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Physio Midterm point
| Types of tissue | Epithelial, connective, nervous and muscular. |
| Epithelial classification | Number of layers (Simple vs. Stratified) and Shaped (Squamous vs. Cubodial vs Columnar) |
| The cells responsible for the transmission of the nerve impulses are called__________. | Neurons |
| The nerve impulse travels down an ____________, away from the cell body. | Axon |
| When a mast cell reacts to an irritation, which of the following chemicals does it released? a. Collagen b. Histamine c. Hyaluronic acid d. Myelin | B Histamine |
| Atrophy refers to_____? | Loss of mass |
| Define Hyaline cartilage | Most abundant. Flexible, support, reduces friction, absorbs shock. The weakest of cartilage. |
| Define Fibrocartilage | Strongest cartilage, very thick. Lacks perichondrium. |
| Name the 3 types of muscle tissue | Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth |
| Define Cardiac tissues | Involuntary, striated, unnucleated. Only for the heart. |