Tissues in the human body

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The study of the microscopic structures of tissues, looking at tissues and cells underneath a microscope.

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Histology

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The science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that details with laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.

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Pathology

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A collection of cells and extra cellular matriculates around them.

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Tissues

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Lining of GI tract organs and other hollow organs, skin surface such as the epidermis. Layers of closely adhering cells. Contain no blood vessels (avascular).

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Epithelial tissue

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Fat and other soft padding tissue. Found around bones and tendon.

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Connective tissue

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Cardiac muscles, smooth muscle, skeletal muscles.

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Muscular tissue

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The brain, spinal cord and nerves.

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Nervous tissue

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Cells that are flattened, oval shaped and scale like, nucleus is also flat. Permit diffusion, secretion, and filtration. Example Found in the lung.

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Simple squamous Cells

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One single row of cells.

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Simple

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Stacked layer of cells.

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Stratified.

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Cells that are box like, single nucleus round kind of squarish. Can come in one or two rows. Mainly found in glands.

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Simple Cuboidal cells

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Cells that look like rectangles, have a single nuclei. Single rows of the cell permit absorption and secretion with the assistance of goblet cells that produce mucus.

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Simple Columnar cells

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Cells that appear in various shapes but are present in a single row; goblet cells and cilia are present helps identify the cell. Example found in the respiratory tract.

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Pseudostratified Columnar

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Found in epithelia lignin’s of intestinal and respiratory tracts, often along side of columnar cells. All produce mucin.

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Goblet cells.

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Many layers of irregularly shaped cells.

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Stratified Squamous Cells

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Dead skin, acts like a protective layer. Found in the layer of the epidermis.

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Keratinized

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Inside the body needs to provide nutrients. Example found in the oral cavity.

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Non keratinized

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A multi layered structure with cells that change shape when stretched, looks stratified but is simple. Example found in the urinary bladder and urinary tract.

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Transitional Epithelia

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Connections that are in between cells, a protein:protein connection. Very difficult to pull apart. Found in the wall of the stomach to prevent acid from escaping.

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Tight junctions

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A protein:protein interaction that are only found in a few locations. More Elasticity to allow for stretching and reseting. Found in the Heart.

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Desmosomes

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Little pores, communication or signaling channels to help control.

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Gab junctions

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Cells that form the matrix of connective tissue.

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Blast cells

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Cell that maintain the connective tissue.

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Cyte cell

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Sells that break down the matrix by secreting enzymes.

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clast cells

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A loose arrangement of collage/elastin fibers and fibroblast cells. Found inner all epithelia, in between muscles, nerves and blood vessels.

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Areolar tissue

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A empty looking adipocyte cell. Found all over the body and are used for energy storage, insulation, cushioning.

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Adipose tissue

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Densely packed parallel collagen fibers and fiber blasts, few vessels tendons connect muscles to bone; ligaments attach bones to bone.

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Dense regular tissue

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Connect muscles to bone.

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tendons

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connect bone to bone

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ligaments

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Bundles of collagen irregularly arranged; elastic and fibroblasts present and found in the dermis of the skin,

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Dense irregular

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Contains no blood vessels, heals slowly, stregnth depends on fibers present, density and alignment, these surround chondrocytes.

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Cartilage

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Clustered cells in hyaluronic acid matrix; cells appear in pairs and supports airway and eases joint movement.

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Hyaline

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ITs hyaline cartilage but with more elastic fibers. Found in the ear and epiglottis.

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Elastic

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Hyaline cartilage but with more collagen; chondroitin matrix resists compression and absorbs shock found in the intervertebral disks.

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Fibrocartilage

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Calcified matrix (hydroxyapatite and collagen) with osteocytes. Skeletal supports, mineral storage.

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Osseous Bone

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A connective tissue that contains nucleated and non nucleated cells In plasma. Transports oxygen and carbon dioxide in the Body.

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Blood

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Long, cylindrical cells with striations and multiple nuclei. Myocytes are cells hyaluronic acid in matrix.

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Skeletal tissue

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Short, branched cells with striations and intercalated disks.

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Cardiac

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Short, non striated cells; many functions through out body. Found in stomach, intestines, and vessels.

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Smooth tissue

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the enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in the reproduction rate of its cells, often as an initial stage in the development of cancer.

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Hyperplasia

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The enlargement of preexisting cells good or bad, cells larger taking up more space. acquired through lifting weights.

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Hypertrophy

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loosing cells in size and numbers, Caused by disuse example arm or leg in a cast.

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Atrophy

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The pathological death of tissue, begins to turn black. Example includes gangrene and decubitus

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Necrosis

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A process necessary when barriers of tissue is penetrated. Cells begin to divide and migrate.

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Tissue repair

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When the same kind of tissue replaces destroyed tissue and original function is restored.

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reneration

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Connective tissue replaces destroyed tissue but the original function is lost.

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fibrosis

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The release of inflammatory chemicals, clotting begins to occur, dilation of blood vessels, and increase in vessel permeability.

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Step 1 in tissue repair, Inflammation

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Organization restores blood supply, the blood clot is replaced with granulation tissue, epithelium begins to regenerate, fibroblasts procure collagen fibers to bride the gap.

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Step 2 in tissue repair, Regeneration

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The scab detaches, fibrous tissue matures, epithelium thickens and begins to resemble adjacent tissue, results I a fully regenerated epithelium with underlying scar tissue.

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Step 3 in tissue repair, Fibrosis