Flashcards in Histology Deck (91)
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What are the four categories of tissues?
epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
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What does the Epithelial tissues include?
simple, stratified, pseudostratified, transitional, glandular
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What are the shapes of epithelial tissue?
squamous, cuboidal, columnar
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what are the three types of connective tissues?
protein fibers, mixed, fluid
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what do the protein fibers include?
dense, loose, adipose, reticular
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what do the mixed tissues include?
cartilage, bone, fluid
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What are the only fluid connective tissues we have?
blood
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what are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
skeletal, smooth, cardiac
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what are the types of nervous tissue?
glial, neuron
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An epithelial tissue that has one layer
simple
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An epithelial tissue that has many layers
stratified
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filling between the cells
interstitial/ extracellular matrix
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Most abundant tissue in the body
connective tissue
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Where are connective tissues found?
throughout the body
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What are connective tissues composed of?
Scattered cells with abundant intercellular material
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What are the functions of connective tissues? (9)
bind structures, support, framework, fill spaces, store fat, produce blood cells, protects against infection, repairs tissue damage
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produced by connective tissue cells and excreted to their exterior, separates living cells
extracellular matrix
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what does the extracellular matrix consist of?
ground substances and fibers
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composed of water and adhesion proteins
ground substance
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allowing connective tissue cells to attach themselves to the matrix fibers embedded in the ground substance
adhesion proteins
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strands of collagen, elastin, or reticular protein
protein fibers
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mixture of fibers and hard mineral deposits
protein fibers and ground substance
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loose
areolar
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refers to cartilage
chondro
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space
lacunae
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what are the 2 categories of connective tissues?
dense and loose
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what do dense protein fiber matrix include?
regular and irregular
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attachment for basement memberane
loose
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protein matrix with fat containing cells scattered throughout
adipose
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netlike meshwork of the collagen fibers that helps hold tissues in place and sometimes helps to filter particles from fluids passing through it
reticular
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what are the types of mixed matrix?
cartilage and bone
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what are 3 types of cartilage?
elastic, hyaline, fibrocartilage
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external ear, parts of larynx
elastic
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ends of bones, joint linings
hyaline
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invertebral disks, knees and pelvic girdle
fibrocartilage
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cartilage cells; lie within lacunae
chondrocytes
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bone cell
osteocyte
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what are the 2 types of bone tissues?
compact, spongy
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outer covering of all bones and along shafts of large bones
compact
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scaffolding of bone inside a shell of compact bone
spongy
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liquid matrix (blood plasma) and circulating blood cells
fluid matrix
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Groups of cells with similar structures and functions working together to carry out a specific function
tissue
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the study of tissues
histology
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exposed to outside or open space internally
free surface
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lacks blood cells
avascular
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contains nerves
innervated
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prevents virus and bacteria to enter
rapid mitosis
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what are the functions of tissues?
physical and chemical protection, sensory reception, secretion, absorption, excretion
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looks like it's layered but it's not; nuclei in different spots of cells
pseudostratified
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flattened cells
squamous
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box-like cells
cuboidal
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pillar like cells
columnar
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elastic cells that flatten as stretched
transitional
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what are all epithelial tissues anchored to?
basement membrane
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where is the simple squamous found?
lungs, capillaries, alveoli
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what does the simple squamous do?
exchange gases, lines blood and lymph vessels and body cavities
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Where are the simple cudboidal found?
ovaries, kidney tubules, ducts of glands
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what does the simple cudboidal epithelium do?
secretion and absorption in kidneys, secretion in glands
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where are the simple columnar found?
uterus, stomach, intestines
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what does the simple columnar do?
protects underlying tissues, secretes digestive fluids, absorbs nutrients, increase surface area
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where are the stratified squamous found?
skin, mouth, throat, vagina, anal canal
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what does the stratified squamous do?
prevents water and substances from escaping, blocks chemicals and microorganisms
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where are stratified cuboidal found?
mammary gland, sweat gland, pancreas, salivary glands
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what does the stratified cuboidal do?
provides more protection
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where are the stratified columnar found?
vas deferens, male urethra, parts of the pharynx
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what does the stratified columnar do?
protects underlying tissue
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where are the pseudostratified columnar found?
respiratory tubes
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what does the pseudostratified columnar do?
line and sweep debris
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where are transitional epithelium found?
urinary bladder, ureter, superior urethra
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what does the transitional epithelium do?
desensibility and keeps urine from diffusing, expandable lining
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where are the glandular epithelium found?
digestive system, respiratory system, skin, salivary, pancreatic, sweat, mammary glands
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what does the glandular epithelium do?
secrete products into ducts, secrete in body fluids and blood
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secretes products into ducts
exocrine
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secrete in body fluids and bloode
endocrine
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Considered to be organs because they are composed of more than one type of tissue
Epithelial membranes
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What are epithelial membranes made of?
Epithelium and connective tissue
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What are the four main types of epithelial membranes?
Serous, mucus, synovial, integumentary
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Most common connective tissue
fibroblast
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cordlike or bandlike mass of white fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone
tendon
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cell that secretes mucus
goblet
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concentric rings of bone cells
lamellae
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skin gland that secretes sebum
sebaceous gland
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discs that provide special connection in cardiac muscle
intercalated disc
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protein in white fibers of connective tissues and in bone matrix
collagen
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What are the characteristics of skeletal muscle?
voluntary, striated
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What are the characteristics of smooth muscle?
involuntary, visceral
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What are the characteristics of cardiac muscle?
Branched, striated
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Where are nervous tissues located?
Brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves
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Bone forming cells
Osteoblasts
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Refers to a type of cell
-Cyte
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