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Chapter 4 Flashcards

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epithelial cells must adhere to themselves but also remain firmly connected to a base/the rest of the body. Lies between the epithelium and under tissues. It is a network of protein fibers.

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basement membrane

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(or lymph) is a type of fluid connective tissue. These connective cells are in a watery metric called the plasm.

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blood

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osseous tissue. This is a connective tissue composed mainly of calcium and collagen fibers.

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bone

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firm gel containing embedded fibers. It is a type of connective tissue. It lacks blood supply. The three major types are hyaline, elastic, and fibro

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cartilage

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The most diverse tissue of the body. The most common types are blood, blood, and fat are all connective tissue. There are 3 components of this:

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connective tissue

  1. specialized cells
  2. extracellular protein fibers
  3. ground substance
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includes epithelia and glands. Epithelia are layers of cells that cover internal and external structures. Glands are secreting cells. They lack blood vessels.

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epithelial tissue

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the most abundant cells of connective tissue proper. They are permanent residents and they are responsible for producing connective tissue fibers and ground substance.

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fibroblasts

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two cells are held together by embedded membrane proteins called connexions. They form a narrow passageway that let small ions pass from cell to cell.

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gap junction

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Secreting cells of the epithelium tissue.

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gland cells

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the study of tissues

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histology

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a nonspecific defense mechanism that operates at the tissue level, characterized by swelling, rents, warmth, and pain

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inflammation

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fluid contents of the lymphatic vessels, similar in composition to interstellar fluid

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lymph

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13
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a phagocytic cell of the monocyte macrophage system

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macrophages

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the extracellular fibers and ground substance of a connective tissue .

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matrix

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a lubricating fluid that is composed of water and mucins and is produced by unicellular and multicellular glands along the digest, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive tracts.

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mucus membrane

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a tissue characterized by the presence of cells capable of contraction, includes skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle tissue.

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muscle tissue

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17
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a cells of neural tissue that is specialized for intracellular communication by changes in membrane potential and synaptic communication

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neuron

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a squamous epithelium and the underlaying loose connective tissue, the lining of the pericardial, plural, and peritoneal cavities

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serious membrane

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nervous tissue is specialized for electrical function

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stem cells

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restrictive fibrous connections that can result from surgery, infection, or other injuries

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adhesions

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21
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an irreversible change in the size and shape of the tissue

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anaplasia

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22
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the administration of drugs that either kill cancerous tissues

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dysplasia

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the study of cells that shed or collected from epithelia surfaces

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exfoliative cytology

24
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a surgical procedure to remove unwanted adipose tissue by sucking it through a tube

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liposuction

25
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a structural change in cells that alters the character tissue

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metaplasia

26
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tissue destruction that occurs after cells have been injured or killed

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necrosis

27
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physicians who specialize in identifying and treating cancers

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oncologists

28
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physicians who specialize in identifying and studying disease fibers

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pathologists

29
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an inflammation of pericardial lining that may lead to the accumulation of pericardial fluid

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pericarditis

30
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an inflammation of the peritoneum after infection or injury

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periitonitis

31
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the accumulation of fluid within the pleural cavities as a result of chronic infection or inflammation of the pleura

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pleaural effusion

32
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an inflammation of plural cavities

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pleuritis

33
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the repair of injured tissues following inflammation

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regeneration

34
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a stage in which a tumor stops growing or becomes smaller; this is a major goal of caner treatment

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remission

35
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specialized cells that combine to do a specific function

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tissue

36
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cells that secrete that are derived from epithelium

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glands, gland cells

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most or all of the cells activity producing secretions. These secretions are classified according to where they are discharged

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glandular epithelium

38
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secretions are discharged onto the surface of the epithelium. (milk, production)

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exocrine

outside secretions

39
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secretions are released into the surrounding tissue fluid and blood. These secretions, hormones, act as chemical messengers and regulate activities (hormones)

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endocrine

inside secretions

40
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two cells held together by a protein membrane called connexions. Has a passage way between for ions

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gap junctions

41
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the plasma membranes of two cells relocked together by CAMS and proteoglycans between opposite dense spots

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desmosomes

42
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cells are thin and flat (flat squares)

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squamous

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cells are round hexagonal boxed (circles or squares)

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cuboidal

44
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hexagonal but taller and more slender. (rectangles)

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columnar

45
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provides greater degrees of protection because it has several layers of cells above the basement membrane

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stratified epithelium

46
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consists of a single layer of cells covering the basement membrane. Line and fragile

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simple epithelium

47
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semi layered cells. Some cells reach all the way from basement membrane to surface cells.

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psuedostratified epithelium

48
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stratified epithelium that tolerates repeated cycles of stretching and recoiling. It is called transition because it appears in stretched and unstretched states (e.i. blatter)

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transitional epithelium

49
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mucus secretions

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merocrine secretions

50
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secretion that involves the loss of cytoplasm and secretory product (milk production)

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apocrine secretion

51
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the cell become compact and it burst and dies. (oil production on hair)

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holocrine secretion

52
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the extracellular fibers and ground substance

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matrix

53
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nuerons are

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nerve tissue cells

54
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cell body

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contains the nucleus of a neuron

55
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numerous branching projections are

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dendrites

56
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the stem of a neuron

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axon

AAE Anatomy (6 decks)

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