EPITHELIAL TISSUES Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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EPITHELIAL TISSUE
A
- lines any surface in contact with external environment
- the inner surface organs with cavities
2
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TWO TYPES OF TISSUES
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- Columnar epithelium
- Squamous epithelium
3
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COLUMNAR EPITHELIAL TISSUE
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- found in trachea and bronchi
- have lots of mitochondria
- Goblet cells produce mucus
- cilia move mucus away from lungs
4
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SQUAMOUS EPITHELIAL TISSUE
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- flat and thin with egg shaped nuclei
- often only one cell thick
- good for where diffusion occurs
5
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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
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- Cillia slow and stop beating
- Mucus builds up
- Pathogens invade easily
