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Tissues

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A group of cells working together to perform specialized functional and structural roles   tissue  
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What are the four different tissue types?   muscular, nervous, connective, epithelial  
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what tissue is widespread throughout body -lines/covers surfaces inside and out   Epithelial Tissue  
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Always has a free, exposed surface (Apical surface) to outer environment or an open internal space   epithelial tissue  
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What is the underside of epithelial tissue is anchored down by a thin, non-living layer called a   basement membrane  
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Epithelial Tissue is a major tissue type of   glands  
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Epithelial Tissues lack ____ vessels   blood  
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how does epithelial tissue get nourishment?   they get nourishment from diffusion of substances from underlying connective tissues  
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Epithelial tissue do what?   reproduce rapidly  
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Epithelial tissue cells are   tightly packed  
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What makes epithelial tissue cells an effective protective barrier?   little intercellular space  
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What is the major functions of epithelial tissue?   protection, secretion, absorption, excretion and sensory perception  
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What are the 6 types of epithelial tissue?   1.simple squamous 2.Simple cuboidal epithelium 3.simple columnar epithelium 4.Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium 5.Startified Squamous Epithelium 6.Transiitonal Epithelium  
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cells are single layers and cube shaped   simple cuboidal epithelium  
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What is the simple cuboidal epithelium nuclei   spherical and centrally located  
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what is the function of simple cuboidal epithelium?   secretion and absorption  
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what is the location of simple cuboidal epithelium?   covers the ovaries, lines kidney tubules, lines ducts of glands(salivary, thyroid, pancreas and liver)  
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cells are elongated (longer than they are wide) and single layered   simple columnar epithelium  
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What is the simple columnar epithelium nuclei?   located at same level in cells, typically near basement membrane  
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what does simple columnar epithelium do?   secretion of digestive fluids, absorption of nutrients  
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What does simple columnar epithelium have to increase surface area?   microvilli  
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who contains manny goblet cells?   simple columnar epithelium  
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What is the location of simple columnar epithelium?   lining of uterus, lining of digestive tract organs  
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Columnar cells appear to be stratified (layers of cells) but are not   Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium  
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Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium has what to help move substances across the surface of the cell?   cilia  
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Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium often contain what to secrete mucus   goblet cells  
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What is the function of pseudo stratified columnar epithelium?   secretion of mucus, propulsion of materials  
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What is the location of pseudo stratified columnar epithelium   lining of respiratory organs and tubes of the reproductive system  
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Stratified =consisting of many layers of squamous cells -makes tissues very think   Stratified Squamous Epithelium  
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What is the function of stratified squamous epithelium?   protection of underlying tissues subjected to constant surface abrasion (scratching/abus)  
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What is the location of stratified squamous epithelium?   skin, linking of mouth, and throat  
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upper layers of our skin accumulate a protein called   keratin  
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What does keratin do?   makes them harden and die -this allows for better protection and retention of water in the body  
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Specialized stratified layers of cuboidal and columnar cells designed to undergo changes as a result of increasing tension   Transitional Epithelium  
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What is the function of transitional epithelium?   contact and relax with volume and tension changes in tissue  
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What is the location of transitional epithelium?   Urinary bladder and passageways of urinary system  
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Bind structure together, fill space, serve as a framework, provides support, stores fat, produces blood cells, provides protection against infection, and helps repair tissue damage   connective tissue  
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Are connective tissues able to reproduce?   yes  
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Variation in blood supply   connective tissue  
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usually present in stable #'s in the matrix; 3 types   resident cells  
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Large and star shaped; produce fibers in the matrix by secreting proteins   fibroblasts  
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specialized to carry out phagocytosis   macrophages  
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large and located near blood cells   mast cells  
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what prevents blood clotting   heparin  
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what promotes reactions associated with allergies and inflammation   histamine  
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What are connective tissue fibers all produced by   fibroblasts  
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What are the the 3 types of connective tissue fibers   1. collagenous fibers 2. elastic fibers 3. reticular fibers  
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thick and thread like   collagenous fibers  
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composed of flexible collagen   collagenous fibers  
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have a great tensile strength   collagenous fibers  
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make up tendons and appear white in large amounts   collagenous fibers  
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composed of a protein called elastin   elastic fibers  
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found in vocal cords and appear yellow in large amounts   elastic fibers  
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thin, dark fibers composed of collagen   reticular fibers  
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highly branched and form supporting networks in spleen, bone and cartilage   reticular fibers  
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gel-like matrix separates all 3 fiber types. many blood cells within tissue   loose connective tissue (areolar tissue)  
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has all 3 types of resident cells; many fibroblasts   loose connective tissue (areolar tissue)  
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forms soft, thin, delicate membranes throughout body   loose connective tissue  
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What is loose connective tissue function?   binds skin to underlying organs, wraps and cushions organs and fills spaces between muscles  
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What is the location of loose connective tissue?   wraps around organs and lies beneath most epithelial layers -tends to swell with tissue fluid when injured  
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commonly called fat -whitish-yellow looks like a honeycomb under microscope   adipose tissue  
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specialized loose connective tissue that holds lipids in expanding "fat droplets"   adipose tissue  
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What is the function of adipose tissue?   protective cushion for organs an joins, insulates body heat, long-term energy storage in fat molecules  
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what is the location of adipose tissue?   beneath skin (subcutaneous), spaces between muscles, within breasts, around kidneys, behind eyeballs, in certain abdominal membranes ("visceral fat"), on the surface of the heart and around some joints  
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dense, fibrous tissue that contains many, closely packed, thick, parallel, collagenous fibers and a fine network of elastic fibers   dense fibrous connective tissue  
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Function: very strong and can withstand pulling forces and serves to bind body parts together   dense fibrous connective tissue  
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What do tendons connect   muscles to bones or muscles to other muscles  
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What do ligaments connect   bones to other bones  
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can also be found in the protective white layer of the eyeball and in deeper portions of the skin   dense fibrous connective tissue  
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rigid, yet flexible and lots of firm matrix   cartilage  
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Single cartilage cell =   chondrocyte  
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No blood vessels in cartilage, so nutrients diffuse from a fibrous connective tissue lining cover   cartilage  
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reproduces and repairs slowly   cartilage  
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what are the three major types of cartilage?   1. hyaline 2.elastic 3.Fibrocartilage  
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Most common cartilage type   Hyaline Cartilage  
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What is the nickname for hyaline cartilage   milk glass  
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very fine collagenous fibers in matrix   hyaline cartilage  
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Function: support and reinforce, has resilient cushioning properties, resists compressive stress   hyaline cartilage  
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Location: covers ends of many bones in joints, "wiggly" part of nose, costal cartilage of ribcage, in supporting rings of trachea and larynx   hyaline cartilage  
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More flexible than hyaline   Elastic Cartilage  
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Contains a dense network of elastic fibers (appear dark in matrix)   Elastic Cartilage  
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Chondrocytes are closer together   Elastic Cartilage  
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Function: maintains shape of a structure while allowing great flexibility   elastic cartilage  
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Location: framework of outer ear and epiglottis (flap at entrance of trachea that closes off -prevents food and beverage from entering lungs)   elastic cartilage  
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very tough tissue containing many collagenous fibers with chondrocytes in parallel layers   fibrocartilage  
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Function: excellent shock-absorber, great tensile strength, highly compressible   Fibrocartilage  
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Location: forms discs between vertebrae, found in knee join and forms protective cushion for bones of pelvic girdle   Fibrocartilage  
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most rigid of all connective tissues   bone (osseous) tissue  
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hardness due to mineral salts and collagen in matrix   bone (osseous) tissue  
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single bone cell =osteocyte, and they lie in lacunae chambers   single bone cell  
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they lacunae are evenly spaced along thin layers of bone matrix called lamellae   bone (osseous) tissue  
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the osteonic canal and the lamellae surrounding it. Many osteons are visible under microscope   osteon  
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composed of cells that are suspended in a fluid matrix, called plasma   blood (vascular) tissue  
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contains red blood cells (RBC's), white blood cells (WBC's) and platelets   blood (vascular) tissue  
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Function: Transport of respiratory gases, nutrients, wastes and heat   blood (vascular) tissue  
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Location: contained within blood vessels   blood (vascular) tissue  
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one muscle cell =   muscle fiber  
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do muscles pull or pull   pull  
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What are the tree types of muscle tissue?   1. skeletal Muscle 2.Smooth Muscle 3.Cardia Muscle  
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Fibers are long and cylindrical, with alternating light and dark bands called   striations  
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each fiber has many nuclei found close to cell membrane surface   skeletal muscle  
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Functions: voluntarily controlled by your will   skeletal muscle  
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Locations: Found in all muscles that attach to skeleton   skeletal muscle  
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Fibers lack striations   smooth muscle  
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fibers are shorter than skeletal and spindle shaped   smooth muscle  
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Has a single, central nucleus   smooth muscle  
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Functions: not voluntarily controlled   smooth muscle  
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Locations: found in walls of hollow internal organs (stomach, intestines, uterus...) and in the walls of blood cells (vasoconstriction)   smooth muscle  
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Location: only found in the walls of the heart   cardiac muscle  
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fibers are striated and joined end to end at an area called   intercalated disk  
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Functions: involuntarily controlled by brain stem   cardiac muscle  
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Responsible for continuos pumping of blood through heart chambers and blood vessels   Cardiac Muscle  
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Found in the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves that run throughout body   nervous tissue  
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coordinate, regulate, and integrate many body functions   neurons  
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