Chapter 5 (part 1) Epithelial Tissues

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Tissues

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A group of cells with the same size, shape, and functions working together

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Histology

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The study of tissues

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Connective Tissue

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Supports, protects, binds together tissues and organs of the body, fills in spaces, stores fat, and produces blood cells

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Muscle Tissue

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Contracts and moves various parts of the body

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Nerve Tissue

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Carry out messages through electrical impulses to control and coordinates body functions

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Epithelial Tissue

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Form protective coverings on body surfaces and function in secretion and absorption

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Epithelial Tissues are composed of

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Tightly packed cells that provide effective protective coverings for the body

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Epithelial Tissues generally lack

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Blood supplies (avascular), but nutrients, oxygen, etc can easily diffuse through the cells

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Epithelial Tissues heal rapidly when injured because

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They are constantly producing new cells through mitosis

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Epithelial Tissues are anchored to

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Connective tissues below by a basement membrane (nonliving protein “hooks”)

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Epithelial Tissues are classified by their

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Shape and numbers of layers

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Simple Epithelial Tissues have (how many layers)

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One layer of cells

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Stratified Epithelial Tissues have

(layers)

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2 or more layers of cells

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Pseudostratified Epithelial Tissues have

layers

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A single layer of cells that appear to be more than one layer ( the cells are scattered)

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Squam means

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Scale-like

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Squamous Epithelial Tissue Shape

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Thin, flattened, irregularly shaped

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Cuboidal Epithelial Tissue Shape

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Cube shaped

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Columnar Epithelial Tissue Shape

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Elongated with the nucleus near the bottom of the cell and often have cilia on top

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Glandular Epithelial Tissue Shape

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Columnar or cuboid cells that form a “flask” structure that opens into duct and forms a gland

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Transitional Epithelial Tissue Shape

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Cuboid shaped cells that transition to elongated “stretched” cells

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Simple Squmous Epithelial Location

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Air sacs of lungs (aleoli), composes wall of capillaries (tiny blood vessels), linings of larger blood and lymph vessels, form the serous membranes of our body cavities

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Simple Squmous Epithelial Function

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Filtration, diffusion, osmosis, protective covering of surfaces

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Stratified Squmous Epithelial Structure

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Many layers of thin, flattened irregularly shaped cells

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Younger Stratified Squmous Epithelial Structure

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Cells are cuboid shaped and then flatten as they move closer to the surface

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Stratified Squmous Epithelial Location

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Composes the outer layer of skin, esophagus, throat, vagina, and anal canal

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Stratified Squmous Epithelial Function

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Protective covering of surfaces

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Simple Cuboidal Epithelial Structure

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Single layer of cubed shaped cells

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Simple Cuboidal Epithelial Location

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Lining the surface of ovaries, lining kidney tubes, lining ducts of certain glands such as the slivary glands

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Simple Cuboidal Epithelial Function

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Absorption and secretion

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Stratified Cuboidal Epithelial Structure

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Many layers of cubed shaped cells

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Stratified Cuboidal Epithelial Location

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Lining thee ducts of mammary glands, sweat glands, salivary glands and the pancreas

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Stratified Cuboidal Epithelial Function

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Protective covering of surface

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Simple Columnar Epithelial Structure

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Single layer of elongated cells

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Simple Columnar Epithelial Location

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Lining of the uterus, stomach, and intestines

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Simple Columnar Epithelial Function

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Absorption, secretion, and protective, covering of surfaces

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Stratified Columnar Epithelial Structure

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Many layers of elongated cells

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Stratified Columnar Epithelial Location

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Lining of vas deferens and male urethra, parts of the pharynx (throat)

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Stratified Columnar Epithelial Function

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Secretion and protective covering of surfaces

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Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelial Structure

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Many layers of elongated cells with cilia and gobelt cells that make mucous

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Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelial Location

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Lining all respiratory passages (nose, throat, trachea)

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Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelial Function

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Protective covering of surfaces, movement and secretion of mucous

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Transitional Epithelial Structure

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Many layers that are a cube, shaped and are able to distend, or elongate

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Transitional Epithelial Location

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Lining of urinary bladder, ureters, and part of the urethra

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Transitional Epithelial Function

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Distensibility (stretch and return) and protective covering of surfaces

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Glandular Epithelial Structure

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Columnar or cuboid cells that form a “flask” structure that open into ducts and form a gland

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Glandular Epithelial Location (Exocrine)

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Secrete outside the body such as salivary glands, sweat glands, mammary glands

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Glandular Epithelial Location (Endocrine)

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Secrete hormones inside the body includes all endocrine system glands

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Glandular Epithelial Function

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Secretion