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Tissues Flashcards

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Nervous Tissue

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conduct impulses that help control and coordinate body activities

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Muscle tissue

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Contracts to cause movement; includes muscles attached to bone (skeletal), muscles of heart (cardiac), and muscles of walls of hollow organs (smooth)

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What are the four tissue types?

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Nervous, muscle, epithelial, connective

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Epithelial tissue

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Forms boundaries between different environments (lines body cavity), protects, secretes, absorbs, filters; includes lining of digestive tract organs and other hollow organs, skin surface (epidermis); lacks blood vessels

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Connective tissue

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Supports, protects, binds, other tissues together, plus insulates and transports; includes bones, tendons, fat, and blood

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Apical surface

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The upper free surface of the epithelia tissue, exposed to the body exterior or the cavity of an internal organ

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Basal surface

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the lower attached region of epithelia tissue

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microvilli

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fingerlike extensions of the plasma membrane that increase the exposed surface area

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cilia

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hairlike projections that propel substances along their free surfaces

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basal lamina

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a think supporting sheet that is adjacent to the basal surface of an epithelium; noncellular, adhesive sheet consists of glycoproteins secreted by the epithelial cells

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reticular lamina

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a layer of extracellular material containing a fine network of collagen protein fibers that belongs to the underlying connective tissue; located just deep to the basal lamina

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basement membrane

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reinforces the epithelial sheet, helping to resist stretching and tearing, and defines the epithelial boundary; made up of the two laminae

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avascular

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contains no blood vessels

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innervated

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supplied by nerve fibers

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simple epithelia

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consist of a single cell layer; typically found where absorption, secretion, and filtration occur

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stratified epithelia

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composed of two or more cell layers stacked on top of each other; common in high-abrasion areas where protection is important (skin surface, lining of mouth)

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squamous cells

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flattened and scale-like

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cuboidal cells

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boxlike, approximately as tall as they are wide

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columnar cells

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tall and column shaped

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stratified epithelia

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cell shapes differ in the different layers; named according to the shape of the cells in the apical layer

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endothelium

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slick, friction-reducing lining in lymphatic vessels and in all hollow organs of the cardiovascular system; exceptional thinness encourages efficient exchange of nutrients and wastes btw bloodstream and surrounding tissue cells

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mesothelium

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epithelium found in serous membranes, which line the ventral body cavity and covering its organs

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simple squamous epithelium

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flattened laterally; cytoplasm sparse; thin and often permeable; found where FILTRATION or the exchange of substances by rapid DIFFUSION is a priority (capillary walls, kidneys, lungs)

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simple cuboidal epithelium

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important functions are SECRETION & ABSORPTION; forms the walls of the smallest ducts of glands and of many kidney tubules, ovaries

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simple columnar epithelium

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lines digestive tract from stomach through rectum; mostly associated with SECRETION & ABSORPTION; ciliated (female reproductive tubes) or nonciliated (uterus; organs of digestive tract)

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What two distinctions make the digestive tract lining ideal for secretion and absorption?

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dense microvilli on the apical surface of absorptive cells; tubular glands made primarily of cells that secrete mucus-containing intestinal juice

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pseudostratified columnar epithelium

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cells vary in height; all cells rest on the basement membrane, but only the tallest reach the free surface of th epithelium; cell nuclei lie at different levels giving the stratified impression; SECRETES & ABSORBS substances; ciliated version contains mucus-secreting goblet cells (line respiratory tract)

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stratified squamous epithelium

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most widespread of the stratified; thick and well suited for PROTECTIVE roles in body; free surface cells are squamous and the cells of deeper layers are cuboidal or columnar; found in areas subjected to WEAR AND TEAR; surface cells replaced by basal cells; skin, vagina, esophagus, and anal canal

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Why are apical surface stratified epithelial cells less viable?

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Because they are farther from the basement membrane, which diffuses nutrients from the deeper connective tissue

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What special protein does the outer layer, or epidermis, of the skin contain?

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Keratin, a tough protective protein

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stratified cuboidal epithelium

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quite rare in the body; mostly found in the ducts of some larger glands (sweat glands, mammary glands) and lumens; typically has 2 layers of cuboidal cells; PROTECTION

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stratified columnar epithelium

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has limited distribution in body; found in pharynx, the male urethra, lining some glandular ducts; occurs at transition areas or junctions btw two other types of epithelia; PROTECTION, SECRETION

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What is a gland?

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consists of one or more cells that make and secrete a particular product, called a secretion

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What is a secretion

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an aqueous (water-based) fluid that usually contains proteins, but there is variation (some cells release a lipid- or steroid-rich secretion

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How are glands classified?

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Where they secrete (endocrine; exocrine); and number of cells (unicellular or multicellular)

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Endocrine glands

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called ductless glands because they eventually lose their ducts; produce hormones (messenger chemicals) that they secrete by exocytosis directly into the extracellular space; structurally diverse

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Exocrine glands

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secrete their products into ducts that open onto body surfaces (skin) or into body cavities; unicellular glands this directly by exocytosis, multicellular glands do so via an epithelium-walled duct that transports the secretion to the epithelium surface

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What are important examples of unicellular exocrine glands?

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mucous cells and goblet cells

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mucin

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a complex glycoprotein that dissolves in water when secreted and forms mucus; is produced by unicellular exocrine glands

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goblet cells

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cuplike accumulation of mucin distends the top of the cell, making cells look like a goblet

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multicellular exocrine glands

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have two basic parts, an epithelium-derived duct and a secretory unit (acinus) consisting of secretory cells;

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Why is supportive connective tissue important to exocrine glands?

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supportive connective tissue surrounds the secretory unit, supplying it with blood vessels and nerve fibers, an forming a fibrous capsule that extends into the gland and divides it into lobes

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simple gland

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glands with an unbranched duct

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compound gland

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glands with a branched duct: tubular, alveolar, or tubuloalveolar

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merocrine glands

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secrete their products by exocytosis as they are produced; secretory cells are not altered in any way; pancreas, most sweat glands, salivary glands

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holocrine glands

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accumulate their products within them until they rupture; replaced by the division of underlying cells; sebaceous oil glands of the skin only true example

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What are the four main classes of connective tissue, along with their respective subclasses?

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connective tissue proper, cartilage, bone tissue, and blood

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What are the subclasses of connective tissue proper?

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Loose connective tissue (areolar, adipose, reticular) and dense connective tissue (regular, irregular, elastic)

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What are the major functions of connective tissues?

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binding and supporting, protecting, insulating, storing reserve fuel, and transporting substances within the body

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What three characteristics are shared between connective tissues?

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common origin (all arise from mesenchyme, an embryonic tissue); degrees of vascularity; extracellular matrix (largely nonliving structures)

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What are the three main elements of connective tissue?

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ground substance, fibers, and cells

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What is ground substance?

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the unstructured material that fills the space between cells and contains the fibers; composed of interstitial fluid, cell adhesion proteins, and proteoglycans

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What are the three connective tissue fibers?

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collagen fibers, elastic fibers, and reticular fibers

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collagen fibers

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made up of the fibrous protein collagen; are secreted into the extracellular space where they assemble into cross-linked fibrils (long, parallel); extremely tough and provide high tensile strength to the matrix

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elastic fibers

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long, thin, elastic fibers form branding networks in the extracellular matrix; contain rubberlike protein, elastin, that allows them to stretch and recoil like rubber bands; snap the connective tissue back to its norma length and shape

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reticular fibers

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short, fine, collagenous fibers are continuous with collagen fiber and they branch extensively, forming delicate networks (reticul) that surround small blood vessels and support the soft tissue of organs

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What are the primary blast cell types and their associated connective tissue class?

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  1. connective tissue proper: fibroblast; 2. cartilage: chondroblast; 3. bone: osteoblast; 4. bood: hematopoietic stem cell, though it is not located in the blood (tissue) and does not make the fluid matris (plasma)
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What other cell types find their home in connective tissue?

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fat cells (store nutrients), white blood cells (concerned with tissue response to injury), mast cells (detect foreign microorganisms and initiate the inflammatory response, macrophages (devour foreign materials, dispose of dead tissue cells, central actors in immune system)

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What chemicals are contained within mast cell cytoplasm and help mediate inflammation?

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heparin, histamine, proteses, and other enzymes

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areolar connective tissue

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supporting and binding other tissues, holding body fluids, defending against infection, storing nutrients; loosely arranged fibers that create an open space with a reservoir of water and salts for surrounding body tissues

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fibroblasts

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flat branching cells that appear spindle shaped in profile, present a formidable barrier to invading microorganisms;

most common type of fixed cell in connective tissue; produces fibers (collagenous, elastic, and reticular fibers) by secreting proteins into the extracellular matrix

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adipose (fat) tissue

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Specialized form of LOOSE connective tissue that develops when adipocytes store fat in droplets within their cytoplasm and enlarge; When numerous, closely packed and crowd other cell types, they form adipose tissue.

Provides reserve food fuel, insulates against heat loss, supports, cushions and protects organs; subcutaneous tissue, kidneys, eyeballs, abdomen, breasts

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reticular connective tissue

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very thin, highly branched collagenous fibers that offer a delicate support system in a variety of tissues, including lymphoid organs (lymph nodes, bone marrow, and spleen)

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dense regular connective tissue

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primarily parallel collagen fibers, a few elastic fibers, major cell type is fibroblast; attaches muscles to bones or to muscles, attaches bones to bones, and withstand great tensile stress when pulling force is applied in one direction; found in tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses

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dense irregular connective tissue

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primarily irregularly arranged collagen fibers & some elastic fibers; fibroblast is the major cell type; withstands tension exerted in many direction, and provides structural strength; found in fibrous capsules of organs and of joins; dermis of the skin, and submucosa of the digestive tract

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dense elastic connective tissue

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contains a high proportion of elastic fibers; allows tissue to recoil after stretching; maintains pulsatile flow of blood through arteries; aids passive recoil of lungs following inspiration; walls of large arteries, within certain ligaments associated with the vertebral column, within the walls of the bronchial tubes

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cartilage

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Rigid connective tissue providing support, frameworks, and attachments; protects underlying tissues; forms structural models for many developing bones

Abundant extracellular matrix, lacks nerve fibers and is avascular; receives nutrients by diffusion of the blood vessels from the surrounding perichondrium (the covering of connective tissue the cartilaginous structure is enclosed in)

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chondroblasts

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predominant cell type in growing cartilage with in small chambers called lacunae; produce new matrix until skeleton stops growing at end of adolescence

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chondrocytes

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mature cartilage cells typically found in small group within cavities called lacunae; account for only 1-10% of cartilage volume

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hyaline cartilage, or gristle

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most abundant type; contains large amount of fine collagenous fibers; matrix appears like white glass; supports and reinforces; important in the growth of most bones

serves as resilient cushion; resists compressive stress; forms most of the embryonic skeleton; covers ends of long bones in joint cavities; forms costal cartilages of the ribs; cartilages of the nose, trachea, and larynx

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elastic cartilage

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dense network of elastic fibers; more flexible than hyaline; provides framework for external ears and parts of larynx

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fibrocartilage

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very tough tissue; contains many collagenous fibers; shock absorber for structures subjected to pressure (intervertebral discs; cushions bones in knees and pelvic girdle)

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bone (osseous tissue)

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most rigid connective tissue; hardness due largely to mineral salts (calcium phosphate; calcium carbonate); extracellular matrix contains abundant collagenous fibers, which reinforce mineral components

Internally SUPPORTS body structures; PROTECTS vital parts of cranial and thoracic cavities; is an attachment for muscles; contains red marrow, which forms blood cells, and stores and releases inorganic chemicals such as calcium & phosphorus

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blood

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red and white blood cells, as well as platelets (cell fragments) in a fluid matrix (plasma); transport respiratory gases, nutrients, wastes, and other substances; contained within blood vessels

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Why is blood considered a connective tissue?

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Because it develops from mesenchyme and consists of blood cells, surrounded by a nonliving fluid matrix called blood plasma

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skeletal muscle

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long, cylindrical, multinucleate cells; obvious striations; voluntary movement; locomotion; manipulation of the environment; facial expression; voluntary control

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characteristics of muscle tissues

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highly cellular, well-vascularized; responsible for most types of body movement; possess myofilaments

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miyofilaments

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elaborate networks of the actin and myosin filaments that bring about movement or contraction in all cell types

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What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?

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skeletal, cardiac; smooth

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Which muscle tissue is voluntary muscle?

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skeletal muscle - contraction that is under our control

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Which muscle tissues are involuntary muscle?

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cardiac and smooth - we do not consciously control them

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What is the extracellular matrix?

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non-living portion within tissues; varies in composition from tissue to tissue and supports the cell from within; transmits signals from outside cells into cells

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List the general characteristics of epithelial tissues.

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Lack blood vessels, readily divide, cells are tightly packed

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Describe the classification of epithelium in terms of shape and number of cell layers.

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Squamous, Cuboidal, Columnal; simple & stratified

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apocrine glands

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cellular product and portions of the free ends of glandular cells pinched off during secretion; mammory glands, ceruminous glands lining the external ear canal

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Explain how exocrine glands are classified.

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according to the ways these glands secrete their products

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What is transitional epithelium?

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specialized to change in response to increased tension; DISTENSIBILITY, PROTECTION; inner lining of urinary bladder and linings of ureters and part of urethra

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What is glandular epithelium?

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composed of cells that are specialized to produce and secrete substances into ducts or into body fluids; one or more of these cells constitute a gland; SECRETION; salivary glands, sweat glands, endocrine glands

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macrophages

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or histiocytes, originate as white blood cells and are almost as numerous as fibroblasts in some connective tissues; specialized to carry on phagocytosis; “wandering cells” that move about and function as scavenger and defensive cells that clear foreign particles from tissues

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Mast cells

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large and widely distributed in connective tissue; usually located near blood vessels; release HEPARIN, which prevents blood clotting, and HISTAMINE, which promotes some of the reactions associated with inflammation and allergies

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Describe loose connective tissue.

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AKA areolar tissue, forms delicate, thin membranes throughout the body; fibroblasts are the main cells of this tissue; binds skin to the underlying organs and fills spaces between muscles; lies beneath most layers of epithelium, where its many blood vessels nourish nearby epithelial cells

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Describe dense connective tissue.

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Consists of many closely packed, thick, collagenous fibers and a fine network of elastic fibers; has relatively few cells, most of which are fibroblasts; blood supply is poor, slowing tissue repair.

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Explain why injured bone heals more rapidly than injured cartilage.

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Each central canal contains a blood vessel, which places every bone cell near a nutrient supply. Bone cells have many cytoplasmic processes that extend outward and pass through the canaliculi, connecting with the membranes of nearby cells. As a result, materials can move rapidly between blood vessels and bone cells.

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