Tissues Flashcards
Tissues
groups of similar cells and extracellular material, with a common function
Epithelium
-Composed of one or more layers of closely packed cells -Contains little or no extracellular matrix -Covers body surfaces -Lines body cavities -Forms majority of glands
Characteristics of Epithelium
-Tightly packed cells -Polarity -Apical surface -Basal Surface -Attachment to basement membrane (lamina lucida, lamina densa, reticular lamina) -Avascularity -Extensive innervation -High regeneration capacity
Functions of Epithelium
-Physical protection -Selective permeability -Secretions -Sensations
Simple epithelium
-One cell layer thick -All cells in direct contact w/ basement membrane -Filtration, absorption, secretion
Stratified epithelium
Two or more layers of epithelial cells
Simple squamous epithelium
-Single layer of flat cells -Allows rapid movement of molecules across surface
Alveoli
Lines air sacs of lungs (simple squamous)
Endothelium
Lines blood and lumph vessel walls (simple squamous)
Mesothelium
Serous membrane of cavities (simple squamous)
Simple cuboidal epithelium
-Designed for absorption and secretion -Walls of kidney tubules -Secretory regions/ducts of most glands
Simple columnar epithelium
-Taller than they are wide -Secretory & absorptive functions -Two forms: ciliated and nonciliated
Nonciliated simple columnar
-Contains microvilli -Unicellular glands; Goblet cells-secrete glycoprotein mucin -Lines most of digestive tract from stomach to anal canal
Ciliated simple columnar
-Cilia project from apical surface -move mucus along -goblet cells interspersed -lines bronchioles -lines uterine tubes -helps move oocyte from ovary to uterus
Pseudostratified columnar
-appears as multiple cell layers -not really stratified -all cells in direct contact with basement membrane -nuclei scattered at different distances
Stratified squamous
-Multiple cell layers -Only deepest in direct contact w/ basement membrane -Keratinized & nonkeratinized forms
Stratified squamous keratinized
-Superficial layers of dead cells -Cells lack nuclei, filled with keratin -Cells in basal region migrate towards apical surface, fill with keratin and die -Found in epidermis
Stratified squamous nonkeratinized
-All cells alive -Kept moist w/ secretions -Lack keratin, protective protein -Microscopically visible cell nuclei -Lines oral cavity -Lines part of pharynx -Lines esophagus -Lines vagina -Lines anus
Transitional epithelium
-Limited to urinary tract -In relaxed state; basal cells cuboidal or polyhedral; apical cells large and rounded -In stretched state; apical cells flattened -Binucleated cells
Endocrine glands
-Lack ducts -secrete hormones into blood -chemical messengers that influence cell activity elsewhere
Exocrine glands
-Invaginated epithelium in connective tissue -connected w/ epithelial surface by duct -Epithelium lined tube for gland secretion -Sweat glands, mammary glands, salivary glands
Characteristics of connective tissue
-Cells -Protein fibers -Ground substance
Connective tissue components
-Extracellular matrix -Protein fibers; strengthen and support tissue; collagen, reticular,, elastic -Ground substance; noncellular material produced by CT cells; consistency: viscous (e.g. blood); semisolid (e.g. cartilage); solid (e.g. bone)
Connective tissue
-Most diverse, abundant, and widely distributed tissue -Supports, protects, and binds organs -Cells, protein fibers, and ground substance -Tendons, ligaments, adipose tissue, cartilage, bone, blood
Ground substance
-Glucosaminoglycans (GAGs) -Carbohydrate building blocks, some with attached amines -Negatively charged and hydrophilic -Charge attacts cations, water follows -Types; chondroitin sulfate, heparin sulfate, hyaluronic acid
Functions of Connective tissue
-Physical protection -Support and structural framework -Binding structures -Storage -Transport -Immune protection
Loose CT
-Areolar -Adipose -Reticular
Dense CT
-Dense regular -Dense irregular -Elastic
Supporting CT
-Cartilage -Bone
Cartilage
-Chondrocytes (mature cells), occupy lacunae -Surrounded by a dense irregular CT covering
Perichondrium
Three Types -Hyaline cartilage -Fibrocartilage -Elastic cartilage
Bone
Types -Compact -Spongy Functions -Levers for movement -Supports tissues -Protects vital organs -Stores minerals, eg. calcium & phosphorus -Houses hemopoietic cells, which make blood cells
Fluid CT
Types -Blood -Lymph
Blood
-Liquid ground substance is called plasma -Dissolved proteins -Transports nutrients, wastes, hormones
Lymph
-Derived from blood plasma -No cellular components or fragments -Ultimately return to bloodstream