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Tissues - ch 4 Flashcards

1
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  • covers the body and many of its parts

- continuous sheets that contain no blood vessels

A

epithelial tissue

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2
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  • the most abundant & widely distributed tissue in the body
  • more varied forms than any of the other tissue types
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connective tissue

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3
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  • higher degree of contractility

- skeletal, cardiac and smooth (types)

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muscle tissue

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4
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-rapid communication between body structures and control of body functions

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nervous tissue

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5
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the 4 kinds of tissue

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  • epithelial
  • connective
  • muscle
  • nervous
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6
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the intercellular substance of a tissue

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matrix

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7
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flat and scalelike

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squamous

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8
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cube shaped

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cuboidal

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9
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more tall than wide

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columnar

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10
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a single layer of cells of the same shape

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simple

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11
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varying shapes that can stretch

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transitional

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12
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  • many layers of cells

- named for the shape of cells in the outer layer

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stratified

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13
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simple squamous

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  • single layer of flattened cells

- diffusion, filtration and osmosis

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14
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stratified squamous

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  • many layers
  • outermost layer in flattened cells
  • protection
  • surface of the skin
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simple columnar

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  • single layer of tall, narrow cells
  • lining of stomach
  • protection, secretion and transport
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stratified transistional

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  • many layers of varying shapes
  • capable of stretching
  • urinary bladder
  • protection
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17
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pseudo stratified

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  • single layer of tall cells that wedge together to appear as if there are two or more layers
  • lining of respiratory tract, lining of fallopian tubes
  • protection
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simple cuboidal

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  • single layer of cells that are as tall as they are wide
  • glands, kidney tubules
  • secretion and absorption
19
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“glue” that holds organs together

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areolar tissue

20
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  • lipid storage is primary function

- fat

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adipose tissue

21
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  • bundles of strong collagen fibers
  • tendons
  • anchors muscle to bone
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fibrous tissue

22
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support system for hematopoietic tissue

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reticular tissue

23
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  • matrix is calcified
  • function is support and protection
  • storage area for calcium
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bone

24
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  • matrix is gristle like

- cell type is chondrocyte

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cartilage

25
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  • matrix is fluid

- transportation and protection

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blood

26
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blood like connective tissue

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hematopoietic tissue

27
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elastic fibers that help tissues return to normal after being stretched

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elastin

28
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fibrous material that helps hold skin, muscles, bones & organs together

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fascia

29
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structural building blocks

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osteons

30
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cartilage cells located in tiny spaces throughout the matrix

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chondrocytes

31
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  • responsible for formation of blood cells & lymphatic system cells (important in defense against disease)
  • found in red bone marrow cavities
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hematopoietic tissue

32
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  • voluntary
  • long, threadlike cells
  • multiple nuclei & striations
  • “striated voluntary”
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skeletal tissue

33
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  • involuntary
  • branching interconnected cylinders with faint striations
  • contract the heart
  • “striated involuntary”
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cardiac tissue

34
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  • threadlike cells with single nuclei & no striations

- “non striated involuntary” or “visceral”

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smooth tissue

35
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-growth of new tissues

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regeneration

36
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dense fibrous mass

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scar

37
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unusually thick scar that develops in lower layer of the skin

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keloid

38
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  • nerve cells

- functions of conducting units of the system

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neurons

39
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connecting and supporting cells

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glia

40
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transmits a nerve impulse away from the cell body

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axon

41
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carry impulses toward the cell body

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dendrites

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