Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Anatomy Ch. 4
Anatomy Ch. 4 Histology (Tissues/Membranes/Cancer)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epithelial tissue | tissue that covers the outside of the body and lines organs and cavities; PROTECTION |
| squamous epithelium | composed of flat cells; found in lungs and blood vessels, FAST DIFFUSION |
| cuboidal epithelium | cube shaped cells that line kidney tubules, FILTER |
| columnar epithelium | pillar shaped cells; found lining digestive tract, SLOW DIFFUSION |
| simple | one layer of cells |
| stratified | more than one layer of cells |
| pseudostratified | appears to have multiple layers but is actually only one true layer |
| exocrine glands | glands that secrete substances outward through a duct (saliva, milk, sweat) |
| endocrine glands | glands that secrete chemicals called hormones directly into the bloodstream |
| connective tissue | a body tissue that provides support for the body and connects all of its parts |
| loose connective tissue | tissue that binds structures together and holds organs in place; large star shaped cells in a jelly like matrix |
| adipose tissue | stores fat |
| reticular connective tissue | connective tissue making up immune structures (lymph nodes, the spleen, tonsils) |
| tendon | connects muscle to bone |
| ligament | connects bone to bone |
| cartilage | connective tissue with cells lying in chambers; heals slowly due to lack of direct blood supply; more flexible than bone |
| hyaline cartilage | most common type of cartilage; found on the ends of long bones, ribs, and nose |
| elastic cartilage | cartilage with many elastic fibers; more flexible; found in the outer ear |
| fibrocartilage | cartilage that contains fibrous bundles of collagen, such in the intervertebral disks |
| bone | dens, hard connective tissue making up the skeleton; most rigid connective tissue with a solid matrix |
| blood | connective tissue with a liquid matrix called plasma, in which RBCs, WBCs and platelets are suspended |
| erythrocytes | another name for red blood cells; carry oxygen |
| leukocytes | white blood cells; fight infection |
| lymphocyte | type of WBC that makes antibodies to fight infection |
| thrombocytes | platelets; help in clotting blood after injury |
| mucous memrane | secretes mucus and lines the body cavities that have contact with the environment (resp, dig, repro, urinary) |
| serous membrane | covers internal organs and cavities; secretes a watery fluid; holds organs in place, reduces friction between organs during body movements, slows the spread of disease |
| parietal | pertaining to the wall of a cavity |
| visceral | pertaining to the internal organs (the surface itself) |
| synovial membrane | line joint cavities; secrete fluid to lubricate the joint |
| meninges | surrounds the brain and spinal cord; protects the nervous organs |
| muscular tissue | contracts and moves various parts of the body; composed of protein fibers |
| skeletal muscle | attached to bones; move body parts; striated, multinucleate, voluntary; cylinder shape |
| smooth muscle | found in internal organs; non striated, single nucleus, involuntary; spindle shaped |
| cardiac muscle | found in the heart; striated, single nucleus, involuntary, branched cylinder shape |
| neuron | cell found in brain and spinal cord, conducts electrical impulses |
| neuroglial cells | "nerve glue"; special supporting cells that protect, support, and insulate neurons |
| nervous tissue | body tissue that carries electrical messages back and forth between the brain and body parts |
| cutaneous membrane | the skin, a stratified squamous epithelium with loose connective tissue underneath it |
| carcinoma | a cancer arising in the epithelial tissue ; most common type of cancer |
| sarcoma | cancer of the connective tissue OR striated muscle |
| leukemia | cancer of the blood |
| lymphoma | cancer of the reticular connective tissue (immune tissue) |
Created by:
Mrs. Meeks SHS
Popular Anatomy sets