter

39
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How are epithelial cells organised in the kidneys?

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Into nephrones

40
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What is a nephrone?

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Functional unit of the kidney composed of epithelial cells

41
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What are the functinos of the epithelial cells in the kidney?

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Filtration of blood

Partial absorption of filtration

Release urine from the kindey

42
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What are some abnormal functions of epithelial cells?

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Over proliferation

Under proliferation

Over secretion

Under secretion

Loss of celia/celia beat

43
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What are some abnormal functions of the pituitary gland (controls growth hormone)?

A

Over production (giantism)

Under production (dwarfism)

44
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What are some abnormal functions of the mucous glands in the uterine tibe?

A

Over production, can be caused by chlamydia

Lead to thick mucous, ovum and sperm being trapped

45
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What are some examples of connective tissues?

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Bllod/bone marrow
Mucous
Reticular
Loose
Dense regular
Dense irregular
Cartilage
Bone
Adipose (fat)

46
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What is adipose tissue (fat)?

A

Loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes that store energy

47
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How is the fat in adipocytes stored?

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As triaclycerides which contain lots of stored energy

48
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What is white adipose tissue used for?

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Storing energy

49
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What is brown adipose tissue used for?

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Generating heat

50
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What are the 3 components of connective tissue?

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Fibres

Ground substance

Tissue fluid

51
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What are the 2 fibrous components of connective tissue?

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Collagen (tendon), also reticulin (lymph)

Elastic (aorta)

52
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How much of our body weight is made up by collagent?

53
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What are some properties of collagen?

A

Great tensile strength

Inelastic but flexible

54
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How many types of collagen are there?

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More than 19

55
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What are some examples of the different types of collagen?

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Type I in tendons

Type III in reticulum

Type IV in basil lamina

56
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How does collagen end up in the ECM?

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Secreted into it by connective tissue in the form of tropa-collagen monomer which are three polypeptide chains, they then form collagen fibrils

57
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What does reticular fibre (type III collagen) form?

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Delicate supporting network for many cellular organs like endocrine glands

58
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How does elastin end up in the ECM?

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Similar to collagen, it is secreted into it by connective tissues as the protein elastin which combines and forms elastic fibres

59
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What does elastin allow?

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Stretching

60
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How is elastin usually structured?

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In sheets rather than fibres

61
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Where are elastin fibres found?

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In the aorta

62
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What is the ground substance composed of?

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Glycoproteins

Tissue fluid

Carbohydrates

Salt

63
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What is the function of the ground substance?

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Involved in the development of tissues

Cells use it to exhange substances

64
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What is dense connective tissue?

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Connective tissues with fibres as its main element, encase things such as bone and cartilage

65
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What is loose connective tissue?

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Attatches epithelial to underlying tissues

66
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What are the 4 permanent cells in loose connective tissue?

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Fibroblasts (syntheis collagen)

Macrophages (destoys pathogens)

Adipocytes (stores energy as fat)

Mast cells (battles inflammation)

67
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What do fibroblasts do?

A

Synthesis collagen

68
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What do macrophages do?

A

Destroy pathogens

69
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What do adipocytes do?

A

Store energy as fat

70
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What do mast cells do?

A

Battles inflammation

71
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What is a transient cell in loose connective tissue?

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White blood cells (protects against pathogens)

72
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What do white blood cells do?

A

Protect against pathogens

73
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What are the two forms of dense connective tissue?

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Regular (parralel)

Irregular (not parralel)

74
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What is an example of a dense regular tissue?

75
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What is an example of a dense irregular tissue?

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Sebaceous gland

76
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What are some abnormal functions of connective tissues?

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Blood/bone marrow (leukiamia)

Loose/dense (loss, abnormal fibres)

Cartilage (tear)

Bone (osteoporosis)

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