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Test II Flashcards

Major Cells

1
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skin; produce keratin; waterproofs skin

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keratinocytes

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skin; produce melanin; stain color and protect from UV light

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melanocytes

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skin; Macs derived from monocytes; eat shit up

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langerhans

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4
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skin; fine touch receptors; able to adapt over time

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merkel cells

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cardiac; cells found in the myocardium

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myocytes

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cardiac; modified myocytes

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purkinje cells

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cardiovascular; contractile fx found in the capillaries and some venules

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pericyte

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olfactory mucosa; bipolar neurons

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olfactory receptor cells

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9
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olfactory mucosa and other places; provide structural/physiological support to olfactory receptor cells

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sustenacular cells

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10
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respiratory; secrete bioactive amines/peptides into blood vessels of the submucosa

these are special because they secrete into the connective tissue initially

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enteroendocrine cells

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11
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respiratory; look for tongue like projections, secrete surfactant like substance

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clara cells

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12
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respiratory; constitute 96% of lining SA

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alveolar I cells

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13
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respiratory; secrete surfactant

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alveolar II cells

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14
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respiratory; begin as blood monocytes; clean up garbage

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alveolar macrophages

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15
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respiratory; secrete serous fluid

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mesothelium

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16
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endocrine; lack distinct granules; do not stain well, adenohypophysis

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chromophobes

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endocrine; adenohypophysis; stains pinkish

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acidophils (somatotrophs, mammatotrophs)

18
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endocrine; adenohypophysis; stains purplish

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basophils (thyrotrophs, gonadotrophs, corticotrophs)

19
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in the pars intermedia; secrete MSH

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basophils

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thyroid; actively secreting

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high cuboidal cells

21
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thyroid; not actively secreting

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low cuboidal cells

22
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thyroid; secrete calcitonin

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parafollicular cells

23
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parathyroid; PTH

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chief/principle cells

24
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parathyroid; have mitochondria; unknown fxn

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oxytrophs

25
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adrenal medulla; stain differently based on hormone secreted

norepinephrine stains with chromium salt
epinephrine does not stain with chromium salt

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chromaffin cells

26
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eye; ciliary; produce aqueous humor

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lumenal cells

27
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eye; surround photoreceptors

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muller cells

28
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eye; help see crisp lines

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minor horizontal/amacrine cells

29
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eye; receive signals from the photoreceptors; interneurons between ganglion/photoreceptors

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bipolar cells

30
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eye; unipolar

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ganglion cells

31
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ear; provide foundation for tunnel of corti

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pillar cells

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