lecture 4 Flashcards
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progenitor
a common ancestral cell
four types of tissues in the body
muscle
epithelial
connective
nervous
histology
the scientific study of tissues
general function of epithelial tissues (4)
- cover a protect the body
- line hollow organs
- form glands
- specialized for exchange with the environment
general function of connective tissue (4)
- protects and supports the body and internal organs
- connects organs
- stores energy
- aids in immunity
muscular tissue (2)
- contract to general force
- generate body heat
nervous tissue (2)
- detects and responds to stimuli
- generates electrical signals to stimulate changes in muscle or glands
tight junctions (3, structure, function, location)
- transmembrane proteins on adjacent cells
- form leakproof connections
- found in stomach, intestine, urinary bladder
adherens junction (3, SFL)
- plaque connects transmembrane proteins to microfilaments and sinches together
- resists tearing
- found in areas that contract
desmosomes junction (3, SFL)
- similar to adherens but with INTERMEDIATE filaments rather than microfilaments
- prevents tearing of epidermis, and ripping of muscle cells during heartbeats
- can be found in heart, urinary bladder
hemidesmosomes (3, SFL)
- transmembrane glycoproteins connect intermediate filaments to proteins of the basement membrane (laminins)
- anchor cells to underlying tissue (basement membrane), resists abrasion
-can be found in the skin
basement membrane layers (2) and function (2)
basal lamina - top layer
reticular lamina - bottom layer
separates overlying epithelial tissue from underlying connective tissue
provides a surface for epitehlia to anchor and grow
gap junctions (3, SFL)
- protein channels (connexons, made by connexins) that connect membranes of adjacent cells
- assist in coordination of tissue function by permitting signal sharing
- found between nerves
epithelial tissue is classified by: (2)
number of layers
and
shape of the cells in the tissue
surface epithelium
epithelium that lines body surfaces
glandular epithelium
epithelium that makes up the glands
arrangement of layers in epithelial tissues (3)
- simple - one layer
- pseudostratified - one layer that looks like many
- stratified - multiple layers
cell shapes in epithelial tissues (3)
squamous - flat and tile like
cuboidal - cube shaped
- columnar - column shaped
transitional epithelium or urothelium
variable in shape depending on if stretched
looks squamous when stretched, cuboial when at rest
polerized cells meaning and example
cells that have ends or faces
epithelial cells
apical surface
top, faces the inside of an organ, vessel, duct, or external environment
basal surface
bottom, faces underlying tissue (usually connective tissue)
lateral surface
sides, faces adjacent cells
simple squamous epithelium (3, SFL)
- single layer, flat tile like cells
- good for filtration of body fluids and diffusion of nutrients and gases
- found in lining of blood vessels and epithelial lining of serous membranes