Tissues Flashcards
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What are tissues?
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-A group of cells working together
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What are the 4 types of tissues?
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- Epithelial tissue
- Muscle tissue
- Nervous tissue
- Cardiac tissue
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Epithelial tissue
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-Covers and lines surfaces
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Characteristics of Epithelial Tissue
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- Highly cellular
- Polar (apical/basal surface)
- Basement membrane
- Avascular
- Regenerative
- Specialized contacts
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What is simple squamous epithelium?
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- a single layer of flat cells
- Filtration and diffusion
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Where is simple squamous epithelium located?
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- Alveolar air sacs of lungs
- Kidney glomerulus
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Two special types of simple squamous epithelium
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- Endothelium
- Mesothelium
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Endothelium
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-Lines circulatory system (blood vessels and heart) and lymphatic vessels
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Mesothelium
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-Lines serous membranes
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Simple cuboidal epithelium
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-Secretion and absorption
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Simple cuboidal epithelium locations
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- Kidney tubules
- Glands
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Simple columnar epithelium
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-Secretion and absorption
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Location of simple columnar epithelium
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- Digestive tract (stomach, intestines)
- Glands
- Uterine tubes
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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
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- Single layer of cells, nuclei at various heights
- Secretion
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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium location
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- Trachea
- Glands
- Sperm carrying ducts
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Stratified squamous epithelium
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- Protection
- Found in areas exposed to a lot of friction
- Upper layer replaced by rapidly dividing cells in basal layer
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Stratified squamous epithelium location
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- Skin
- Mouth
- Esophagus
- Vagina
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Stratified Cuboidal epithelium
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- Rare
- Found in some sweat and mammary glands
- Typically two cell layers thick
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Stratified columnar epithelium
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- Rare
- Some parts of pharynx, male urethra and lining some glandular ducts
- Only apical layer columnar
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Transitional epithelium location
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- Bladder
- Ureters
- Urethra
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Glands
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-One or more cells that secrete a product (proteins, hormones, steroids)
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Endocrine glands
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- Ductless
- Secrete products into extracellular space by exocytosis
- Products are hormones
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Examples of endocrine glands
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- Pituitary gland
- Thyroid gland
- Adrenal gland
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Exocrine glands
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- Have ducts
- Secrete products onto body surfaces (skin) or into body cavities
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Examples of exocrine secretions
-Mucus, sweat, oil, saliva, bile, digestive enzymes (pancreas)
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Unicellular exocrine glands
- Single cell
- Ductless
- Ex: goblet cell
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Where are unicellular exocrine glands found
- Intestines
| - Trachea
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Merocrine glands
- Most common
| - Contents released by exocytosis
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Examples of merocrine glands
- Sweat glands
| - Goblet cells
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Holocrine glands
- Contents released by rupturing
| - Cells are killed in the secretion process
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Examples of holocrine glands
-Oil gland
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Functions of connective cells
- Connects tissues
- Supports other tissues
- Energy storage
- Transport
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Characteristics of Connective Tissue
-Degrees of vascularity
| Lots of extracellular matrix
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Degrees of vascularity
- Avascular- Cartilage
| - Highly vascular-adipose
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Lots of extracellular matrix
- True for cartilage, bone, tendons, ligaments, areolar tissue, blood, reticular
- Not true for adipose tissue
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Extracellular matrix
- Collagen
- Elastin
- Reticular fibers
- Ground substance
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Collagen
- Tough thick fibers
| - Able to withstand tension
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Elastin
-Thin fibers, stretch and recoil
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Reticular fibers
- Very fine collagen fibers
| - Form a branched network to support tissue
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Ground substance
-Interstitial fluid, proteoglycans, proteins and polysaccharides
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Proteoglycans
- Giant protein/carbohydrate complexes
| - Very negatively charged-attracts water and ions into extracellular space
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Functions of proteoglycans
- Keep tissues hydrated
- Help lubricate fibers
- Helps withstand compression
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Cell types
- Fibroblast
- Chondroblast
- Osteoblast
- Hematopoetic stem cell (hematocytoblast)
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Fibroblast
-Makes collagen fibers
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Chondroblast
-Makes cartilage
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Osteoblast
-Makes bone
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Hematopoetic stem cell
-Makes blood cells, not ECM
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Blood borne cells
- White blood cells
- Macrophages
- Mast cells
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White blood cells
-Help with tissue response to injury or infection
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Macrophages
-Eat foreign particles by phagocytosis
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Mast cells
-Release substances (histamine) from granules
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Histamine
-Makes capillaries leaky
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Areolar connective tissue components
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ECM
-Loosely packed fibers (all kinds)
-Lots of ground substance
Cells
-Fibroblasts
-Blood borne cells
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Areolar connective tissue characteristics
- Vascular
| - Found under layers of epithelium
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Areolar connective tissue functions
- Wraps and cushions tissues
| - Defense against infection
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Adipose connective tissue characteristics
- Sparse ECM
- Highly cellular
- Highly vascular
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Adipose connective tissue locations
- Subcutaneous
- Around organs
- Behind eyeballs
- Breast
- Abdomen
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Adipose connective tissue functions
- Shock absorber
- Insulator
- Energy storage
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Reticular connective tissue components
- Only reticular ECM fibers
| - Many white blood cells
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Reticular connective tissue location
- Spleen
- Lymph nodes
- Bone marrow
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Reticular connective tissue function
-Provides a supportive framework for blood cells
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Dense regular connective tissue characteristics
- Mostly parallel collagen fiber bundles (resists tension)
- Fibroblasts
- Avascular
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Dense regular connective tissue locations
- Tendons
- Ligaments
- Aponeuroses
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Tendons
-muscle to bone
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Ligaments
-bone to bone
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Aponeuroses
-muscle to muscle
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Function of dense regular connective tissue
- connects bones and muscles
| - resists tension
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Dense irregular connective tissue components
- Irregularly arranged collagen fiber bundles (can withstand tension)
- Fibroblasts
