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Tissues Flashcards

1
Q

What are the 4 tissue types?

A

epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous

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What is the function of epithelial tissue?

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Covers organs and lines body surfaces

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What is the function of connective tissue?

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bind, support and protect, stores fat, produces blood cells

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What is the function of muscular tissue?

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contract and shorten to cause movement

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What is the function of nervous tissue?

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transmit impulses to control and regulate the body

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What does simple tissue look like?

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one layer of cells

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What does stratified tissue look like?

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cells arranged in two or more layers

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What does cuboidal tissue look like?

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square

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9
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What does squamos tissue look like?

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squished

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What does columner tissue look like?

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elongated

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11
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What is extracellular matrix?

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protein fibers and a ground substance of nonfibrous proteins, other molecules and fluid

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What are fibroblasts?

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Large, star shaped cells that produce fibers by secreting proteins into the extracellular matrix of connective tissue

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What are macrophages (Or histiocytes)?

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clear, foreign particles from tissues

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What are 3 types of connective tissues?

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collagenous, elastic and reticular

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What are 3 types of loose connective tissue?

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aerolar, adipose and reticular

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16
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What is cartilage?

A

rigid connective tissue

17
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What are the 3 layers of skin from outer to inner?

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Epidermis, Dermis, subcutaneous

18
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What does keratinized mean?

A

cells cytoplasm is replaced with keratin protein and becomes hardened and waterproof

19
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What are melanocytes?

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cells in the epidermis that produce melanin

20
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What is the main functions of skin?

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temp. regulation, protects underlying tissue, retardation of water loss, housing sensory receptors

21
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What are 5 accessory organs of skin?

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hair follicles
Arrector pili muscle
Sebaceous glands
Nails
Sweat glands
22
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What is carcinoma?

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Carcinoma is a type of cancer that develops from epithelial cells.[1] Specifically, a carcinoma is a cancer that begins in a tissue that lines the inner or outer surfaces of the body

23
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What is melanoma?

A

a type of cancer that develops from the pigment-containing cells known as melanocytes

24
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What is in the epidermis? What type of tissue?

A

stratified squamos

25
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What is the stratum basale?

A

the layer of dividing cells deep in the epidermis

26
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What is in the dermis? What kind of tissue?

A

Connective

27
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What is in the subcutaneous layer? What kind of tissue? What does it do?

A

Loos connective and adipose tissue
contains blood vessels
Binds skin to underlying organs

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