tissues Flashcards
4 categories of tissue
epithelial, connective, muscle, neural
what epithelial do
physical protection (abrasion, dehydration) , control permeability, provide sensation ( touch receptor)
exocrine secretions
secretions discharged the surface through ducts
endocrine secretions
secretions released into the surrounding tissue fluid and blood (ductless)
mode of secretion: merocrine
uses mucus (saliva, digestive system)
mode of secretion: apocrine
cell looses cytoplasm containing the secretion (pits, milk)
mode of secretion: holocrine
cell bursts and dies to release secretion (oil of skin and hair)
endocrine glands
release inside body: pituitary, parathyroid, thyroid, thymus, adrenal, pancreas, ovary, testes
exocrine glands
release to surface of epithelium: salivary, mammary, sebaceous (oil)
cell adhesion molecules
glue holding cells together
tight junction
proteins on cell membranes interlock
gap junction
channel proteins bund leaving a tube for communication
desmosomes
intracellular cement for places that twist, bend, etc
basement membrane
all cells connect to this somehow
epithelial renewal and repair
cells only live a day or two so continuous cell division to stem cells found near basement membrane