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Epithelial Transport Flashcards

1
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What drives the process of epithelial renewal?

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epithelial stem cells

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2
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How do epithelial tissue get metabolite, gases, and secreted ligands?

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  • avascular

- they must diffuse through connective tissue and basal laminae to reach epithelia or blood

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What are some of the functions served by epithelial?

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  • barrier
  • selective absorption and transport of various molecules from the environment
  • selective secretion
  • movement of particles, solutions, and cell elements through passageways
  • large scale biochemical modification/conversion/metabolism
  • communication to and from other tissues and organs
  • reception of sensory stimuli
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4
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What are endothelia?

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line blood and lymphatic vessels (made of endothelial cells)

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5
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What is mesothelium?

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sheets of cells that line enclosed internal spaces of body cavities

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6
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Embryonic epithelia often disassemble and move into the _______________, where they may migrate to other locations to form new __________ or may transform into distinct _____________ cell lineages that give rise to other tissues.

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Embryonic epithelia often disassemble and move into the mesenchymal (connective) tissues, where they may migrate to other locations to form new epithelia or may transform into distinct non-epithelial cell lineages that give rise to other tissues.

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7
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What are the two layers of mucosae?

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  • outer epithelium

- the connective tissue directly underneath called the lamina propria

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What does the lamina propria contain?

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(connective tissue directly underneath the epithelial layer of mucosae)
- immune cells, small blood vessels

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9
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What is submucosa?

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  • deeper connective tissue layer under the lamina propria

- contains bigger vessels and muscles, nerve axon bundles, etc.

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10
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What are the general layers of epithelial sheets?

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Space (lumen) - Epithelia - epithelial basal lamina - connective tissue - other connective embedded tissues (blood vessels, muscles, nerves - with their own basal laminae that connect them to the CT)

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11
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What is simple epithelia?

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all cells arranged in a single layer or sheet

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12
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What is stratified epithelia?

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more than one layer of cells in which the cells of the outer layers do not directly contact the basal lamina

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13
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What is pseudostratified epithelia?

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some cells do not reach the free surface but all directly rest on the basal lamina

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14
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What is transitional epithelia?

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(found in the bladder)

- epithelia are stratified but when stretched change shape from cuboidal to squamous

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15
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What are tight junctions?

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  • highly selective barrier that limits or prevents diffusion of substances between epithelial cells
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16
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What are the key core proteins of tight junctions?

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occluding and claudins

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17
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What are adherence junctions?

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promote attachment, morphological organization, and stem cell behavior within the epithelial sheet

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18
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What proteins do adherence junctions contain?

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specific cadherins that link to actin filaments and other adapter/signaling proteins in the cytoplasm

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19
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What are desmosomes?

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promote mechanical strength and resist shearing forces and promote structural organization of the epithelial sheet

20
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What proteins do desomosomes contain?

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different class of cadherins that link to intermediate filaments and other adapter proteins

21
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What are gap junctions?

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promote rapid communication between epithelial cells through diffusion of ions and small molecules

22
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Why is the membrane surrounding the lateral and basal side of an epithelial cell called the basolateral membrane?

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because the protein and lipid content is similar on both the lateral and basal sides

23
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What are the two key aspects of epithelial cell polarity?

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  • the plasma membrane composition is locally segregated into domains (apical and basal)
  • the organelles and cytoplasm is polarized ( cytoskeleton, especially microtubules, is asymmetric or polar in orientation)
24
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What is transcytosis?

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the endocytosis of substances from one membrane region, followed by the trans-cellular transport of the vesicles and their exocytosis from another membrane region

25
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Epithelial cell polarity is crucial to allow _____________ to or from one side of the epithelium.

A

unidirectional secretion and/or absorption of molecules

26
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What are two apical surface modifications?

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microvilli and cilia

27
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What are microvilli?

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cell surface extensions that contain actin bundles connected to cytoskeletal elements in the cell interior

28
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What is the primary function of microvilli?

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to increase surface area, which greatly increases the rate/efficiency of membrane transport and secretion

29
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What is a basolateral surface modification?

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infolds and outfolds of the basolateral membrane (lack structural organization of the apical microvilli and cilia)

30
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What is the basal lamina?

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  • thin sheet of extracellular material that underlies the basal surface of each epithelial tissue, blood vessels, muscle, and nerve tissue
  • made of collagen (esp. collagen IV) and extracellular glycoproteins (lamins and entactin)
31
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What are the functions of basal laminae?

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  • mediate attachment of epithelia to underlying connective tissue
  • contribute to selective filtration of substances diffusing to or from the epithelia
  • necessary for establishment and maintenance of epithelial polarity
  • serve as specific highways for migration of cells through connective tissue
  • barrier to movement of invading microbes or cancerous cell into other tissues
  • control the gene expression of cells to affect their proliferation or development
  • control development, organization, repair from injury or disease (tissue scaffolding)
32
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How do epithelial cells directly connect to the basal laminae?

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by attachment of integrins (hemidesmosomes and focal adhesions) on the basal surface of the epithelial cell to components of the basal lamina

33
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What do focal adhesions connect to inside the epithelial cell?

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actin filaments

34
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What are the three key properties of stem cells?

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  • they are competent for cell division
  • stem cells must self renew (at least one mother stem cell is regenerated with each division)
  • stem cells produce anywhere from one to many distinct, differentiated cell types specific to each tissue
35
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What are transit amplifying cells?

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  • daughters of stem cells that proliferate at faster rates
  • middle step - transitional intermediate
  • transit amplifying cells then produce differentiated cells
36
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What regulates cell division and differentiation in stem cells?

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  • in the stem cell niche, neighboring cells secrete regulatory factors that tightly control stem cell division and differentiation programs
  • signals from distant sources (hormones and endocrine glands)
37
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What is the typical cell signaling pathway for stem cells?

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  • extracellular ligand secreted by signaling cells
  • receptor in receiving cells binds and is activated/inactivated by the ligand
  • downstream effector proteins in the cytoplasm and nucleus
  • numerous modulator proteins that promote or suppress pathway components
38
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What are two key principles of stem cell signaling pathways?

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  • each pathway controls multiple, different stem cell systems (some are unique, but many are shared)
  • a single signaling pathway will have different development outcomes in different stem cell lineages
39
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What are exocrine glands?

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secrete material onto epithelia lined surfaces or the outside world

40
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How do glands secrete their substances?

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  • exocytosis

- total cell disintegration (e.g. oily sebum onto hair and skin)

41
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What are the main components of multicellular exocrine glands?

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  • secretory units (clumps of secretory epithelial cells)

- ducts (tubular structures that emanate from the secretory units)

42
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What are the three general types of exocrine glands products?

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  • mucous (viscous glycoprotein-rich fluids)
  • serous (low viscosity watery fluids)
  • mised
43
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Do endocrine glands have ducts?

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no

44
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How do endocrine glands secrete hormones when they’re surrounded by basal lamina?

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hormone molecules must cross the basal surface and basal lamina of the epithelium, so most endocrine cells secrete these molecules from the basolateral membrane

45
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What regulates secretions from the exocrine and endocrine glands?

A

autonomic nervous system and/or hormones from the blood

46
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What are adenocarcinomas derived from?

A

glandular epithelium

MS1 - Molecules to Medicine (35 decks)

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