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1
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Similar cells and extracellular matrix

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Tissues

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Study of tissues

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Histology

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3
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Four types of tissues

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Epithelial
connective
muscle
nervous

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Give at least three characteristics of epithelial tissues

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Found throughout the body 
cover surfaces
abundant number of cells 
scanty intercellular substances 
attached to basement membrane 
avascular
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5
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Surface that is not attached to other cells

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Free or apical surface

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Surface that is attached to other cells

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Lateral surface

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Surface that is attached to the basement membrane

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Basal surface

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Give at least three functions of epithelial tissues

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Protection 
protection 
barrier 
permitting the passage of substance 
secreting substances 
absorbing substances
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Classification of epithelial tissue (number of cell layers)

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Simple
stratified
pseudostratified
transitional

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Classification of epithelial tissues (shape of the cell)

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Squamous
cuboidal
columnar

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Types of simple epithelium

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Simple squamous
simple cuboidal
simple columnar
pseudostratified columnar

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12
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Single layer flat cells

responsible for:
the fusion and filtration
prevention of a board abrasion between organs
secretion and absorption

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Simple squamous epithelium

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Give at least three examples of simple squamous epithelium (location)

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Linings of blood and emphatic vessels 
heart and Alveoli
serous membrane
filtration membranes of kidneys
Air sacs of the lungs 
walls of capillaries
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Single layer of cube like or tall as wide cell resting on the basement membrane

has microvilli or cillia

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Simple cuboidal epithelium

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Where does simple cuboidal epithelium usually found

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Kidney tubules
glands and their ducs
surface of the ovaries

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Made up of single layer of cells that are taller than they are wide

Has microvilli and Cillia

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Simple columnar epithelium

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This type of epithelium lines entirely the length of the digestive track from the stomach to the anus

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Simple columnar epithelium

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18
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Type of simple epithelial tissue that has goblet cells

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Simple columnar epithelium

Or pseudostratified columnar epithelium

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Type of simple epithelial tissue that appears to be stratified but is actually a single layer of cells, all of which touch the basement membrane although not all reach the pics

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Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

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20
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Where does pseudostratified columnar epithelium usually found

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Nasal cavity
nasal sinuses
auditory tube’s
respiratory tract

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21
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Multiple layers of cells

its basal layer is cuboidal and its surface is flattened squamous cell

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Stratified squamous epithelium

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Types of stratified squamous epithelium

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Keratinized and non keratinized

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Which of the types of stratified squamous epithelium is moist

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Non keratinized

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24
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Two rare types of epithelial

usually found in the ducts of large glands

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Stratified cuboidal stratified columnar

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25
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A highly modified stratified type of epithelium who sells change in shape depending on whether the organ is distended or contracted

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Transitional epithelium

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26
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What type of cell is present when transitional epithelium is stretched?

If not stretched?

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Squamous cells

Cuboidal cells

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27
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This tissue is found all throughout the body

It has large amount of extra cellular substances such as protein fibers, ground substance and fluid

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Connective tissue

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Three types of protein fibers

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Collagen reticular elastic

29
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Give at least three functions of connective tissues

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Protecting storing transporting connecting

30
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What are the classifications of connective tissue’s

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connective tissue proper (Loose connective tissue and dense connective tissues)
cartilages
bone
blood

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Types of connective tissue proper

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Loose or areolar
Adipose
Reticular
Dense regular/irregular

32
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Types of dense connective tissue

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Collagenous an elastic

33
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Types of embryonic tissue base on number of layers

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Endoderm
mesoderm
ectoderm

34
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A type of connective tissue that is considered asUniversal packing material that binds organs together and keeps them in their proper position

fills spaces between organs

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Loose or areolar connective tissue

35
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Has ID adipocytes or fat cells

full of lipid

nucleus pushed to periphery

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Adipose ct

36
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A type of dense connective tissue you that resist stretching

example tendon and ligament

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Dense collagenous connective tissue’s

37
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A type of dense connective tissue that stretches and recoils

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Dense elastic connective tissue

38
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Types of cartilages

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Hyaline fibrocartilage elastic

39
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Most abundant type of cartilage that covers bone ends

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Highland cartilage

40
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A type of cartilage that resists pulling and tearing and withstand compression

It has intervertebral disc

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Fibrocartilage

41
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Type of connective tissue you that is predominantly composed of reticular fibers which are synthesized by reticular cells

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Reticular connective tissue

42
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What is the appearance of adipose tissue

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Signet ring

43
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A type of dense connective tissue that is made up of extracellular matrix that is packed with collagen use fibers that are compactly arrange in an orderly manner with fibroblast cells squeeze in between the collagenous bundles

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Dense regular connective tissue

44
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Type of dense connective tissue you that consist of densely packed collagenous fibers that are arranged in disorderly or irregular manner

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Dense irregular connective tissue

45
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This is a dense, firm but pliable, avascular type of connective tissue with an extracellular matrix consisting of collagenous an elastic fibers

46
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A cartilage that is composed of a thread-like network of elastic fibers embedded within the matrix

Recoils

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Elastic cartilage

47
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It has osteocytes in the lacunae

Strong and rigid

Hardest type of connective tissue

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Bone or osseous tissue

48
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Two types of bone

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Compact and spongy or cancellous

49
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Unit of structure of bone tissue

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Haversian system or osteon

50
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What is present in the compact bone but absent in spongy which contains large spaces and in which the extracellular matrix is arrange as little beams called trabaculae

51
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Considered as a connective tissue you but it is consist of blood cells fibers in matrix

Liquid matrix

carry nutrients oxygen waste products etc.

52
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Liquid portion of the blood

53
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Types of granulocytes

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Neutrophil
Eosinophil
Basophil

54
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Types of agranulocytes

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Lymphocytes

Monocytes

55
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A type of tissue specialize for contraction

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Muscular tissue

56
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A type of muscular tissue that is striated and voluntary

Long cylindrical units with multi nucleated appearance (periphery)

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Skeletal muscle

57
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Types of muscle tissue

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Skeletal smooth and cardiac

58
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Muscle of the heart

Striated and involuntary

Mono or bi nucleated

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Cardiac muscle

59
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What connects the cardiac muscles

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Intercalated disk

60
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A type of tissue that is non-striated and involuntary

They are made up of spindle or fusiform shape cells with a centrally located nucleus

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Smooth muscle

61
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A type of tissue that is found in the brain spinal cord and nerves

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Nervous tissue

62
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Parts of nervous tissue

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Cell body
Axon
dendrite

63
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Part of the nervous tissue that transmits impulses away from the cell body

64
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Part of the nervous tissue that transmit impulses towards the cell body

65
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Types of principal cell types found in nervous tissue

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Neurons and neugrolia

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