Terms 179-224 Flashcards
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The study of tissues
Histology
Epithelial, connective, muscle and nervous
The four types of tissue
Covers and lines body surfaces and cavities. Cells tightly packed together, have an apical and basal surface, are avascular, are innervated, and are highly regenerative.
Epithelial Tissue
Connects structures, bind, support and protect other tissues and allow for transportation of substances throughout the body/
Connective Tissues
Allow for contraction
Muscle tissue
Generate, send, and receive messages
Nervous tissues
Have a free surface called the apical surface and a basal surface to which they are bound
Epithelial tissues
(ECM) Composed of substances in a liquid, thick gel, or solid that surround the cells of a tissue. Consists of ground substance and fibers.
Extracellular matrix
Based on the number of cell layers and the shape of the cells. (For example, simple squamous would be one cell layer thick and the cells would be flattened.)
Naming Epithelial tissue
One cell layer thick
Simple Epithelia
More than one cell layer thick
Stratified Epithelial
Flat
Squamous
Cube shaped
Cuboidal
Tall and elongated
Columnar
A specialized type of columnar cell that secretes mucous.
Goblet Cell
once cell layer thick, flattened cells. One location would be the alveoli (Air sacs) of the lungs.
Simple squamous epithelium
Found in areas of abrasion/friction. Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium is found on the outside layer of the skin.
Stratified squamous epithelium
One cell layer thick of column shaped is. One location would be the small intestine.
Simple columnar epithelium
Found in the trachea.
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
Several layers of epithelia cells and the underlying basal lamina found in the organs of the urinary system; cell can change shape from dome shaped to squamous when the bladder is stretched.
Transitional Epithelium
Secrete their products (usually hormones) directly into the bloodstream.
Endocrine glands
Secrete their products (ex: sweat) through an epithelium-lined duct.
Exocrine glands
Products are packaged in secretory vesicles for release by exocytosis
Merocrine secretions
Product accumulates in cytosol and is released when cell ruptures and dies (ex: oil.)
Holocrine Secretion