Tissues

Question 1

How merocrine secretion releases products

Answer 1

released by vesicles (exocytosis)

Question 2

How apocrine secretion releases products

Answer 2

Released by shedding cytoplasm

Question 3

How holocrine secretion releases products

Answer 3

released by cells bursting and killing gland cells

Question 4

merocrine secretion location

Answer 4

sweat glands, salivary glands

Question 5

apocrine secretion location

Answer 5

mammary gland

Question 6

holocrine secretion location

Answer 6

sebaceous glands

Question 7

gap junctions

Answer 7

held together by channel proteins

Question 8

gap junction function

Answer 8

allow ions to pass

Question 9

tight junctions

Answer 9

fusion of the outer layers of 2 plasma membranes

Question 10

Tight junction function

Answer 10

prevent diffusion of fluids and solutes

Question 11

desmosomes

Answer 11

CAMs and proteoglycans link opposing plasma membranes

Question 12

desmosome function

Answer 12

strength

Question 13

hemidesmosomes

Answer 13

attaches a cell to extracellular filaments in basement membrane

Question 14

spot desmosomes

Answer 14

stabilize the shape of the cell

Question 15

cell adhesion molecule

Answer 15

bind to each other and to extracellular materials

Question 16

epithelial tissue characteristics

Answer 16

cellularity, polarity, attachment, avascular, regeneration

Question 17

epithelial tissue functions

Answer 17

physical protection, control permeability, sensation, secretions

Question 18

pseudostratified columnar epithelium locations

Answer 18

lining of nasal cavity, trachea, and bronchi

Question 19

pseudostratified columnar epithelium functions

Answer 19

protection and secretion

Question 20

simple columnar epithelium locations

Answer 20

lining of stomach, intestine, and collecting ducts of kidneys

Question 21

simple columnar epithelium functions

Answer 21

protection, secretion, absorption

Question 22

transitional epithelium locations

Answer 22

urinary bladder, ureters

Question 23

transitional epithelium function

Answer 23

permits expansion and recoil after stretching

Question 24

simple cuboidal epithelium locations

Answer 24

glands, ducts, thyroid gland

Question 25

simple cuboidal epithelium functions

Answer 25

protection, secretion, absorption

Question 26

stratified cuboidal epithelium locations

Answer 26

lining of sweat and mammary ducts

Question 27

stratified cuboidal epithelium functions

Answer 27

protection, secretion, absorption

Question 28

simple squamous epithelium locations

Answer 28

lining of cavities, blood vessels, and inner cornea

Question 29

simple squamous epithelia functions

Answer 29

reduces friction, controls vessel permeability, absorption, secretion

Question 30

stratified squamous epithelium locations

Answer 30

surface of skin, lining of mouth, throat, esophagus, and rectum

Question 31

stratified squamous epithelium functions

Answer 31

protection against abrasion, chemicals, and pathogens

Question 32

connective tissue characteristics

Answer 32

specialized cells, solid extracellular protein fibers, fluid extracellular ground substance

Question 33

fibroblast locations

Answer 33

all connective tissue proper

Question 34

fibroblast functions

Answer 34

secrete proteins and hyaluronan

Question 35

fibrocyte location

Answer 35

all connective tissue proper

Question 36

fibrocyte function

Answer 36

maintain fibers of connective tissue

Question 37

macrophage function

Answer 37

eat pathogens and damaged cells

Question 38

fixed macrophage location

Answer 38

stay in tissues

Question 39

free macrophage location

Answer 39

migrate

Question 40

adipocyte function

Answer 40

stores fat

Question 41

mesenchymal cells function

Answer 41

respond to injury or infection

Question 42

melanocytes function

Answer 42

synthesize and store melanin

Question 43

mast cells function

Answer 43

stimulate inflammation after injury or infection, release histamine and heparin

Question 44

lymphocytes

Answer 44

immune cells in lymphatic system

Question 45

microphages

Answer 45

phagocytic blood cells

Question 46

microphages function

Answer 46

respond to signals from macrophages and mast cells

Question 47

Collagen fibers characteristics

Answer 47

long, straight, strong, flexible

Question 48

reticular fibers characteristics

Answer 48

interwoven fibers, strong, flexible

Question 49

reticular fibers function

Answer 49

stabilize functional cells and structures

Question 50

elastic fibers characteristics

Answer 50

branched and wavy

Question 51

elastic fibers function

Answer 51

elasticity and resilience

Question 52

ground substance

Answer 52

fills space between cells, slows pathogen movement

Question 53

areolar tissue location

Answer 53

between muscles, around joints, blood vessels, nerves

Question 54

areolar tissue function

Answer 54

cushions organs, support, defense against pathogens

Question 55

adipose tissue locations

Answer 55

deep to the skin, padding around eyes and kidneys

Question 56

adipose tissue function

Answer 56

padding, cushions shock, insulation, store energy

Question 57

reticular tissue locations

Answer 57

liver, kidney, spleen

Question 58

reticular tissue functions

Answer 58

support

Question 59

dense regular connective tissue location

Answer 59

between skeletal muscles and skeleton

Question 60

dense regular connective tissue functions

Answer 60

firm attachment, pull of muscles, reduces friction between muscles

Question 61

dense irregular connective tissue locations

Answer 61

capsules of visceral organs, nerve and muscle sheaths, dermis

Question 62

dense irregular connective tissue functions

Answer 62

provides strength to resist forces from many directions

Question 63

elastic tissue locations

Answer 63

between vertebrae of the spinal column

Question 64

elastic tissue functions

Answer 64

stabilizes positions of vertebrae, cushions shock

Question 65

hyaline cartilage locations

Answer 65

between tips of ribs and bones of sternum

Question 66

hyaline cartilage functions

Answer 66

stiff and flexible support, reduces friction

Question 67

elastic cartilage locations

Answer 67

external ear

Question 68

elastic cartilage functions

Answer 68

support, allows movement

Question 69

fibrous cartilage locations

Answer 69

pads in knee, intervertebral discs

Question 70

fibrous cartilage functions

Answer 70

prevents bone to bone contact

Question 71

Mucous membrane locations

Answer 71

line passageways that have external connections

Question 72

mucous membrane function

Answer 72

lubrication and protection

Question 73

serous membrane location

Answer 73

line cavities that are not open to the outside

Question 74

serous membrane function

Answer 74

lubrication

Question 75

cutaneous membrane location

Answer 75

outer surface of body