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Primary tissues

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Group of similar cells that w/ extra cellular products are specialized to perform a common function

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Types of primary tissues

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Epithelium, CT, muscle, nervous tissue

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Epithelia

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. Closely associated cells w/ little ECM
. Cover and line almost all body and organ surfaces
. Avascular

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What is epithelia derived from?

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All primary germ layers (ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm

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Basic epithelial functions

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. Protection
. Absorption
. Secretion
. excretion
. Gas exchange
. Gliding between inner body surfaces
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Epithelial regions/domains

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. Apical
. Basal
. Lateral

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Epithelial apical domain

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. Faces external environment or lumen of tubular structure
. Can exhibit structural surface modifications (cilia, microvilli, stereocilia) important for protection and absorption/movement of substances

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Epithelial basal domain

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Assoc. w/ basal lamina that separates epithelium from CT

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Lateral domain in epithelia

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In contact w/ neighboring cells

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Microvilli

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. Finger-like protections that inc. surface area (1um)
. Closely packed ones can be seen in LM as striated/brush border
. Single microvilli only seen in EM

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What cells are microvilli found?

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Cells involved in fluid transport and absorption (# microvilli correlates w/ cell absorptive capacity)

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Microvilli structure

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. Has cross-linked actin filament core from tip of microvillus into apical cytoplasm
. Anchored in terminal web

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Terminal web structure

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. Network of actin filaments added by spectrin, myosin, tropomyosin

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Spectrin function in terminal web

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Connects terminal web to apical cell membrane

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Myosin and tropomyosin role in terminal web

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Contractile proteins that affect size of apical cell surface

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Stereocilia

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. Long, branching finger-like projections in male reproductive system
. Supported by actin filaments and are immotile

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Cilia

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. Motile cell surface projections originating from basal bodies
. 5-10 um long

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Structure of cilia

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. Axoneme has 2 central microtubules surrounded by 9 microtubule doubles (9+2)
. Basal bodies formed by 9 triplets of microtubules w/o central microtubules (9+0)
. Axonemal doublets are continuous w/ 2 of 3 microtubules of basal body

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Are 9+2 cilia motile?

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YES

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Cilia functions

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. On cels used to transport substances over epithelial cell surface
. Protection of epithelial surface in respiratory tract
. Transport of fertilized egg from oviduct to uterus

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What is axoneme a component of?

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Sperm tail/flagellum

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Genetic defects in axonemal proteins (kertagener’s Syndrome) cause what problems?

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. Resp. Tract problems bc cilia can’t clear mucus

. Males are sterile bc sperm is immotile

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Primary cilia

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. 9+0 pattern

. immotile single primary cilium on every cell

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Primary cilia function

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Cellular antenna in sensing extra cellular environment

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What diseases are linked to primary cilia damage?
Cancer, obesity, and polycystic kidney disease
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Lateral domain specialization in epithelium
. Close contact between epithelial cells maintained by CAMs and junctions . Terminal bar
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Basal domain specializations in epithelial cells
. Basal lamina produced by epithelial cells . Hemidesmosomes . Basal infoldings in cells w/ active transport of ions (striations in LM)
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Basal lamina
. Sheet of ECM that anchors epithelia to CT | . Visible in EM only as lamina densa
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Major components of basal lamina
Type IV collagen and laminin and proteoglycans
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External lamina
Basal lamina around other cell types besides epithelia hat come in contact w/ CT and completely surrounds cell (muscle, fat cells)
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Basement membrane
. Basal lamina and lamina reticularis (underlying CT) | . Visible under LM
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Disruption in external lamina in skeletal muscles causes ___
Muscular dystrophies
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What pathological conditions change basal lamina thickness?
Diabetes and glomerulonephritis
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Size and shape types of epithelia
. Simple or stratified in number of layers | . Squamous, cuboidal, or columnar in shape
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Simple squamous epithelia
. Sheet of flat cells . Mosaic appearance . Prominent nucleus and attenuated cytoplasm . Lines structures or spaces
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Mesothelium
Simple squamous epithelium that lines body cavities
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Endothelium
Simple squamous epithelium that lines blood vessels
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Simple cuboidal epithelium
. Single layer cuboidal cells . Square w/ round nucleus/ polygonal on surface view . Secretory . Lines ducts leading from secretory units . Forms secretory units pyramid or square in shape
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Simple columnar epithelium
. Single layer columnar cells . Rectangle w/ basally located nucleus/ polygonal in surface view . Absorptive or secretory
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Stratified squamous epithelium
. Basal cells cuboidal (along basal lamina, area of mitotic activity) . Middle layers for cellular differentiation . Surface cells squamous (less active) . Lining or protective, metabolically less active . Can be keratinized or nonkeratinizing
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Stratified cuboidal
. 2+ layers of cuboidal cells | . Found in large ducts of exocrine glands
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Stratified columnar epithelium
. Layers of cells w/ top layer columnar shape | . Found in largest ducts of exocrine glands and in parts of male urethra
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Pseudostratified columnar
. All cells contact basal lamina but are diff. Heights to looks layered . Cell shape varies w/ nuclei at diff. Levels . Lining type, frequently ciliated . Found in resp. System
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Transitional (uroepithelium) epithelium
. Found lining dispensable organs (bladder) . Relaxed state: many layers, surface cells bulge into lumen . Distended state: fewer layers, surface cells squamous
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Endocrine glands
. Have no ducts, cells secrete products into blood/lymph indirectly . Hormones diffuse via interstitium . Single cells/groups of cells organized into sheets, cords, lumps, or follicles
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Exocrine glands
. Secrete products onto body surfaces via duct system . Form sheet of cells secreting into common lumen (stomach) . Have secretory units that secrete into duct system
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Types of exocrine glands and describe them
. Unicellular: 1-cell glands (goblet cells ) . Multicellular: secretory portion (alveolar v. Tubular), duct system (simple v compound), nature (mucous v. Serous), mode (merocrine, apocrine, Holocrine)
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Types of duct system
Simple: unbranched | . Compound: branched
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Shapes of secretory units
. Sac-like (acinar, alveolar, saccular) . Tube-shapes (tubular) . Mix (tubuloalveolar or tubuloacinar)
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Merocrine secretion
Secretory product released by. Exocytosis (most common)
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Apocrine secretion
Secretory products released in apical area of cell along with portion of cytoplasm and plasma membrane
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Holocrine exocrine secretion
Whole cell is secretory product
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Products secreted by merocrine glands
. Mucins produced by mucous cells (glycosylated, form mucus after hydrated, pale cytoplasm) . Serous cells produce nonglycosylated proteins (have strongly staining cytoplasm and round nucleus)
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Secretory unit types
. Mucous (mucous glands) . Serous (serous glands) . Mixed: mucous secretory units capped by serous cells (serous demilune)
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Metaplasia
Transformation of 1 type of epithelium to another
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Carcinoma
Malignant tumor of epithelial origin
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Adenocarcinoma
Malignant tumor derived from glandular epithelium
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Papilloma
Benign tumor (wart) projecting from surrounding surface from overgrowth of epithelial tissue on papillae of vascularized CT
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Basal infoldings
Indents in basal side of epithelium . Mitochondria found there . Found in cells that transport ions a lot
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Umbrella cells
Cells that are puffing out in transitional epithelium
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Acinar shape
Look like grapes, balls of secretory cells

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