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tissues & osmosis/diffusion Flashcards

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diffusion

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movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

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concentration gradient

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difference in the concentration of a substance from one location to another

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solvent

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in a solution, the substance in which the solute dissolves

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solute

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substance being dissolved

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osmosis

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diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane

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selectively permeable membrane

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a property of cell membranes that allows some substances to pass through, while others cannot

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crenation

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in animal cells, shriveling of the cell due to water leaving the cell when the environment is hypertonic

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hemolysis

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the rupture or destruction of red blood cells due to too much absorbtion

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hypertonic

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when comparing two solutions, the solution with the greater concentration of solutes

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isotonic

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when the concentration of two solutions is the same

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indicator

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a compound that changes color in the presence of an acid or a base

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hypotonic

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having a lower concentration of solute than another solution

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membrane

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thin layer of tissue that covers a surface, lines a cavity, or divides a space or organ

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solution

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a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances

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filtration

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a process that separates materials based on the size of their particles

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epithelium

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classified by shapes and number of layers

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3 types of smooth muscle

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skeletal, smooth, cardiac

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4 primary types of tissues

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epithelium, muscle, nervous, connective

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one layer

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simple

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more than one layer

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stratified

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ways to classify epithelial by shape

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squamous, cuboidal, columnar

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22
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epithelial cells may be reinforced with proteins called

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keratin

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  • thin flat cells, one layer thick, lie on basement membrane
  • air sacs, lines blood vessels
  • allows diffusion, filtration, provides slippery surface
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simple squamous epithelium

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-cubelike/wedge shape, uniform in appearance
-form major glands, kidneys
-involved in secretion of fluids or reabsorption

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simple cuboidal epithelium

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-tall columns anchored to basement membrane, free edge may be ciliated or smooth, nuclei frequently aligned in a row
-frequently contain mucus secreting goblet cells
-digestive tract
-uterine tubes

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simple columnar epithelium

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-look layered but all attach to basement membrane, nuclei are at different levels
-lining of respiratory passages (mucus traps dust particles)

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pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

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-multiple layers, protects underlying tissue from abrasion, can be keratinized or non-keratinized
- lines mouth, vaginal canal, outermost layers of skin

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stratified squamous epithelium

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-able to stretch
-lining of bladder and urinary system organs

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transitional epithelium

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striated, voluntary, multinucleate

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skeletal musle

30
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in skeletal muscle they are elongated, cigar like occur in periphery of cell

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nuclei

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-non-striated, uninucleate, spindle shaped, involuntary
-found in digestive tract, uterus, blood vessels

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smooth muscle

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-found only in heart
-striated, involuntary, uninucleate-oval shaped, central nucleus
-intercalated discs join cells
-transmit electrical impulses that cause contraction
-cells branched

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cardiac muscle

33
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3 parts of neuron

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dendrites, cell body, axon

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what are the support cells in nervous tissue

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glial cells

35
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cell body

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soma

36
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highly cellular, store lipids in large vacuoles, nucleus and cytoplasm stay at cell perimeter

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adipose tissue

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made of mineral component and collagenous fibers, has osteon and central canal

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bone

38
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large circular regions in bone

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osteon

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what kind of tissue is blood?

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connective

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blood matrix

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plasma

41
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blood cells are

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red blood cells and white blood cells

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RBCs (pink)

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erythrocytes

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WBCs (purple)

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leukocytes

44
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cell fragments in blood

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platelets

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-most common type of cartilage
-found at ends of bones, between ribs, end of nose, respiratory passages
-clear glassy appearance; has chondrocytes and collagenous fibers

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hyaline

46
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outer lining of cartilage

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perichondrium

47
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-chondrocytes and collagenous fibers; more collagenous fibers than hyaline
-found in areas that take stresses- invertebral discs, meniscus, symphysis pubis

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fibrocartilage

48
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-contains elastin in addition to collagen fibers
-found in external ear; larynx

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elastic cartilage

49
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fibers are parallel, found in tendons and ligaments

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dense regular connective tissue

50
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fibers are random; found in white of eye, deep layers of skin

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dense irregular connective tissue

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fibroblasts secrete fibers that mature into

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fibroblasts

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fibers- protein elastin fibroblasts secrete fibers that mature into occurs in walls of arteries

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elastic connective tissue

53
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wrapping of organs, muscles, at meetings of two organs collagenous fibers, elastic and reticular fibers, fibroblasts, fibrocytes, mast cells, macrophages

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loose connective tissue

54
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stages of mitosis

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prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, interphase

55
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chromatin threads coil and condense nuclear membrane disappears, spindles appear

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prophase

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chromosomes line up at middle of cells

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metaphase

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chromatids separate to the poles

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anaphase

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cytokinesis, new membrane forms, new nucleus forms, spindles disappear

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telophase

59
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the period when a cell is performing it’s normal activities

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interphase

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