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Tissues

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Cells, Extra Cellular Matrix,

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Epithelial Tissue

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Covers Surfaces
Separates Compartments
Thin - Diffusion 
Thick - Wear and Tear
Cilium from Apical (top) Surface - Movement
Microvillus - Absorption
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Connective Tissue

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Blood, Bone, Adipose

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How does Epithelial Tissue maintain coverage?

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No Contact Inhibition
Cell - Cell Junctions
Cell - ECM Junctions

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Desmosomes

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Cell - Cell Junctions
Adhering Junction
Function. Firm Anchorage
Eg. Absorptive Endothelium

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Tight Junctions

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Occluding Junctions
Function. Seals Intercellular spaces
Eg. Intestinal Endothelium

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Gap Junctions

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Cell - Cell Junctions
Communicating Junctions
Function. Cell to Cell Communication
Eg. Cardiac Muscle Intercalated Disks

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Basement Membrane

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Basal Lamina (Type 4 Collagen
Reticular Lamina
Cell to ECM Junction - Hemidesmosomes (Attach Epithilial Cells to BM)

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Simple Epithelial

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Consists of one layer of cells but not one type

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Stratified Epithelial

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Have more than one layer of cells

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Epithelial

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Squamous, 
Cuboidal, 
Columnar, 
Transitional - Stretch
Pseudosratified
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Glands

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Collection of secretory epithelial cells

Single celled or multicellular

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Exocrine

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Secrete into tubes

Tubular, Acinar

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Endocrine

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Secrete into blood

Eg. Pancreatic Islets

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Mucus Glands

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Proteoglycans

Eg. Trachea

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Serous Gland

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Protein Rich

Eg. Exocrine Pancreas

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Myoepithelial Cells

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Glandular epithelium cells above basement membrane

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Epithelial Components of Liver

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Parenchyma - Hepatocytes (liver epithelial cell)

Supported by: Line Blood Vessels, Bile Ducts

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Parenchyma

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Functional epithelial tissue of an organ

Supported by: Line Blood Vessels, Bile Ducts

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Epithelial Components of Kidney

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Parenchyma - epithelial cells organised into Nephrons
Function: Filter Blood, Release Urine
Supported by: Line Blood Vessels, Bile Ducts

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Lymph Fibre

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Reticular Collagen Fibre

Connective Tissue

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Aorta

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Elastic Fibres

Connective Tissue

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Tendon

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Type 1 Collagen Fibres

Connective Tissue

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Fibroblasts

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Form Collagen

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Simple Squamous

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Diffusion - lungs, blood vessels, lymphatic

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Simple columnar

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Absorbs - digestive truck

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Transitional Epitheliium

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Stretch - Bladder

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Stratified

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Protection

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Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium

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Mammary Sweat Salivary Glands

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Epidermolysis Bullosa

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Loss/Abnormal Connective Tissue Fibres

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