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A&P Section 1: Cells, Tissues, and Organization > Lesson 3: Types of Tissue > Flashcards

Lesson 3: Types of Tissue Flashcards

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Tissue that covers the exterior surfaces of the body, acts as a lining of internal cavities and passageways, and also forms certain glands

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Epithelial Tissue

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Tissue that binds the cells and the organs together and protects, supports, and integrates all parts of the body

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Connective Tissue

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Tissue that responds to stimulation and aids movement

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Muscle Tissue

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Tissue that allows the transmission of electrochemical signals or nerve impulses that help different parts of the body to communicate with each other

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Nervous Tissue

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Epithelial Tissues

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Highly cellular, with little to no extracellular material, adjoining cells form a cell junction between cell membranes, avascular, diffusion or absorption for nutrients, rapidly replacing damaged or dead cells

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Simple Squamous Epithelium Location

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Air sacs of lungs and the lining of the heart, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels

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Simple Squamous Epithelium Function

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Allows materials to pass through by diffusion and filtration and secretes lubricating substance

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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium Location

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In ducts and secretory portions of small glands and in kidney tubules

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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium Function

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Secretes and absorbs

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Simple Columnar Epithelium Location

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Ciliated tissues are in bronchi, uterine tubes, and uterus; smooth (nonciliated tissues) are in the digestive tract, bladder

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Simple Columnar Epithelium Function

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Absorbs; it also secretes mucous and enzymes

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Psuedostratified Columnar Epithelium Location

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Ciliated tissue lines the trachea and much of the upper respiratory tract

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Psuedo-stratified Columnar Epithelium Function

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Secretes mucus; ciliated tissue moves mucus

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Stratified Squamous Epithelium Location

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Lines the esophagus, mouth, and vagina

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Stratified Squamous Epithelium Function

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Protects against abrasion

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Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium Location

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Sweat glands, salivary glands, and the mammary glands

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Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium Function

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Protective tissue

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Stratified Columnar Epithelium Location

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The male urethra and the ducts of some glands

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Stratified Columnar Epithelium Function

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Secretes and protects

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Transitional Epithelium Location

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Lines the bladder, urethra, and ureters

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Transitional Epithelium Function

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Allows the urinary organs to expand and stretch

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A type of connective tissue that supports other tissues and organs of the body

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Connective tissue proper

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Connective tissue in which fibers are loosely organized, leaving large spaces in between

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Loose connective tissue

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Connective tissue that is reinforced by bundles of fibers providing tensile strength, elasticity, and protection

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Dense connective tissue

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Provides structure and strength to the body and protects soft tissues (bones and cartilages)

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Supportive connective tissue

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Specialized cells circulating as a watery fluid (blood and lymph)

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Fluid connective tissue

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Most abundant cell in connective tissue proper. Secrete polysaccharides and proteins and combine with extracellular fluids to produce a viscous ground substance –> mixed with fibrous proteins forms the ECM

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Fibroblast

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Second most common cell type in connective tissue proper. A less active form of fibroblast

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Fibrocyte

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Special cells in the adipose tissue that store lipids as droplets

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Adipocytes

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A type of fiber that is secreted by fibroblasts, which hold connective tissues together

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Collagen fiber

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Type of fiber secreted by fibroblasts, returns to its original shape after being stretched or compressed

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Elastic fiber

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Type of fiber secreted by fibroblasts, most abundant in the reticular tissue of soft organs

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Reticular fiber

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A tissue that consists mostly of fat cells

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Adipose tissue

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Cartilage cells that are embedded within the cartilage matrix

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Chondrocytes

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Space occupied by the chondrocytes

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Lacunae

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Most common type of cartilage, consists of short and dispersed collagen fibers

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Hyaline Cartilage

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Tough cartilage with thick bundles of collagen fibers dispersed through its matrix

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Fibrocartilage

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Contains elastic fibers as well as collagen and proteoglycans

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Elastic cartilage

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Skeletal Muscle Tissue Histology

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Long cylindrical fiber, striated, many peripherally located nuclei

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Skeletal Muscle Tissue Function

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Voluntary movement that produces heat, protects organs

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Skeletal Muscle Tissue Location

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Attached to bones and around entrance points to the body (e.g., mouth, anus

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Cardiac Muscle Tissue Histology

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Short, branched, striated, single central nucleus

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Cardiac Muscle Tissue Function

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Contracts to pump blood

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Cardiac Muscle Tissue Location

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Heart

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Smooth Muscle Tissue Histology

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Short, spindle-shaped, no evident striation, single nucleus in each fiber

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Smooth Muscle Tissue Function

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Involuntary movement, moves food, involuntary control of respiration, moves secretions, regulates flow of blood in arteries by contraction

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Smooth Muscle Tissue Location

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Walls of major organs and passageways

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A type of nerve cell that conveys messages or signals between the different areas of the brain and between the brain and the other parts of the nervous system

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Neuron

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A type of cell of nervous tissue, and modulating supporting neurons in their information propagation

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Neuroglia

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Part of a neuron that includes most of the cytoplasm, the organelles, and the nucleus

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Cell body

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Part of neurons that branch off the cell body and appear as thin extensions

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Dendrites

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Tail-like structure that extends from the neuron body

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Axon

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iInsulating layer or neurons formed by accessory cells

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Myelin

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Stimuli that propagate from the neuron down the axon

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Action potential

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The gap between nerve cells or between a nerve cell and its target cell

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Synapse

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Abundant neural cells in the central nervous system, having multiple functions (ex. regulation of ion concentration, uptake or breakdown of some neurotransmitters, formation of the blood-brain barrier)

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Astrocyte

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Are related to macrophages and protect the nervous system against infection

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Microglia

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Neural cells that produce myelin in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord)

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Oligodendrocyte

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Neural cells that produce myelin in the peripheral nervous system

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Schwann cells

A&P Section 1: Cells, Tissues, and Organization (5 decks)

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