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A&P I : chapter 4

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epithelia lines inside, covers outside
functions of epithelial tissue & characteristics... provide protection controls permeability provide sensation produces specialized secretions (Glandular Epithelium)
cellularity cell junctions
polarity apical and basolateral surfaces top and bottom
attachment basement membrane
avascularity no blood supply
regeneration cells divide to replace those lost or damaged
cell junctions tight junc , waterproof gap junc, opening between two cells so they can communicate and exchange desmosomes, makes sure cell is firmly attached - strongpoint
connexon tunnel in a gap junction how heart cells communicate w one another
lumen ! technically still out of your body because its an empty tube that can always come out
exocrine comes out of body , even if it goes into lumen all use ducts !
endocrine IN the body release hormones that enter bloodstream
mero watery like sweat
apo mother's milk & smelly sweat
holo whole cell = oil
blast builders young ones
cyte adults maintain environment
clasts breakers
fibroblasts: reticular = stroma, net collagen = strongest, thickest elasting = stretchs, thin
2 types of adipose tissue: white fat - most common, stores as fat, absorbs shocks and insulates brown fat - many mitochondria, breakdowns lipids releases energy and warms body, found in infants, young children and hibernating bears
dense regular tendon, organized, one direction
dense irregular disorganized
Fascia work your way from the outside to the inside connective tissue layers and wrappings that support or surround organs 1- superficial fascia, separates skin from underlying tissues 2- deep fascia, sheets of dense regular connective tissue 3-
lymph forms interstatial fluid that enders lymphatic vessels cleans 10% of your blood at all times
cartilage chondrocytes
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