Topic 2 Terms List

Question 1

Epithelial Tissue

Answer 1

Tightly packed cells that cover and line body surfaces, relies on diffusion for nutrition and waste removal

Question 2

Connective Tissue

Answer 2

Widely scattered cells with plenty of intercellular space and substance (matrix)

Question 3

Muscle Tissue

Answer 3

Excitable and Contractile Tissue

Question 4

What are the 3 subclasses of Muscle Tissue?

Answer 4

Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth Muscle

Question 5

Nervous Tissue

Answer 5

Excitable tissue used to send short-term signals to specific targets

Question 6

Lumen

Answer 6

Surface

Question 7

Apical Surface

Answer 7

Edge towards the external layer of the cell

Question 8

Basal Surface

Answer 8

Bottom edge of the cell

Question 9

Basement Membrane

Answer 9

Delicate membrane that the basal surface is attached to

Question 10

What does simple mean?

Answer 10

1

Question 11

What does squamous mean?

Answer 11

Squished

Question 12

What does stratified mean?

Answer 12

Many Layers

Question 13

What does cuboidal mean?

Answer 13

Cube Shaped

Question 14

What does columnar mean?

Answer 14

Column Shaped

Question 15

What does Pseudostratified mean?

Answer 15

False Layers, will look like there is multiple layers but there’s not

Question 16

Cilia

Answer 16

Waves back and forth and can move things around

Question 17

Keratinized

Answer 17

Has extra layer (thick skin)

Question 18

Non-Keratinized

Answer 18

Doesn’t have the extra layer

Question 19

Transitional Epithelium

Answer 19

Permits expansion and recoils after stretching

Question 20

Endocrine Gland

Answer 20

Secretes product (hormones) directly into blood, no ducts

Question 21

Exocrine Gland

Answer 21

Secretes through ducts, product goes to the surface

Question 22

Merocrine

Answer 22

Product is released from the secreting vesicles by a process known as exocytosis

Question 23

Apocrine

Answer 23

Loss of cytoplasm, along with loss of secreting product

Question 24

Holocrine

Answer 24

Destroys the cell, was packed with secreting product then burst

Question 25

Matrix

Answer 25

Things are embedded in or fills a space

Question 26

Extracellular

Answer 26

Outside of cells

Question 27

Elastin Fibers

Answer 27

Stabalize position of vertebrae, permits expansion and contraction of organs

Question 28

Collagen Fibers

Answer 28

Branching bundles of indefinite length

Question 29

Reticular Fibers

Answer 29

Form "stroma"

Question 30

Ground Substance

Answer 30

Clear, colorless fluid that fills the space between cells and fibers

Question 31

Fibroblasts

Answer 31

Secrete collagen proteins that are used to maintain a framework for tissues

Question 32

Mesenchyme

Answer 32

Embryonic Connective Tissue

Question 33

Loose CT

Answer 33

fills space between organs, cushions and stabalizes

Question 34

What are the types of Connective Tissue?

Answer 34

Areolar, Adipose, Reticular

Question 35

Areolar CT

Answer 35

Loosely organized elastic and collagen fibers

Question 36

Adipose CT

Answer 36

accounts for most of the volume

Question 37

Reticular CT

Answer 37

forms "stroma"

Question 38

What are the types of Dense CT?

Answer 38

Regular, Irregular, and Elastic

Question 39

Dense Regular CT

Answer 39

collagen fibers dominate and are arranged parallel to each other and are tightly packed

Question 40

Dense Irregular CT

Answer 40

Collagen fibers dominate byt the fibers have no consistent arrangements

Question 41

Elastic CT

Answer 41

elastic fibers dominate

Question 42

Where is Arelor CT located?

Answer 42

between muscles and around joints

Question 43

What is the function of Arelor CT?

Answer 43

Cushions organs and provides support

Question 44

Where is Adipose CT located?

Answer 44

Padding around eyes and kidneys

Question 45

What is the function of Adipose CT?

Answer 45

provides padding and cushions shock

Question 46

Where is Reticular CT located?

Answer 46

Liver and Kidney

Question 47

What is the function of the Reticular CT?

Answer 47

provides supporting framework

Question 48

What is the function of dense regular CT?

Answer 48

provides firm attachment and conducts pull of muscle

Question 49

Where is dense regular CT located?

Answer 49

Tendons and Ligaments

Question 50

Where is dense irregular CT located?

Answer 50

Dermis and nerve and muscle sheaths

Question 51

What is the function of dense irregular CT?

Answer 51

provides strength to resist forces from many direction

Question 52

Where is Dense Elastic CT located?

Answer 52

blood vessel walls and between vertebrae

Question 53

What is the function of Dense Elastic CT?

Answer 53

stabilizes positions of vertebrae and cushions shock

Question 54

What do Red Blood Cells do?

Answer 54

Transport oxygen in the blood

Question 55

What do White Blood Cells do?

Answer 55

Defend the body from infection and disease

Question 56

What do Platelets do?

Answer 56

Blood Clotting

Question 57

Where is Hyaline Cartilage located?

Answer 57

forming part of nasal septum, connects ribs to sternum

Question 58

What is the function of Hyaline Cartilage?

Answer 58

provides stiff but flexible supportive, reduces friction

Question 59

Where is Elastic Cartilage located?

Answer 59

Epiglottis and Auricle of Ear

Question 60

What is the function of the Elastic Cartilage?

Answer 60

Provides support and extremely flexible

Question 61

Where is the fibrocartilage located?

Answer 61

pads within knee joints and invertebrate discs

Question 62

What is the function of fibrocartilage?

Answer 62

Durable and tough, resists compression and shock

Question 63

Chondrocytes

Answer 63

slow metabolism and doesn't heal quick

Question 64

Lacunae

Answer 64

small chambers

Question 65

Perichondrium

Answer 65

dense layer of fibrous connective tissue

Question 66

Hyaline Cartilage

Answer 66

most common, no stain

Question 67

Elastic Cartilage

Answer 67

form "stroma", stains dark

Question 68

Fibrocartilage

Answer 68

Dense interwoven collagen fibers

Question 69

Osteocytes

Answer 69

bone cell

Question 70

Lacunae

Answer 70

Small Chambers

Question 71

Canaliculi

Answer 71

Tiny tubes in extracellular matrix

Question 72

Periosteum

Answer 72

dense irregular CT

Question 73

Trabecular Bone

Answer 73

Spongy Bone

Question 74

Cortical Bone

Answer 74

Compact Bone

Question 75

Haversian System (osteon)

Answer 75

Cylinder-shaped unit

Question 76

Haversian (central) canal

Answer 76

contains blood vessels

Question 77

Volkmans (perforating) canal

Answer 77

small channels in the bone that transmit blood vessels

Question 78

Where is Simple Squamous Epithelium located?

Answer 78

Inner lining of cornea, endothelia lining of the heart and blood vessels

Question 79

What is the function of Simple Squamous Epithelium?

Answer 79

Reduces friction, preforms absorption and secretion

Question 80

Where is Stratified Squamous Epithelium Located?

Answer 80

surface of skin and lining of mouth

Question 81

What is the function of Stratified Squamous Epithelium?

Answer 81

provides protection against abrasion, pathogens, and chemical attacks

Question 82

Where is Simple Cubodial Epithelium located?

Answer 82

Glands and ducts

Question 83

What is the function of Simple Cubodial Epithelium?

Answer 83

Limited protection, secretion, and absorption

Question 84

Where is Stratified Cubodial Epithelium located?

Answer 84

Lining of some ducts

Question 85

What is the function of Stratified Cubodial Epithelium?

Answer 85

Protection, Secretion, and Absorption

Question 86

Where is Transitional Epithelium Located?

Answer 86

Urinary Bladder and Renal Pelvis

Question 87

What is the function of Transitional Epithelium?

Answer 87

Permits expansion and recoils after stretching

Question 88

Where is Simple Columnar Epithelium located?

Answer 88

lining of stomach and intestines

Question 89

What is the function of Simple Columnar Epithelium?

Answer 89

Protection, Secretion, Absorption

Question 90

Where is Stratified Columnar Epithelium located?

Answer 90

small areas of mammary glands and salivary gland ducts

Question 91

What is the function of Stratified Columnar Epithelium?

Answer 91

Protection

Question 92

Where is Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar Epithelium located?

Answer 92

Lining of Nasal Cavity and Trachea

Question 93

What is the function of Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar Epithelium?

Answer 93

Protection, Secretion, and Move Mucus with Cilia