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How many types of tissues are there and names?

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4 types of tissues
1.epithelial
2. Connective
3.Muscle
4. Nervous

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What is the study of tissues?

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Histology

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Epithelial function and composition?

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Function
Covers body and organ surfaces,lines cavities forms glands

Composition- tightly packed
Minimal extra cellular matrix

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Connective tissue composition and function ?

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Composition- has cells ,protein fibers ,and ground substance .

Function- bind ,support ,and protect organs

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Muscle tissue function and composition?

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Composition- cylindral cells, or spindle shaped. Myo filaments

Function- moves skeleton organ walls or body structures.

Tissue is contractile , conductive, elastic,extensible and excitable

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Nervous tissue functions and composition ?

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Function- Nero us transmit nerve impulses and process information ; glial cells support, protect and nourish neurons

Composition- contains Neurons and glial cells

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Epithelial tissue location and composition?

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Covers body surfaces
Lines body cavities
Forma majority of glands

Cellularity
Tightly packed cells

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Which cells lack blood vessels ?

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Epithelial cells are Avascular
No blood vessels

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How is epithelial tissue classified ?

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Epithelial tissue is classified by number of cell layers and shape

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How many epithelial tissue types and what are they called. ?

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3 types
1.Simple epithelial- 1 layer thick
Function -Filter, absorption , or secretion

2.stratified epithelium -2 or more layers
Function -mechanical stress

3.pseudostratified epithelium
Appears layered
Function- all cells contact basement membrane

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Epithelium shapes?

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  1. Squamous- flat, wide irregular
    Flat nucleus

2.cuboidal cells- as tall as wide
Spherical nucleus in center

3.columnar cells - slender ,tall,
Oval nucleus lengthwise in basal region

  1. Transitional cells- change In Shape depends on stretch of epithelium
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Simple squamous epithelium

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Lines air sacs in lungs(alveoli)
Vessels walls(endothelium)
Serous membrane (mesothelioma)

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Simple cuboidal epithelium

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Ideal for structural components of glands

Found in thyroid gland follicle surface of ovary ducts of most exocrine glands

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What cells are ideal for secretory and absorptive functions ?

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Simple columnar epithelium

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What are 2 forms of simple columnar epithelium?

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  1. Nonciliated - contains microvili
    Unicellular glands - goblet cells
    Secrete glycoprotein - mucin
    Forms mucus when mixed with water

LINes most of digestive tract from stomach to anal canal

  1. Ciliated- bronchioles
    Uterine tubes
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Pseudostratufied columnar epithelium has how many forms ?

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Appears as multilayer cells
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forms
1.Ciliated - goblet cells secrete mucin
Located in passageways of realities system

2.nonCiliated- no cilia or goblet cells
Occurs in male urethra and epidudymis

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Which occurs in male urethra and epididymis?

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Non Ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium

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Stratified squamous epithelium function and location ?

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Multiple cell layers
Protects against abrasion and friction
Exist in keratinized and non keratinized forms

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Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium location and nucleus status?

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Dead cells
No nuclei ; has keratin
Found in epidermis of skin

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Non keratinized stratified squamous epithelium are found where ? What is there status ?

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Cells alive
Found in oral cavity , pharynx esophagus vaginal, anus

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stratified cuboidal epithelium function and loaction?

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function -protection and secretion
ex: sweat glands, male urethra, periphery of ovarian follicles

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where are stratified columnar epithelium found?

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found in large ducts of salivary g;ands
male urethra

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transitional epithelium

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limited to urinary tract
strectched state biniculated cells-2 nuclei allows stretching when bladder fills

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binucleated

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2 nuclei

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types of glands
endocrine or exorine
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endocrine glands examples and characteristics?
thyroid & Adrenal no DUCTS secrete hormone in blood
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exocrine glands
have DUCT ex; sweat glands, mammary glands, salicary glands
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common unicellular exocrine gland?
goblet cell
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multicelular exocrine glands are what?
Acini- cell clusters that produce secretions Ducts- transport secretions to epithelial surface partitio into LOBES
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how are exocrine glands classified?
method of secretion
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How many methods of secretion are there?
3 types merorine- lacrimal,sweat, salivary,gastric apocrine-mammary holocrine-sebaceous
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Connective tissue in a suppportive matrix origante from where?
embryonic tissue- mesenchyme
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what is mesenchy?
embryonic connective tissue
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connective tissue share what?
3 components cells proteins fibers ground substance
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examples of conective tissue?
bone and blood
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what has high regenerative capacity?
bone and blood
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can cartilage regenerate?
NO cartilage cannot regenearte only blood and bone.
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how many classes of connective tissue and name?
2 classes of connetive tissue REsident cells wandering cells
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Resident cells
stationary,permanent housed in CT maintain, support, repair extracellular matrix
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EXAMPLES OF RESIDENT CELLS
Fibroblast Adipocytes Mesenchymal fixed macrophages
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Wandering cells
types of leukocytes , white blood cells repair damaged extracellular matrix
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how many types of Protein fibers?
3 types collagen fibers reticular fibers Elastic fibers numerous in tendons and ligaments
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Collagen fibers
type of protein fiber in tendons and ligaments
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Reticular fibers
stroma of some organs lymph node , spleen liver
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Elastic fibers
has protein elastin(yellow fiber) in skin walls of arteries
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what is Ground substance and consistencys?
molecular produced by coonective tissue cells can be viscous- (blood) semisolid-(cartilage) solid-(bone)
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Extra cellular matrix?
made from ground substance + protein fibers
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how many Functions of connective tissue and names?
5 functions of connective tissues 1. physical protection 2. support and structural frameword 3.binding structures 4.storage 5.immune protection
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how many Connective tissue types and names?
3 types of connective tissues 1.Areolar 2.Adipose 3.Reticular
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Aereolar connective tissue function and location?
function-protects tissue and organs binds skin & epithelia provide blood vessel and nerves space located- papilary layer of dermis (skin) subcutanous layer (deep skin) surrounding organs nerve cells muscle cells blood vessel walls
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Adipose connective tissue function and loaction?
function- store energy insulate cushion adn protect loaction-subcutaneous layer surrounds , covers organs
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Reticular connective tissue location and function?
the function of reticular tissue provide stroma(supportive framework) to lympahtic organs location- spleen lymph nodes red bone marrow
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how many Dense connective tissue categories?
3 categories 1.Dense regular 2.dense irregular 3.Elastic- in wals of large arteries, trachea, vocal cords
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Dense regular connective tissue Location?
Tendons(attach muscle to bone); ligaments(bone to bone)
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Elastic connective tissue location ?
walls of elastic arteries(aorta) trachea vocal cords
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how many Supporting connectiv e tissue types?
2 types 1. Cartilage- more flexible cannot regenerate avascualr(no blood vessels) 2. Bone- vascular has blood vessels
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Chondrocytes are what?
mature cells that occupy small spaces called lacunae
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How manssy types of Cartilage?
3 types of cartilage 1.Hyaline cartilage- in nose trachea, larynx, coastal cartilage. function- support 2.Fibrocartilage-iinside ntravertable disc,public symphysis, menisci of knee joint. function - weight bearing, shock absorber 3. Elastic Cartilage- in external ear and epiglottis. function to maintain shape
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how many bone types ?
2 types of bones spongy bone - inside of bone compact bone- formed by osteons
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Bone functions?
1. levers for skeletal muscle movement 2. supports soft tissue 3.protects vital organs 4.stores minerals( calcium,phosphorus) 5.spongy bone houses hematopoietic cells that ake blood cells
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what are hematopoietic cells?
hematopeietic cells make blood
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what is an example of fluid connective tissue?
Blood is Fluid connective tissue
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what is plasma?
liquid ground substance
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what does plasma do?
plasma dissolves proteins transports nutrients water& hormones
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how many types of fluid connective tissue?
2 types of fluid connective tissue Blood and lymph
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lymph?
delivered from blood plasma no cellular components returns to bloodstream
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How many types of muscle tissue?
3 types of muscle tissue 1.skeletal 2.cardiac 3. smooth
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skeletal muscle tissue
has skeletal muscle fibers, strations voluntary
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cardiac muscle tissue
Confined to middle layer of heart wall myocardium involuntary
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Smooth muscle tissue loaction?
in walls of intestines stomach airways bladder,uterus and blood vessels helps movement through organs
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nervous tissue location adn function ?
function-transfer and integrate info. location- brain, spinal cord, and nerves cells called neurons
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parts of a neuron?
cell body- house of oragnelles nerve cell processes- extend from cell dendrite-receive incoming signals & trasnmit info axon-single long process from cell
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what are the longest cells in the body ?
neurons !! longest cell
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what makes an Oragan?
2 or more tissues to perform specific complex function
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how many types of Body membranes?
4 types body membranes 1. Mucous 2.Serous 3. cutaneous 4.Synovial
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Mucous membrane also known as?
mucosa
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Mucous membranes (mucosa) located ?
digestive, respitory, urinary,reproductive tracts
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cutaneous membrane?
aslo known as SKIN composed of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium protects internal organs prevents water loss

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