Lesson 6 - Part 2 Flashcards
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Describe the anatomy of basic tissue
- Cells with similar characteristics of form and function are grouped together to form a tissue.
- A tissue is a collections of similarly specialized cells that will then form into organs.
- Tissue types are categorized according to four basic histological types - epithelium, connective tissue, muscle, and nerve tissue
What are the 2 types of epithelium?
- Simple - squamous, cuboidal, columnar, pseudostratified
- Stratified - squamous ( keratinized/nonkeratinized) cuboidal, columnar, transitional
List the 4 types of connective tissue
- Solid soft - connective tissue proper, specialized (adipose, fibrous, elastic, reticular)
- Solid firm - cartilage
- Solid rigid - bone
- Fluid - blood, lymph
List the 2 types of muscle tissue
- Involuntary - smooth, cardiac
- Voluntary - skeletal
List the 2 types of nerve tissue
- Afferent - sensory
- Efferent - motor
It is during prenatal development that __________ differentiate into the various basic embryological tissue types—ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm—that will later form the basic ___________.
- embryonic cell layers
- histological tissue types of the body
Most tissue of the body can be _________ as the individual cells die and are removed from the tissue. The _________ is the time it takes for the newly divided cells to be completely replaced throughout the tissue. It differs for each of the basic tissue types, as well as for specific regions of the __________.
- renewed
- turnover time
- oral cavity
Describe the epithelium
- Epithelium is the tissue type that covers and lines both external and internal body surfaces, including vessels and small cavities.
- protective covering or lining
- tissue absorption
- secretion
- sensory
- specialized functions
Describe the histology of the epithelium
- Epithelium generally consists of closely grouped polyhedral cells surrounded by very little or no intercellular substance or tissue fluid.
- Capable of rapid turnover
- Epithelium is highly regenerative: deeper germinal cells are capable of reproduction by mitosis.
- Epithelial cells usually undergo cellular differentiation as they move from the deeper germinal layers to the surface.
- Epithelial cells are tightly joined by intercellular junctions: desmosomes, except in the more superficial layers.
- The epithelial cells are also tightly joined in to nearby noncellular surfaces by hemidesmosomes - I.e. basement membrane
- Epithelium is avascular, having no blood supply of its own.
- Cellular nutrition consisting of oxygen and metabolites is obtained by diffusion from the adjoining connective tissue, which is usually highly vascularized, providing its own source of nutrition.
Describe the basement membrane of the epithelium
The basement membrane is located between most epithelium and deeper connective tissue, such as skin and oral mucosa, and is produced by both the epithelium and the adjoining connective tissue.
Epithelium is classified based on cell __________
Shape
Simple epithelium consists of __________ layer(s) of epithelial cells
a single
Describe simple squamous epithelium and where it is found
- Simple squamous epithelium consists of flattened platelike epithelial cells
- Found in the lining blood and lymphatic vessels, heart, and serous cavities as well as interfaces in the lungs and kidneys.
Describe simple cuboidal epithelium and where it is found
Simple cuboidal epithelium consists of cube‑shaped cells that line the ducts of various glands, such as certain ducts of the salivary glands
Describe simple columnar epithelium and where it is found
Simple columnar epithelium consists of rectangular or tall cells, such as in the lining of salivary gland ducts, as well as the inner enamel epithelium, whose cells become enamel‑forming ameloblasts.
Describe pseudostratified columnar epithelium
- Pseudostratified looks like many layers, but all cells touch basement membrane
- This type lines the upper respiratory tract, including the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses
Describe stratified epithelium
Stratified epithelium consists of two or more layers of cells, with only the deepest level lining up to contact the basement membrane.
Interdigitation of the outer epithelium with the deeper connective tissue, having a basement membrane between them, appears on two-dimensional microscopic section as the ___________.
rete ridges (or rete pegs)
Stratified squamous epithelium can be ___________ or __________
- keratinized
- nonkeratinized
Describe keratin
- Keratin is a tough, fibrous, opaque, waterproof protein that is impervious to pathogenic invasion and resistant to friction
- Keratin is produced during the maturation of the keratinocyte epithelial cells as they migrate from near the basement membrane to the surface of the keratinized tissue, which occurs in certain regions of the oral mucosa found in the oral cavity.
Give an example of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
An example of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium is epidermis, which is the superficial layer of the skin
Describe the epidermis
- The epidermis overlies a basement membrane and the adjoining deeper layers of connective tissue (dermis and hypodermis, respectively.
- The skin has varying degrees of keratinization depending on the region of the body.
Describe turnover and repair of epithelium
- Turnover of epithelium occurs as the newly formed deepest cells migrate superficially from their formation near the basement membrane.
- The turnover time is the time taken for a cell to divide and pass through the entire thickness of tissue.
- In order to migrate, the cells release and then regain their desmosomal connections from their intercellular junctions in the more superficial location.
- The turnover time is higher for all types of epithelium as compared to connective tissue.
- This higher turnover time is a result of the higher level of mitosis in those deepest dividing cells near the basement membrane.
- Thus the older, superficial epithelial cells are being shed or lost at the same rate as the deeper germinal cells are dividing into more cells.
- These overall higher turnover times vary slightly for the different types of epithelium.
- The epithelium of the oral mucosa generally has a higher turnover time than the epidermis of the skin.
- The differences of turnover time are especially noted during repair or healing of the tissue after injury.
Describe connective tissue
- Connective tissue is derived from the somites during prenatal development.
- Connective tissue has many functions: it is involved in support, attachment, packing, insulation, storage, transport, repair, and defense.