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Tissues Flashcards

1
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What is a tissue?

A

group of cells with a common function

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4 types of tissue

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connective, epithelial, muscular, nervous

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What is the connective tissue?

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Consists of matrix, cells and fibers, gives support and mantain form

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4
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How is divided the connective tissue?

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loose, dense and specialized

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5
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how is the dense connective tissue?

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regular: tendons and ligaments
irregular: on dermis
reticular: join tissue

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6
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how is the loose connective tissue?

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covers muscles and internal organs (flexible)

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7
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How is the specialized tissue?

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adipose: FAT/ stores energy. INSULATION, PROTECTION
reticular: meshwork
cartilage: vertebrae, knee joint, nose
bone: compact and spongy, hard matrix of inorganic salts
blood: 55% plasma, 45% cells

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What is the epithelial tissue?

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located in body cavities. 
Protection 
Secretion
Absortion
excretion
filtration
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9
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Layers of the epithelial tissue?

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simple, stratified, pseudostratified

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10
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glands on the epithelial tissue?

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endocrine, exocrine, mixed

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What is the muscular tissue?

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consist of cells called muscle fibers

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12
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cardiac muscular tissue

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INVOLUNTARY, covers the heart

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13
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smooth muscular tissue

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INVOLUNTARY, covers stomach

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skeletal muscle tissue

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VOLUNTARY, attached to the bones by tendons

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15
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Functions of the nervous tissue

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  • detects stimuli
  • integrates information
  • control organs
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16
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What is the nervous tissue

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detects and respond to internal/external stimuli

17
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Explain and mention the parts of a neuron

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cell body: nucleus and cytoplasm

dendrites: conducts signals toward cell body
axon: process that conducts nerves AWAY from the cell

18
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epithelium that secretes a product is…

A

gland

19
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Fibrocartilage

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structures with tension, vertebrae and knee joint

20
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elastic cartilage

A

nose

21
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hyaline cartilage

A

nose

22
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tendon

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bone to muscle

23
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ligament

A

bone to bone

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