Epithelium and Glands Flashcards

1
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Where are three places you can find epithelia

A
  1. external surfaces
  2. luminal surfaces: GI tract, respiratory tract, endothelium in blood vessels
  3. glands:
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What are 4 major characteristic of epithelia

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  1. No (little) ECM
  2. free apical surface
  3. Avascular (diffusion)
  4. Has basal lamina
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3
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What are types of epithelium

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  • Simple; 1 layer
  • Stratified: 2 layers
    1. Squamous: flat
    2. cuboidal: cubed
    3. columnar: taller
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4
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Endothelium and mesothelium are ___ ____epithelium

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simple squamous- lines blood vessels; all serous membranes- lines body cavities ; peritonuem etc

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5
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Simple ____

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cuboidal; line ducts

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6
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Skin is ____squamous

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stratified; great barrier for protection

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7
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Psudo _____columnar is found along:

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stratified; trachea and bronchi; not everything goes to surface

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8
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_____epithelium is generally for:

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urinary tract; changes depending on how it is stretched.

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9
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Shape is always based on ____cell not basal

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luminal surface

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10
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Eosin stains ____

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dark; collagen fibers

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11
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Stratified squamous lines:

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esophagus, anal canal, distal vagina and urethra

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12
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If every single cell is reaching the BM then it is a ____stratified epithelium

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psuedo; tends to be found along airways, so there will be cilia on apical surface

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13
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Microvilli inc ___area

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surface; specialization for absorption

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14
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What are stereocilia

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just extra long microvilli; not cilia

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15
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What are cilia

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much longer than microvilli; more than just a dark line. Can see microtubules

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16
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What is the difference between looking at microvilli and cilia

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  1. In cilia in EM you can see cytoskeletal components inside

2. Much longer; it looks more hairy instead of a dark line

17
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Cilia has microtubules that consist of _____ and a basal body that consists of ____

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axoneme; centrioles (9 triplets and no central microtubule)

18
Q

Flagella are in ____and cillia are found in _____tract

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sperm; respiratory; anything that helps make it move.

19
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What are lateral surface junctional complexes

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  1. Occluding (tight junctions): near apical border; interactions between proteins bet proteins of adjacent cells. form in complexes that form lines.
  2. Desmosomes (Adherens):
  3. Gap junction: communicating, that creates a pore that allows small molecules and signaling molecules to travel through. Occur in clusters.
20
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WHat is Pemphigus

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autoimmune disease that attacks desmosomes

21
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What does basal lamina refer to

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Seen by EM, refers to lamina rara (lamina lucida) and lamina densa

  • Produced by epithelial cells
  • Reticular fibers formed by CT
22
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What does basement membrane include

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includes basal lamina and reticular fibers

23
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What anchor cell?

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  1. Focal adhesions; Interact with actin cytoskeletons
  2. Hemidesmosomes: interact with intermediate filaments
    - They both use INTEGRIN transmembrane proteins
24
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Which junctions connect cell-cell and use cadherin protein

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  1. Zonula adherens-use actin

2. Desmosomes- intermediate filaments

25
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What are glands

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Specialized epithelium for secretion.

26
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What are the types of glands

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  1. Exocrine: Secrete into lumen, ducts, or surfaces
  2. Endocrine: glands secrete into bloodstream
  3. Paracrin: glands secrete into interstitium.
27
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What are the types of exocrine glands

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  1. Merocrine: Secretory vesicles containing product fuse with apical membrane; Most sustainable
  2. Apocrine: apical membrane buds off with product inside; depletes membrane
  3. Holocrine: Product is released when cell undergoes apoptosis
28
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Secretory products

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Serous secretion: watery, protein rich

Mucous secretion: viscous, carbohydrate rich

29
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What is a goblet cell

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find along airways and digest tract. secrete mucous that lubricate lining of lumen. Produce a mucous secretion. These are the simplest cells

30
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What do you have with a multicellular gland

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  1. All epithelial derived cells that invaginate in CT that specialize into duct or gland.
  2. Name glands based on duct shape.
31
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What are the two types of ducts

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  1. Simple: ducts are unbranched
  2. Compound: Ducts are branched
    - Can be tubular or alveolar-describe shape