Final rev Flashcards
(79 cards)
Thoracic cavity
- Pericardial (heart)
- Pleural (lungs)
Abdominopelvic cavity
Peritoneal
Parietal serous membrane
Lines body cavity (outside)
Visceral serous membrane
Lines the internal organs
Between Parietal & Visceral membrane
Serous fluids/the cavity
Epithelial tissue
Avascular but innervated
Connective tissue
Abundant, few cells, lots of extracellular matrix
Nervous tissue
Composed of neurons & neuroglia
Skeletal muscle
Striated muscle
Multinucleated
Peripheral nuclei
Cardiac muscle
Striated with intercalated disks
Branched with central nuclei
Lots of mitochondria
Stomach enzyme
pepsinogen, precursor for pepsin, digests proteins
Small intestine enzymes
digestive enzymes bound to intestinal wall
Lipase
digests lipid
Pepsin
digests protein into polypeptide chains
Cardiovascular system delivers
Blood & vital nutrients to cell & tissues of the body
Blood consists of
55% plasma
45% formed elements
Plasma contains
Proteins
Ions
Nutrients
Waste products
Gases
Formed elements contains
RBC
WBC
Platelets
Transport mechanism in kidney- Apical
Symport (Glucose)
Antiport (Calcium)
Transport mechanisms in Kidney- Basal
Na/K pump
facilitated diffusion (Glucose)
Microglial cells
Migrate to areas damaged by infection, trauma/stroke & perform phagocytosis
Satellite cells
Provides support & nutrition to neuron cell bodies & protect neurons from heavy metal poisoning within the PNS
Oligodendrocyte
Produce myelin which wraps around the axons of several neurons within the CNS