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Topic 2 Terms List Flashcards

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Epithelial Tissue

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Tightly packed cells that cover and line body surfaces, relies on diffusion for nutrition and waste removal

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Connective Tissue

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Widely scattered cells with plenty of intercellular space and substance (matrix)

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Muscle Tissue

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Excitable and Contractile Tissue

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What are the 3 subclasses of Muscle Tissue?

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Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth Muscle

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Nervous Tissue

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Excitable tissue used to send short-term signals to specific targets

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Lumen

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Surface

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Apical Surface

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Edge towards the external layer of the cell

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Basal Surface

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Bottom edge of the cell

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Basement Membrane

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Delicate membrane that the basal surface is attached to

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What does simple mean?

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What does squamous mean?

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Squished

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What does stratified mean?

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Many Layers

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What does cuboidal mean?

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Cube Shaped

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What does columnar mean?

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Column Shaped

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What does Pseudostratified mean?

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False Layers, will look like there is multiple layers but there’s not

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Cilia

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Waves back and forth and can move things around

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Keratinized

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Has extra layer (thick skin)

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Non-Keratinized

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Doesn’t have the extra layer

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Transitional Epithelium

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Permits expansion and recoils after stretching

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Endocrine Gland

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Secretes product (hormones) directly into blood, no ducts

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Exocrine Gland

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Secretes through ducts, product goes to the surface

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Merocrine

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Product is released from the secreting vesicles by a process known as exocytosis

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Apocrine

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Loss of cytoplasm, along with loss of secreting product

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Holocrine

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Destroys the cell, was packed with secreting product then burst

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Matrix

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Things are embedded in or fills a space

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Extracellular

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Outside of cells

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Elastin Fibers

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Stabalize position of vertebrae, permits expansion and contraction of organs

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Collagen Fibers

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Branching bundles of indefinite length

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Reticular Fibers

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Form “stroma”

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Ground Substance

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Clear, colorless fluid that fills the space between cells and fibers

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Fibroblasts

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Secrete collagen proteins that are used to maintain a framework for tissues

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Mesenchyme

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Embryonic Connective Tissue

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Loose CT

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fills space between organs, cushions and stabalizes

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What are the types of Connective Tissue?

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Areolar, Adipose, Reticular

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Areolar CT

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Loosely organized elastic and collagen fibers

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Adipose CT

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accounts for most of the volume

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Reticular CT

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forms “stroma”

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What are the types of Dense CT?

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Regular, Irregular, and Elastic

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Dense Regular CT

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collagen fibers dominate and are arranged parallel to each other and are tightly packed

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Dense Irregular CT

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Collagen fibers dominate byt the fibers have no consistent arrangements

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Elastic CT

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elastic fibers dominate

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Where is Arelor CT located?

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between muscles and around joints

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What is the function of Arelor CT?

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Cushions organs and provides support

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Where is Adipose CT located?

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Padding around eyes and kidneys

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What is the function of Adipose CT?

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provides padding and cushions shock

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Where is Reticular CT located?

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Liver and Kidney

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What is the function of the Reticular CT?

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provides supporting framework

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What is the function of dense regular CT?

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provides firm attachment and conducts pull of muscle

49
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Where is dense regular CT located?

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Tendons and Ligaments

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Where is dense irregular CT located?

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Dermis and nerve and muscle sheaths

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What is the function of dense irregular CT?

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provides strength to resist forces from many direction

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Where is Dense Elastic CT located?

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blood vessel walls and between vertebrae

53
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What is the function of Dense Elastic CT?

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stabilizes positions of vertebrae and cushions shock

54
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What do Red Blood Cells do?

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Transport oxygen in the blood

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What do White Blood Cells do?

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Defend the body from infection and disease

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What do Platelets do?

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Blood Clotting

57
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Where is Hyaline Cartilage located?

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forming part of nasal septum, connects ribs to sternum

58
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What is the function of Hyaline Cartilage?

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provides stiff but flexible supportive, reduces friction

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Where is Elastic Cartilage located?

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Epiglottis and Auricle of Ear

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What is the function of the Elastic Cartilage?

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Provides support and extremely flexible

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Where is the fibrocartilage located?

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pads within knee joints and invertebrate discs

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What is the function of fibrocartilage?

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Durable and tough, resists compression and shock

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Chondrocytes

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slow metabolism and doesn’t heal quick

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Lacunae

A

small chambers

65
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Perichondrium

A

dense layer of fibrous connective tissue

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Hyaline Cartilage

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most common, no stain

67
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Elastic Cartilage

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form “stroma”, stains dark

68
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Fibrocartilage

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Dense interwoven collagen fibers

69
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Osteocytes

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Lacunae

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Small Chambers

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Canaliculi

A

Tiny tubes in extracellular matrix

72
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Periosteum

A

dense irregular CT

73
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Trabecular Bone

A

Spongy Bone

74
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Cortical Bone

A

Compact Bone

75
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Haversian System (osteon)

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Cylinder-shaped unit

76
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Haversian (central) canal

A

contains blood vessels

77
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Volkmans (perforating) canal

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small channels in the bone that transmit blood vessels

78
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Where is Simple Squamous Epithelium located?

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Inner lining of cornea, endothelia lining of the heart and blood vessels

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What is the function of Simple Squamous Epithelium?

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Reduces friction, preforms absorption and secretion

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Where is Stratified Squamous Epithelium Located?

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surface of skin and lining of mouth

81
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What is the function of Stratified Squamous Epithelium?

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provides protection against abrasion, pathogens, and chemical attacks

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Where is Simple Cubodial Epithelium located?

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Glands and ducts

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What is the function of Simple Cubodial Epithelium?

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Limited protection, secretion, and absorption

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Where is Stratified Cubodial Epithelium located?

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Lining of some ducts

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What is the function of Stratified Cubodial Epithelium?

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Protection, Secretion, and Absorption

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Where is Transitional Epithelium Located?

A

Urinary Bladder and Renal Pelvis

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What is the function of Transitional Epithelium?

A

Permits expansion and recoils after stretching

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Where is Simple Columnar Epithelium located?

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lining of stomach and intestines

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What is the function of Simple Columnar Epithelium?

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Protection, Secretion, Absorption

90
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Where is Stratified Columnar Epithelium located?

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small areas of mammary glands and salivary gland ducts

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What is the function of Stratified Columnar Epithelium?

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Protection

92
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Where is Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar Epithelium located?

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Lining of Nasal Cavity and Trachea

93
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What is the function of Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar Epithelium?

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Protection, Secretion, and Move Mucus with Cilia

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