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MCC A&P
ch.4 tissues
Term | Definition |
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epithelial tissue | covers and lines |
connective tissue | provides support |
muscle tissue | enables movement |
nervous tissue | controls work |
glandular epithelia | engage int he manufacture and release of substances |
goblet cells | single grandular epithelia that produce mucus |
excretions | substances that ultimately leave the body |
secretions | regulatory molecules and mucus |
junctional complexes | plasma membranes |
tight junctions | fusion of outermost adjoining cells of the plasma membrane |
desmosomes | strong thickening which connects the plasma membrane |
gap junction | linked by tubular channels |
basement membrane | foundation of epithelial cells |
microvilli | cilia |
keratin | waterproof substance in skin |
endocrine glands | secrete regulatory chemicals like hormones |
exocrine glands | use ducts to secrets directly into the tissue (except goblet cells) |