Week 5: Tissues Flashcards
Histology
Study of the structure of animal tissue on a microscopic level. Also looks at how tissues are arranged into organs.
Tissue
a group of similar cells that perform the same specific function; Example: muscle, cardiac, or nerves
Tissue Types
- Epithelial: covers body surfaces and organs, lines body cavities
- Connective: bind and supports body parts
- Muscular: contracts producing movement
- Nervous Tissue: responds to stimuli and transmits nerve impulses
Epithelial Tissue Structure
- Tightly packed cells
- Readily divides (mitosis) producing new cells to replace old or damaged cells
- Lack Blood Vessels
- Exists on the skin and on the surface of organs, blood vessels, and body cavities
Epithelial Tissue General Location, Structure, Function (Externally/ Internally)
- Externally: protects body from drying out, injury, and bacterial invasion
- Internally: protects, sweeps up impurities, secretes mucus, absorbs
Covers surfaces and lines cavities:
- has free surface
- other surface attached to the underlying tissue by the basement membrane
Simple vs Stratified Epithelial Tissue
- Simple Epithelial Tissue: composed of a single layer of cells
- Stratified Epithelial Tissue- composed of 2 or more layers of cell
Types of Epithelial Tissue
- Squamous - simple and stratified
- Cuboidal Epithelial - simple and stratified
- Columnar Epithelial- simple and stratified (rare, found in pharanyx, laryanx, and anal canal)
- Psuedostratified Epithelial
- Transitional Epithelial
Squamous Epithelium
- simple: single layer of squamous
2. stratified: multiple layer of squamous
Simple Squamous Epithelium
- Single layer of flattened cells
- Function: secretion, absorbtion, and filtration
- Location: lines the lungs, blood vessels, and heart
Stratified Squamous Epithelium
- Many layers of flattened cells
- Function: protection
- Location: outer layer of skin, lining various orfices of the body
Cuboidal Epithelium
- Simple: single layer of cube shaped cells attached to a basement membrane
- Stratified: two or more layers of cube shaped cells
Cuboidal Epithelium Location & Function
Glands: secretion
Kidney Tubules: secretion and absorbtion
Simple Columnar Epithelium
Composed of cells that are longer than wider
-Nucleus found in the lower half of the cell
Simple Columnar Epithelium Location & Function
Digestive Organ: absorbtion
Uterine Tubes: propel egg to uterus
Pseudostratified Epithelium: Location,Appearance, & Function
Cells appear to be layered due to irregulary placed nuceli but each cell touches the basement membrane
- May contain cilia- aids in the movement of particles
- Function: protection, secretion, movement of mucus, and sex cells
- Location: respiratory tract, reproductive tracts
Transitional Epithelium: Location & Function
Tissue that changes in response to tension
Found in organs that need to stretch
Location: urinary bladder, ureters, urethra
Connective Tissue Structure,Function, & Location
Structure:
- widely separated by ECM (can be solid, semi-solid, or liquid)
- Matrix of connective tissue determines its properties
Location:
- Tendons & ligaments
- Cartilage & Bone
- Blood
Function:
- Binds Structures together
- Provides Support & Protection
- Fills Spaces
- Produces Blood cells
- Stores Fat: for energy, insulation, organ protection
Matrix Fibers
- White Fibers (collagenous fiber): contain collagen which gives the fibers flexibility and strength. Examples; Tendons, Ligaments, and Dermis of Skin are mainly made up of this.
- Yellow Fibers (elastic fiber): contain elastin -more elastic than collagen but not as strong. Very spring like (will recoil after stretched. Found in skins, lungs, and arteries helping them spring back after stretched.
- Reticular Fibers: thin, highly branched/ spongelike collagenous fibers that provide support. Found in organs such as the spleen & lymph nodes; found in basement membrane in underlying epithelial
Fibrous Connective Tissue Types
Most diverse Type
- Loose (areolar) connective tissue
- Adipose - Dense Connective Tissue
- Regular
- Irregular - Reticular Connective Tissue
Loose (Areolar) Connective Tissue: Location, Attributes, Function
Location:
- Exists in tissue sections throughout the body
- Lies between other tissues or between organs binding them
- Surrounds blood vessles and nerves, esophogus & trachea; fascia btw. muscles; mesentries; visceral layers of pericardium and pleura
Attribute:
- Cells made of fibroblasts- large, star-shaped cells
- Contains many white fibers (strong and flexible) and yellow fibers (very elastic)
Function:
- loosely binds epithelial to deeper tissue
- allows passage of nerves and blood vessels through other tissues
- provides an arena for immune defense
- blood vessels provide nutrients and waste for removal for overlying epithelial
Adipose Tissue: Location, Appearance, and Function
- Type of loose connective tissue
- Function: stores fat- provides insulation
- Location: found beneath skin, around kidney & heart, breast
Dense Connective Tissue: Types, Location, Atrributes, and Function
- Regular
- consists of parallel bundles of collagenous fibers–> structure allows for predictable stress ie.musculoskeletal stresses pulling tendons and ligaments in predictable directions.
- found in tendons and ligaments
- binds organs together - Irregular
- bundles run in different directions–> structure allows for response to unpredictable stress
- found in inner portion of skin, protective capsule around the kidneys, testes, and spleen; as well as around bones, nerves, and most cartliages.
Reticular Connective Tissue: Location, Attributes, and Function
Location:
- Also called lymphatic Tissue
- Found in lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, and red bone marrow
Atrributes:
- Has Reticular Fibers
- Spongelike in appearance
Function:
- Store and produce white blood cells
- Part of immune system
Cartliage: Structure, Location, & Function
Structure:
- Relatively stiff connective tissue with flexible rubbery matrix
- Produced by chondroblasts
- The cell (chondrocytes) lies in small chambers called lacunae
- Lacks direct blood supply, as a result, it heals slowly)
Location: ears, larynx (voice box), trachea (windpipe)
Function:elastic support, flexibility; eases joint movement, holds airway during respiration, moves vocal cords during speech; resists compression and avoids shock, etc
Cartliage Types
- Hyaline
- Elastic Cartliage
- Fibrocartliage
Hyaline Cartliage
Structure:
- Most Common
- Matrix contains fine collagenous fibers (glassy, white, opaque)
- Found in nose, ends of the long bones and ribs, rings in the trachea
Location: ends of moveable joints; trachea/ bronchi; larynx; costal cartliage
Function: eases joint movements, holds airway open during respiration, moves vocal cords during speech
Elastic Cartliage
Structure:
-Contains elastic and collagenous fibers
Location:
-Found in the outer ear
Function:
-provides flexible, elastic support
Fibrocartliage
Structure:
-Matrix contains strong collagenous fibers
Location:
-Found in the pads between the vertabrae and knee joints
-Function: absorbs shocks and reduces friction between joints
Bones
- most rigid of the connective tissues
- minerals and protein fibers give bone rigidity, elasticity and strength