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The simple columnar epithelium lining the intestines contains plasma membranes that extend into thousands of microscopic extensions are called what?
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What are the functions of membranous epithelium? Secretion, protection, absorption
The simple columnar epithelium lining the intestines contains plasma membranes that extend into thousands of microscopic extensions are called what? Microvilli
Epithelial cells can be classified according to what 3 shapes? Squamous, cubodial, columnar
Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium is found in the ______ Skin, mouth, and vagina
Endocrine glands discharge their products into what? The blood
Apocrine, holocrine, and Merocrine are all functional classifications of what type of glands? Exocrine
The functional classification of salivary glands is _____ Merocrine
Which epithelial tissue readily allows diffusion, as in the linings of blood and lymphatic vessels? Simple squamous
Epithelial tissue is attached to an underlying layer of connective tissue called the ______ _______ Basement membrane
Is epithelium tissue rich with blood supply? No, it does not have any blood supply.
______ ______ is a single layer of cells in which some are tall and thin and able to reach the free surface and others are not. Psuedostratified columnar
________ ________ is a single layer of cube shaped epithelial cell's. Simple cuboidal
_____ _____ includes multiple layers of cells with flat cells at the outer surface (epithelial) Stratified squamous
_____ _____ include layers of cell's that appear cubelike when an organ is relaxed and flat or distended by fluid, such as the walls of the urinary bladder. This epithelial tissue is typically found in body areas subjected to stress and tension. Transitional cells
_____ _____ is a single layer of flat, scalelike cells (epithelial) Simple squamous
______ _____ is a single layer of tall, thin cell's that compose the surface of mucous membranes. Simple columnar
Reticular, blood, and bone are all examples of what kind of tissue? Connective.
Are fibroblastic fibers found in connective tissue matrix? No.
Fibroblasts are usually present in the greatest numbers I which type of connective tissue? Loose fibrous
Which connective tissue functions to provide insulation, protection, and support? Adipose (made up of lipids)
Which connective tissue type forms the framework of the spleen, lymph nodes, and bone marrow? Reticular
The mature cell's of bone typical end with the siffix: Cyte
The basic structural unit of bone is the microscopic ______ Osteon
Mature bone grows and is reshaped by the simultaneous activity of which two cells? Osteoblasts and osteoclasts
The most prevalent type of cartilage is: Hyaline cartilage
When mast cells encounter an allergen, they release what chemical? Histamine
The most prevalent types of cells in areolar connective tissue are ________ and _______ Fibroblasts and macrophages
What term is synonymous with osteon? Haversian
How do ligaments attach? Bone to bone
Which type of muscle tissue is made up of cylindrical, striated, and voluntary cells? Skeletal muscle
Which type of muscle tissue is made up of nonstriated, involuntary, narrow fibers with only one nucleus per fiber? Smooth
Which type of muscle tissue is made up of striated, branching, involuntary cells with intercalated discs? Cardiac muscle
Which type of muscle tissue is responsible for willed body movements? Skeletal muscle
Which type of muscle tissue is also called visceral muscle? Smooth muscle
Which type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow internal organs? Smooth muscle
The cell body of the neuron is called the ______ Soma
Nervous tissue has supportive cells called _____ Neuroglia
What are the cell processes that transmit nerve impulses away from the nerve cell body? Axon
What do we call the conducting cell's of the nervous system? Neuron
What are the cell processes the carry nerve impulses toward the cell body? Dendrite
Glands are an example of what kind of tissue? Epithelial
Blood, fat, and bone are examples of what kind of tissue? Connective
Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium is found where? Vagina, esophagus, and mouth
The most abundant and widespread tissue is ______ ______ Connective tissue
Loose connective tissue is also know as: Areolar
Tissue that insulates to conserve body heat is called what? Adipose
Thrombocytes are also known as ______ Platelets
Erythrocytes are also known as ______ _______ ______ Red blood cells
Leukocytes are also known as _____ ______ _____ White blood cells
Extracellular substance of tissue cells is called ______ Matrix
Membranous is a type of _____ tissue. Epithelial
Squamous is an example of cell _____ Shape
Sebaceous is a type of ______ gland Holocrine
Adipocytes are a type of ____ cell. Fat
Beneath the dermis lies a loose layer of skin rich in fat and areolar tissue called the _______ Hypodermis
The most important cell's in the epidermis are the __________ Keratinocytes
Stratum Cornelius, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale are the cells of what layer of skin from arranged from superficial to deep? Epidermis
In the sole of the foot would you expect to find a thick or thin stratum? Thick
Which layer of the skin do cell's divide by mitosis to replace cells lost from the outermost surface of the body? Stratum basale
Arrector puli muscles are smooth muscles that produce _____ ______ when they contract. Goose bumps
Keratin is found in which layer of the skin? Epidermis
Meissner's corpuscles are specialized nerve endings that make it possible for the skins to detect what? Light touch.
The basic determinate of skin color is the qu antity of what? Melanin
Is place of birth a contributing factor to skin color? No
Is most of the body covered in thick or thin skin? Thin skin
A surgeon would most likely prefer to make an incision parallel to ______ cleavage lines. Langer
If the enzyme tyrosinase is absent from birth because of a congenital defect, a condition called _____ results. Albinism
The epidermis is composed of how many layers? 4 for thin skin and 5 for thick skin
Another word for hypodermis is ______ Subcutaneous
Sensation, excretion, and immunity are all functions of the _______ Skin
What vitamin is synthesized by the skin? Vitamin D
Evaporation, radiation, and convection are all mechanisms of ______ ______ by the skin. Heat loss
Vitamin D fulfills the requirements necessary for a substance to be classified as an ______ Hormone
The _____ compares actual body temperature with set point temperature and then sends out appropriate correction signals to effectors. Hypothalamus
To help dissipate heat during exercise, sweat production can reach as much as _____ liters per hour. 3
The developing fetus is covered by an extremely fine, soft hair coat called _____ Lanugo
Sebaceous glands are associated with _____. Hair
Cereminous glass are found in the ____ _____ Ear canal
The most numerous, important, and widespread sweat glands in the body are ______ Eccrine
Hair growth is stimulated by: Shaving
The visible portion of a hair is the _____. Shaft
______ glands are the most numerous of the skin glands. Sweat
One of the factors associated with male pattern baldness is ______ Androgens
Growth of nails is due to mitosis in which layer of the epidermis? Stratum basale
Impetigo= _____ or _____ infection Staph or strep
Tinea= ______ Ringworm
Warts=______ Papillomavirus
Boils=______ Furuncle
Decubitus ulcers=_____ Bedsores
Urticaria=____ Hives
Scleroderma=_____ _____ Hard skin
Symptoms of an underlying condition=____ Eczema
______ is the term associated with an unusually high body temperature. Fever
______ ______ occurs when the body loses a large amount of fluid resulting from heat loss mechanisms. Heat exhaustion
_____ _____ is also know as a sunstroke. Heat stroke
Local damage caused by extremely low temperatures is referred to as ______. Frostbite
Th "rule of palms" assumes that the palm size of a burn victim equals about ____ of total body surface area. 1%
Blisters, sever pain, and generalized swelling are characteristics of which type of burn? Second-degree burn
______ ______ ______ destroys both epidermis and dermis and may involve underlying tissue. Third degree burn
____ ____ ___ involves only the epidermis. First degree burn
_____ _____ _____ is another name for first and second degree burns. Partial thickness burn
_______ ______ ____ damages the epidermis and upper layers of dermis with blisters. Second degree burn.
______ ______ ______ is another name for third degree burns Full thickness burn
Arrector pili muscles are associated with _____ _____ Hair follicles
______ glands can be classified as sudoriferous; are found primarily in the armpit area, the areolae of the breasts, and around the anus. Apocrine
____ is found in the epidermal layer of the skin. Melanin
Swelling, blisters, and severe pain are all characteristics of what kind of burn? Second-degree burn
Blackheads can result from blockage of which glands? Sebaceous
_____ ______ ______ is a common type of skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma
What is the fold of skin that hides the root of a nail called? Cuticle
Sense organ activity, protection and temperature are all important functions of the _____. Skin
Another name for the dermis is _____ Corium
Desquamation is the _____ of epithelial elements from the skin surface. Shedding
Melanin=_____ ______ Brown pigment
Pacino corpuscle=______ Pressure
Sebaceous=_____ Oil
Hair=_____ Follicle
Lunula=_____ ______ Little moon
Dermal papillae=______ Fingerprint
Sudoriferous=______ Perspiration
Apocrine=______ ______ _____ Axilla sweat glands
Fungal infection=______ Tinea
A genetic inflammatory skin disorder is known as _____. Psoriasis
Which epidermis layer is made up of a simple columnar cell layer, is sometimes called stratum germinaticym and is the only layer to go through mitosis? Stratum basale
Which epidermis layer has cells arranged in 8 to 10 layers with desmosomes that pull cells into spiny shapes. The cells within this layer are rich in RNA and, therefore well-equipped to initiate the protein synthesis required for production of keratin. Stratum spinosum (spiny layer)
Which epidermis layer has cell's arranged in 2 to 4 layers and filled with keratohylan? Stratum granulosum (granular layer)
Which epidermis layer has cells filled with keratin precursors called eledin and is absent in thin skin? Stratum lucidum (clear skin)
Which epidermis layer is the most superficial layer that consists of dead cells filled with keratin? Stratum corneum (horny layer)
How many days does is take for your epidermal layer to regenerate itself? 35 days
A shortened turnover time in epithelial generation will cause and increase in thickness in the stratum _____ and results in callus formation. Corneum
Individuals with diabetes will heal (slower or faster) than individuals without diabetes. Slower
Normally ____% to _____% of cells in stratum basale enter mitosis daily. 10-12%
Each group of 8 to 10 basale cells in mitosis, along with its vertical columns of migrating keratinocytes is called an _____ ____ _____ Epidermal proliferating unit
The _____ is sometimes called the "true skin" Dermis
Which layer of the skin provides strength? The dermis
The ____ serves as a reservoir storage area for water and electrolytes. Dermis
During wound healing within the dermis, _____ begin forming an unusually dense mass of new connective fibers. Fibroblasts
What type of epidermis cells are sometimes called corneocytes after they are fully keratinized? Keratinocytes
What epidermal cell's contribute to skin color and filter ultraviolet light? Melanocytes
What epidermal cells play a role in immune response; also called langerhans cell's. Epidermal dendritic cell's
What epidermal cells attach to sensory nerve endings to form "light touch" receptors? Also known as merkel cells Tactile epithelial cell's
The surfaces of the pleura pericardium, and peritoneum are called ______ Mesothelium
Tiny air sacs of the lung are called _______ alveoli
________ glands discharge secretions into ducts Exocrine
_________ glands are “ductless” glands; they discharge secretions directly into the blood or interstitial fluid Endocrine
The ________ has both exocrine and endocrine glands Pancreas
_______ gland shapes include tubular and alveolar Exocrine
________ exocrine glands have only one duct that leads to the surface Simple
_________ exocrine glands have two or more ducts Compound
_________ glands produce gastric juices that break down food or kill bacteria within the stomach (called gastric glands) Exocrine
__________ juices is a mixture of water, mucus, enzymes, acid, and other substances Gastric
_____ glands are a type of exocrine gland that pinch off and secrete products near the apex of the cell. (example: mammary glands) Apocrine
________ glands are a type of exocrine gland that, when released, cause rupture and death of the cell. Holocrine
_______ glands are a type of exocrine gland that secrete directly through the cell membrane without causing any damage to the plasma membrane or cytoplasm of the cell. This is also the most numerous type of gland. (example: salivary glands) Merocrine
Connect, support, transport, and protect are all functions of hat kind of tissue? Connective tissue
The _________ ________ predominates in most connective tissues and determines their physical characteristics. Extracellular matrix.
What are the four main types of connective tissue? Fibrous connective tissue proper (loose and dense), Bone, Cartilage, and blood
______ tissue cells are connective tissue that contains mostly fat cells and some fibroblasts, macrophages, and mast cells Adipose tissue
Where are we most likely to see brown fat? on babies
______ Tissue forms the framework for the spleen, lymph nodes, and bone marrow Reticular
Does epithelial tissue form glands? Yes
What forms the basement membrane of epithelial tissue? Extracellular matrix
Acts as food reserve (energy) , support, protection, insulation (white fat, women carry more), and heat generation (brown fat: mostly found in babies) are all functions of what kind of connective tissue? Adipose Tissue
What do we call mature bone cells? Oseocytes
What types of tissue contains neurons? Nervous tissue
What is the other name for skeletal muscle? Striated voluntary
What type of tissue or cells make up the areolar tissue? Loose fibrous connective tissue
What cells are only found in cartilage? chondrocytes
Striated with many nuclei are the characteristics of which type of connective tissue? skeletal muscle tissue
Non-striated, one nucleus, and elongated narrow cells are the characteristics of which type of connective tissue? smooth tissue
______ tissue arises during embryonic development from stem cell tissue called mesenchyme, most of which originates in the mesoderm (primary germ layer). Connective
Hyaline, Fibrocartilage and Elastic are the three different types of ______ tissue. Cartilage
What is considered the house of osteocytes, or bone cells? Lacunae
Where do we find hematopoietic tissue? Blood
In nervous tissue ______ help regulate neuron function, including protection from harmful toxins. Astrocytes
What vitamin is absorbed through the skin? Vitamin D
What do we call true skin? Dermis
What layer do we use to determine fingerprints? The dermal papillae
The _______ _____ on our skin is produces by the mixing of residue and secretions from sweat and sebaceous glands with epithelial cells constantly being cast off from the epidermis. surface film
_________ is when heat energy must be expanded to get rid of any fluid. Evaporation
________ is the transfer of heat from the surface of one object to that of another without actual contact between the two. Radiation
_________ means the transfer of heat to any substance actually in contact with the body--to clothing or jewelry. Conduction
__________ the transfer of heat away from a surface by movement of heated air or fluid particles. Convection
Where would we find a hair follicle? In the epidermis and dermis
Where would we find apocrine sweat glands? Armpit, breast, and anus
What types of glands are associated with blackheads? Sebaceous glands
What substance lubricates hair and skin? Secrete sebum
What is body temperature at it's lowest? In the morning
The conversion of water from a liquid state into a gas-ish state happens with which form of body heat loss? Evaporation
Protection, sensory functions, secretion, absorption, and excretion are all examples of the functions of ______ tissue. Epithelial
_______ epithelium covers the body and some of its parts line the serous cavities (pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal), the blood, the lymphatic vessels, and the respiratory, digestive, and genitourinary tracts. Membranous
Membranous epithelium is also referred to as ______ _____ Surface epithelium
Membranous Epithelium attach to a _____ membrane Basement membrane
Epithelial cell's are _____ and therefore slow in recovery, if they recover at all. Avascular
Epithelial tissue have a characteristic called _____, meaning that they have 2 opposite faces (hydrophilic and hydrophobic) Polarity
Which epithelial cell shape is only located in segments of male urethra and near the anus? Stratified columnar epithelium
Which epithelial cell's shape is located in the lining of hollow viscera subjected to stress (such as the urinary bladder) Transitional epithelium
Which epithelial cell layer is permeable to many substances and found in the lining of the lungs as well as many other places? Simple squamous epithelium
Which epithelial cell layer is found in many glands and ducts? Simple cuboidal epithelium
Which epithelial cell layer is often modified for certain functions, such as goblet cell's, cilia, and microvilli? Simple columnar epithelium
Which epithelial cell layer is made of columnar epithelium of differing heights, rests on the basement membrane, but may reach the free surface above and lines the air passages and segments of the male reproductive system? Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
Which epithelial cell layer is located in sweat gland ducts and the pharynx and serves as a protective function? Stratified cuboidal epithelium
Which epithelial cell layer has multiple layers of flat, squamous cells filled with keratin and covers the outer skin on the body's surface? Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
Which epithelial cell layer lines the vagina, mouth, and esophagus and has the primary function of protection? Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium
Blood and lymphatic cell linings are called ______ Endothelium
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