Tissues - lecture notes/lab notes Flashcards
What are cells?
the basic functional units of animal life - the smallest subdivisions of the body that are capable of life
What are tissues?
specialized cells grouped together
What are the 4 basic tissues?
epithelial tissue, connective tissue, muscle tissue, nervous tissue
What are organs?
group of tissues that work together for common purposes
What are organ systems?
groups of organs that are involved in a common set of activities - digestive system
What is homeostasis?
the physiological processes that monitor and adjust all the various essential parameters of the body
The whole body is responsible for homeostasis - equilibrium - balance
Epithelial tissue is composed of
sheets of cells that ______ and _______ other tissues (ex: skin of body). It PROTECTS underlying tissues and may act to filter biochemical substances. May _______, ________, or ______ biochemical substances. May play a role in the ________ input.
cover, line
absorb, secrete, excrete
reception of sensory
Epithelial also lines inside and ….
outside of body - orifices of our body - different types of epithelial tissues
A desmosome is …?
a strong, welded plaque or thickening which connects the plasma membranes of adjacent cells
Cells that are connected by _____ ______ are linked by tubular channel proteins
gap junctions
Epithelial have can have smooth irregular surfaces & may be covered with fingerlike projections called ______
microvilli or tiny hairs called cilia, hard surface - horn
Classifications of Epithelial tissue - shape of cells are …?
flat (squamous) - cells that line the bladder- stretch and contract
cubodial appearance - sugar cube
columnar appearance - shoebox on its end - urinary tract (absorbs) - further specailize - lines intestinal tract
simple squamous - lining surface
stratified squamous
Simple cuboidal epithelium plays an important role in both endocrine and exocrine tissue. Endocrine gland do not have ______? Exocrine have _____?
ducts - secretes throughout body - release products -hormones
ducts - very important for health of animal - produce material and excrete - subaceous gland - formed next to hair folicles , anal sacs
Connective tissue functions ..?
holds other tissues together, provides form - holds things together, loose, strong
What are elastic fibers?
skins ability to stretch
What are two cells types?
fixed cells
transient cells