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A & P Tissues

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What are the 2 types of Merocrine Glands?   Serous and Mucous  
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What are the 3 types of Exocrine Glands?   Merocrine, Apocrine and Holocrine  
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Glandular Epithelium consist of?   Secretory columnar and cubodial epithelia  
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What does Transitional Epithelium do?   Lines the urinary bladder and system to provide an expandable lining.  
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What is Stratified Squamous Epithelium?   Thick tissue consisting of many layers, forms outer layer of skin.  
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How many types of Stratified Squamous Epithelium Cells are there?   2, Keratin and Non Keratin Cells  
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What is a Keratinized Cell?   accumulated by the older cells of the epidermis which causes them to become old and die.  
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What do Non-Keratinized Cells line?   The mouth, throat, vagina and anal canal.  
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What is Pseudostratified Columnar?   appears to be layered but is not- nuclei are located on many levels, cells posess cilia and are found in respiratory and reproductive system.  
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What is simple columner epithelium?   elongated cells with nuclei located near the basement membrane. occurs in uterus, stomach and intestines. Absorption.  
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What is the main role of Microvilli?   Increase Surface area  
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What do goblet cells do?   secrete protective fluid onto tissues.  
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Simple Cubodial Epithelium?   consist of a single layer of cube shaped cells, nuclei are centrally located.  
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Simple Cubodial lines...?   ovaries and kidneys  
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Simple Cubodial's function?   Secretion and Absorption  
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Simple Squamous Epithelium?   consist of a thin layer of flattened cells.  
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Simple Squamous line....>?   air sacs  
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What occurs in Simple Squamous?   diffusion  
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What are tissues?   groups of cells which perform specialized structural and functional roles.  
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4 major types of Tissue?   Epithial, Connective, Muscle and Nerve  
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What Epithelial Tissues do?   cover all the body surfaces inside and out and are the major tissue of glands.  
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What is a basement membrane?   located in the non living underside of the epithelium which heals rapidly and provides a protective barrier for the body.  
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Epithelial is responsible for...?   Secretion, Absorption, Excretion and Sensory reception.  
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What are Exocrine Glands?   secrete products into ducts opeining onto an internal or external surface.  
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How many types of Exocrine glands?   3  
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What are Merocrine glands?   release fluid through the cell membrane and do not lose any portion of the cell during secretion.  
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What are examples of Merocrine glands?   Salavary, Pancreatic and some sweat glands  
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What are most glands?   Merocrine glands  
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What are the 2 catagories of Merocrine glands?   Serous and mucus  
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What do serous glands do?   secret serous fluid which is water and has high enzyme concentration.  
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Example of serous gland...?   Digestive tract.  
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What do mucous glands do?   secretes thick layer of mucous which is rich in glycoprotein called mucin.  
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What is mucin?   glycoprotein  
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Example of mucous glands...?   Digestive tract and respirtory tubes.  
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What are Apocrine Glands?   Lose small portion of cell during secretion.  
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Examples of Apocrine Glands...?   Mammory and some sweat glands.  
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What are Holocrine glands?   release entire cells filled with secretory products.  
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Examples of Holocrine glands...?   sebacous glands ( oil )  
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what are endocrine glands?   secrete products into tissue, fluid or blood.  
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What is an example of endocrine glands?   hormones  
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What are the most abundant tissue?   connective  
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what are connective tissues function?   binds structures together, provides support, serves as frame work, fills spaces, stores fat, produces blood cells, protects against infection and helps repair tissue damage.  
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What are resident cells?   present in stable numbers in connective tissue  
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What are fibroblasts?   secretes protiens into the matrix to produce fibers  
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what is the most common resident cell?   fibroblasts  
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what fibers are produced by fibroblasts?   collageneous and elastic  
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what are collagenous fibers?   thick thread like componets of collagen that make up tendons.  
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what are other names for collagenous fibers?   dense connective tissue or white fibers.  
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what are elastic fibers?   composed of microfibers and a protein called elastin.  
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where are elastic fibers found?   vocal cords  
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what is another name for elastic fibers?   yellow fibers  
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what are macrophages?   responsible for phagocytosis which allows them to clear the body of froeign particles and change shape  
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what is phagocytosis?   ability to change shape and engulf an object.  
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what are mast cells?   widely distributed in connective tissue and are located near blood vessels.  
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What do Mast Cells contain?   Heparin- which prevents blood clotting and histamine.  
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what are Wandering Cells?   appear temporarily due to infection.  
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what are examples of wandering cells?   white blood cells  
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What are loose connective tisses?   forms thin delicate membranes which contain collagin and elastin fibers.  
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what do loose connective tissues do?   bind skin to underlying organs, fill spaces between muscle, lay beneath epithelium, provide nurishment for epithelial cells.  
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what serves as a protective cushion for joints and organs?   adipose tissue  
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what is adipose tissue made of?   fat  
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what is adipose tissue?   specialized form of tissue found beneath the skin and in between muscles.  
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what is a heat insulator and storer of fat?   adipose tissue.  
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what are fibrous connective tissue?   dense tissue that conatins many closely packed thick collagenous and elastic fibers  
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what binds body parts together?   fibrous connective tissue  
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what is slow healing and has poor blood supply?   fibrous connective tissue.  
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what is cartilage?   rigid connective tissue which supports protects and provides framework.  
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what are cartilage cells called?   chondroytes  
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what occupy small chambers called lacunae?   chondroytes.  
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what is a perichondrium?   a fiberous connective tissue which encloses the cartilage.  
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what doesnt have a blood supply?   cartilage.  
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what are the 3 types of cartilage?   Hyaline, Elastic and fibrocartilage.  
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what is hyaline cartilage?   has fine cartilage fibers and is found in the soft part of the nose.  
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what is the most common type of cartilage?   Hyaline  
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what is elastic cartilage?   has a dense network of fibers and is more flexible. found in the ear and larynx.  
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what is fibrocartilage?   tough tissue with many collagenous fibers. found between the vertibrae and in the knees and pelvus.  
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What is bones function?   probides internal support, protects vital organs, serves as an attachment for muscles and forms red blood cells.  
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what is the most rigid connective tissue?   bone.  
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cytes = ?   cells  
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what are osteonic or Haversian canals?   are tiny longitudinal tubes which are surrounded by hin layers of bone matrix called Lamellae  
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what are Lamellae?   Thin layers of bone matrix.  
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what are osteocytes?   bone cells  
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what are canaliculi?   small tubes in the matrix which connect haversian canals.  
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what is blood?   is made of cells suspended in a blood plasma.  
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how many types of blood cell are there?   3, erythrocytes-red, leucocytes-white and thrombocytes-platlets.  
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erythrocytes function?   carry oxygen  
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leucocytes function?   immunity  
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thrombocytes function?   clotting  
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Reticuloendothelial connective tissue?   made mainly of macrophages which injest and destroy foreign partlicles.  
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what are the 3 types of muscle tissue?   skeletal, smooth and cardiac  
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what is skeletal muscle?   attached to bones and can be voluntary controlled. tissue has light and dark striations ( called striated)  
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example of skeletal muscle?   deltoid  
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what are smooth muscles?   lack strationa nd is found in the stomach, intestines, urinary bladder, uterus and blood vessels. are involuntary.  
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what are cardiac muscles?   occurs in the heart and is striated. has inter related disks is involuntary.  
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which muscle is voluntary?   skeletal  
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which muscles are involuntary?   cardiac and smooth  
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where is nerve tissue found?   in the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerve cells.  
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what are peripheral nerve cells called?   neurons.  
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what has the greatest control over the bodies responsiveness?   the nervous system  
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what is the first step of tissue development?   when the sperm and egg form a zygote.  
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what is a zygote?   the first cell of a new individual.  
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how many layers does an embryo have?   3, endoderm, ectoderm and mesoderm.  
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which systems are located in the ectoderm?   integumantary  
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which systems are located in the mesoderm?   muscle, skeletal, reproductive, urinary and some resp.  
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which systems are located in the endoderm?   cardiac and some respiratory.  
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what are the steps of tissue repair?   Inflammation, Organization and regeneration.  
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what is a negitive aspect of tissue repair>?   scarring which can limit mobility or function of tissue before it was damaged.  
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