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| groups of cells of similar type and function |
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4 main types of tissues
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| epithelial, connective, muscle, neural |
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3 functions of tissues
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| covers and lines, sensory input, forms glands |
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| 4 Characteristics of tissues |
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| Polarity, regeneration,avascular, attachments |
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| intercellular attachements |
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| tight junctions, gap junctions, desmosomes |
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Circumferential strip of fused plasma membrane(look like candy button strips)
Impenetrable, leak-proofn barrier |
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Connexons(looks like channel proteins)
Quick transport and communication |
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Linked areas of cell membrane(looks like electricity wires)
Resists mechanical stress |
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thickness varies, actively dividing cells(stem cells) closest to basement,
cells sit on top of this layer
made of network of protein filaments |
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| simple, pseudostratified, stratified |
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| squamous, cubiodal, columnar |
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Vessels linings
Alveoli of lungs
Interior lining of body cavities |
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| squamous cells characteristics |
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| thin, delicate, in protected areas |
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| stratified cells characteristics |
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| tougher, in areas of stress |
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| where something is made and where something needs absorbtion |
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| simple cuboidal places found |
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Kidney tubules
Glands and gland ducts |
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| simple columnar places found |
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Stomach
Intestine
Some exocrine glands |
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| where absorption is most important |
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| Pseudostratified Columnar locations |
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| Respiratory Tract Nasal cavity Trachea Bronchi A few parts of the male reproductive tract |
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| Pseudostratified Columnar purpose |
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| water proofing, dead proteins |
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| Keratinized, Stratified squamous epithelial cells |
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| Stratified squamous purpose (non-keratinized) |
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| used in tough areas that don't need waterproofing |
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| stratified squamous (non-keratinized) found |
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| Lines oral cavity, esophagus, vagina, rectum |
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| Transitional Epithelium where found |
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| Transitional Epithelium characteristics |
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| unique has stretchy properties and leak proof |
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| Glandular Epithelium characteristics |
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| Glandular Epithelium found |
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| exocrine and endocrine glands |
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| Secretions released through ducts to the epithelial surface |
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| Secretions released into interstitial fluid Then enter bloodstream Hormones |
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| connective tissues characteristics and examples |
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| most abdunant, blood, tendons(muscle to bone), ligaments(bone to bone), fat, bone |
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| connective tissue 3 components |
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| Three main components: Ground substance - matrix Fibers Cells |
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4 functions of connective tissue
CPTE |
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| Connections between tissues Protection and structural framework Transport of substances Energy storage |
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| Liquid or gel Fills space between cells and fibers Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) |
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| 3 types of connective tissue fibers |
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Collagenous fibers - thick
Reticular fibers - thin
Elastic fibers |
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| connective tissue cell types |
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immune cells - Mast cells
Macrophages
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Lymphocyte |
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Fibroblasts Fibrocytes
Name changes depending on tissue
Osteoblast, chondroblast |
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| 3 types of loose connective tissue |
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| adipose, areolar, reticular |
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| Fiber network in firm organs. Ex: liver, spleen, lymph nod |
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| Forms thin cushioning layers around organ and vessels, between skin and muscle and layers of membranes |
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| 3 types of dense connective tissues |
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| regular, irregular, elastic |
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| regular dense connective tissue |
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| good for strength in tendons and ligaments |
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| elastic dense connective tissue |
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In walls of large vessels
Some large ligaments |
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| irregular dense connective tissue |
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| good for dermis layer of skin and joint capsules |
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| name of cells in cartilage |
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| place where condrocytes sit in cartilage |
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| connective tissue sheet surrounding cartilage |
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| Cartilage characteristics |
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| hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage |
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| hyaline found and characteristics |
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Joint cartilage
Tracheal rings
Bone growth plates
glossy and smooth |
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Intervertebral discs
Between pelvic bones |
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Cells called osteocytes
Osteoblast osteocyte
Sit in lacunae like cartilage |
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| 3 types of cells blood is made of |
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Erythrocytes (red blood cells)
Leukocytes (white blood cells)
Thrombocytes (platelets) |
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| what is the fiborous content of blood |
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| Suspended protein molecules, visible only when blood clots |
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| what is the ground substance of blood |
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| specialized contractile tissue |
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| skeletal, cardiac, smooth |
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| skeletal muscle characteristics |
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| striated voluntary muscle |
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| cardiac muscle characteristics |
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| striated involuntary muscle |
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| smooth muscle characteristics |
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| no striations and used in glands and organs |
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Specialized for conducting electrical impulses
Brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves |
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