Chapter 4 Flashcards
Tissues (36 cards)
Name the 4 types of Tissues.
Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous
Three common functions: Covering the surface of the body, serves as lining of body cavity, forms glands.
Epithelial
Provides support. To epithelial tissue.
Connective tissue
Controls the body, makes up the nervous system.
Nervous Tissue
Causes movement in the body.
Muscle Tissue
Closely packed cells-
Often has tight junctions (impermeable) or desmosomes (Anchoring).
Has polarity- has a top and a bottom they will look different.
Supported by connective tissue. Every single one. No exceptions
Avascular- without blood vessels, absolutely no blood vessels in epithelial tissue. It overcomes this by the connective tissue which usually has blood vessels.
Innervated- means it has nerves.
Highly regenerative- go through cell division very rapidly so they replace them very rapidly.
Epithelial Tissue Characteristics
Structure: Single layer of flat cells
Location:
-Lines air sacs in lungs
-Lines filtration membranes in kidneys
Function:
-Rapid exchange of materials
-Filtration
Simple Squamous
Structure: Single layer of cube shaped cells
Location:
-Kidney tubules
-Ducts of glands
Function:
-Absorption
-Secretion
Simple Cuboidal
Structure: Single layer of tall cells
Location: Lines digestive tract
Function:
-Absorption
-Secretion
Simple Columnar
Structure: Single layer of cells which vary in height
Location: Lines trachea and bronchi
Function: Secretion
Pseudo stratified Columnar
Structure: Many cell layers; apical layers have flat cells, basal layers have cuboidal & columnar cells
Location: Epidermis of skin
Function: Protection
Stratified Squamous
Structure: Many cell layers; apical layers vary from squamous to
dome- shaped cells, basal layers have cuboidal or columnar cells
Location: Lines urinary tract
Function: Stretches for urine storage
Transitional Epithelium
Classify the Epithelial Tissue
By # of cell layers- simple (one cell layer) or stratified (many cell layers).
By cell shape- squamous (Flat cells), cuboidal (Cubed shape cells), columnar (tall cells).
One or many cells that makes and secretes a particular product, whether it be sweat or other secretions. Glands are made of epithelial. Glands are avascular.
Glandular Epithelia
One Cell
Ex: Goblet Cell
Unicellular
Many Cells
Ex: Sweat
Multicellular
Secrete hormones Ex: Thyroid gland. They are ductless or tube less. Cells secrete directly into fluid.
Endocrine
Secrete a non-hormone product Ex: sweat gland, goblet cell. Usually has ducts or tubes.
Exocrine
Secrete exocytosis Ex: all other glands beside sebaceous.
Merocrine
Secretes by cell rupture Ex: Sebaceous(oil) (Only one)
Holocrine
Mesenchyme is its common origin. First starts as embryonic.
Vary in vascularization – either avascular (No blood vessels), poorly vascularized (Not a lot of blood vessels), or richly vascularized (Lots of blood vessels).
Composed mainly of extracellular matrix (outside cells, nonliving materials). Very little cells because it is supporting tissue and cells are not strong enough for that.
Connective Tissue
Vascularization: Rich
Predominant Cell Type: Fibroblast
Collagen, Elastic, and Reticular
Fibers: Most widely distributed connective tissue
Function:
-Support
-Holds fluids
-Body defense
-Nutrient storage
Areolar Tissue
Vascularization: Rich
Predominant Cell Type: Flat Cell
Fibers: Few Fibers
Location: Hypodermis (Under skin)
Function:
-Nutrient storage
-Insulation
Adipose Tissue
Vascularization: Rich
Predominant Cell Type: Fibroblast, WBC, macrophages
Fibers: Reticular
Location: Lymph Nodes
Function:
-Support
-Body defense
Reticular Tissue