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Tissue   a group of similar cells and cell products working together to perform a specific role in an organ  
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The four primary tissues   epithelial, connective, nervous, and muscular)  
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Types and functions of their cells   Characteristics of the matrix (extracellular material) • Relative amount of space occupied by cells versus matrix  
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Matrix (extracellular material) is composed of: Fibrous proteins   Clear gel called ground substance  
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Ground Substance   Also known as tissue fluid, extracellular fluid (ECF), interstitial fluid, or tissue gel  
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A ------ becomes an embryo with layers   fertilized egg  
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Three primary germ layers:   Ectoderm (Outer), Endoderm (Inner), Mesoderm (Middle)  
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Ectoderm (Outer):   Gives rise to epidermis and nervous system  
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Endoderm (Inner):   Gives rise to mucous membrane lining digestive and respiratory tracts, digestive glands, among other things  
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Mesoderm (Middle):   becomes gelatinous tissue called mesenchyme. Wispy collagen fibers and fibroblasts in gel matrix • Gives rise to cartilage, bone, blood  
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Understanding histology   requires awareness of how specimens are prepared  
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Histologists   preserve, slice and section tissues  
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Fixative   prevents decay (formalin)  
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Histological sections:   tissue is sliced into thin sections one or two cells thick  
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Stains:   tissue is mounted on slides and artificially colored with histological stain  
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Stains   bind to different cellular components  
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Sectioning reduces three-dimensional structure to two-   dimensional slice  
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Sectioning a cell with a centrally   located nucleus  
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Some slices miss the   cell nucleus  
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In some slices, the ----- appear smaller   cell and nucleus  
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----- might not look continuous when viewed in two dimensions   Curved and coiled ducts  
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Longitudinal section (l.s.)   Tissue cut on its long axis  
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Cross section (c.s. or x.s.) or transverse section (t.s.)   Tissue cut perpendicular to long axis of organ  
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Oblique section   Tissue cut at angle between cross and longitudinal sections  
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Smear   tissue is rubbed across a slide - Example: Blood  
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Spread   some membranes and cobwebby tissues are laid out on a slide - Example: areolar tissue  
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Epithelia are sheets of closely adhering cells, one or more cells thick    
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Covers body surfaces and lines body cavities -   Epithelial Tissue  
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Upper surface   usually exposed to the environment or an internal space in the body  
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Epithelial Tissue   Constitutes most glands  
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Avascular   (does not have blood vessels)  
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Avascular   Usually nourished by underlying connective tissue  
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Epithelial Tissue Functions:   Protect deeper tissues from injury and infection, Produce and release chemical secretions, Excrete wastes, Absorb chemicals including nutrients, Selectively filter substances, Sense stimuli  
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Epithelial cells   are very close together  
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Epithelial Cells   Have a high rate of mitosis  
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Basement membrane   layer between an epithelium and underlying connective tissue  
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Basement membrane   Collagen, reticular proteins, glycoproteins, other protein–carbohydrate complexes  
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Basement membrane   Anchors the epithelium to the connective tissue below it  
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Basal surface   cell surface facing the basement membrane  
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Apical surface   cell surface that faces away from the basement membrane  
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Lateral surface   cell surface between the basal and apical surface, “sidewall” ©  
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Simple epithelia   Contain one layer of cells  
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Simple epithelia   Named by shape of cells  
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Simple epithelia   All cells touch basement membrane  
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Stratified epithelia   Contain more than one layer  
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Stratified epithelia   Named by shape of apical cells  
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Stratified epithelia   Some cells rest on top of others and do not touch basement membrane  
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Four types on epithelia with only one layer of cells -   Simple squamous, Simple cuboidal, simple columnar, pseudostratified columnar  
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Simple squamous   (thin, scaly cells)  
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Simple cuboidal   (square or round cells)  
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Simple columnar   (tall, narrow cells)  
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Pseudostratified columnar   Falsely appears stratified, as some cells taller than others  
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Pseudostratified columnar   Every cell reaches the basement membrane (but not all cells reach the free surface)  
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Goblet cells   wineglass-shaped mucus-secreting cells in simple columnar and pseudostratified epithelia  
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Simple squamous epithelium   Single row of thin cells  
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Simple squamous epithelium   Permits rapid diffusion or transport of substances  
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Simple squamous epithelium   Secretes serous fluid  
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Simple squamous epithelium   Locations: alveoli, glomeruli, endothelium, and serosa  
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Simple cuboidal epithelium   Single layer of square or round cells  
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Simple cuboidal epithelium   Absorption and secretion, mucus production and movement  
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Simple cuboidal epithelium   Locations: liver, thyroid, mammary and salivary glands, bronchioles, and kidney tubules  
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Simple columnar epithelium   Single row of tall, narrow cells  
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Simple columnar epithelium   Oval nuclei in basal half of cell  
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Simple columnar epithelium   Brush border of microvilli, ciliated in some organs, may possess goblet cells  
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Simple columnar epithelium   Absorption and secretion; secretion of mucus  
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Simple columnar epithelium   Locations: lining of GI tract, uterus, kidney, and uterine tubes  
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Pseudostratified Epithelium   Looks multilayered, but all cells touch basement membrane  
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Pseudostratified Epithelium   Nuclei at several layers  
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Pseudostratified Epithelium   Has cilia and goblet cells  
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Pseudostratified Epithelium   Secretes and propels mucus  
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Pseudostratified Epithelium   Locations: respiratory tract and portions of male urethra  
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Stratified epithelia   Range from 2 to 20 or more layers of cells. Some cells rest directly on others  
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Stratified Epithelia   Only the deepest layer attaches to basement membrane  
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Three stratified epithelia are named for the shapes of their apical surface cells   Stratified squamous, stratified cuboidal, stratified columnar (rare)  
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Fourth type stratified epithelia   Urothelium  
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Stratified squamous   is most widespread epithelium in the body  
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Deepest layers undergo continuous mitosis   Daughter cells push toward the surface and become flatter as they migrate upward * Finally die and flake off—exfoliation or desquamation  
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Two kinds of stratified squamous epithelia   Keratinized & Nonkeratinized  
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Keratinized   found on skin surface, abrasion resistant  
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Nonkeratinized   lacks surface layer of dead cells  
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Keratinized stratified squamous   Multiple cell layers; cells become flat and scaly toward surface  
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Keratinized stratified squamous   Resists abrasion; retards water loss through skin; resists penetration by pathogenic organisms  
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Keratinized stratified squamous   Locations: epidermis; palms and soles heavily keratinized  
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Nonkeratinized stratified squamous   Same as keratinized epithelium without surface layer of dead cells  
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Nonkeratinized stratified squamous   Resists abrasion and penetration of pathogens  
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Nonkeratinized stratified squamous   Locations: tongue, oral mucosa, esophagus, and vagina  
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Stratified cuboidal epithelium   Two or more cell layers; surface cells square or round  
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Stratified cuboidal epithelium   Secretes sweat; produces sperm, produces ovarian hormones  
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Stratified cuboidal epithelium   Locations: sweat gland ducts; ovarian follicles and seminiferous tubules  
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Urothelium   Multilayered epithelium with surface cells that change from round to flat when stretched  
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Urothelium   Allows for filling of urinary tract  
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Urothelium   Locations: ureter and bladder  
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Connective tissue   a diverse, abundant type of tissue in which cells occupy less space than matrix  
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Connective tissue   Most cells are not in direct contact with each other  
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Connective tissue   Supports, connects, and protects organs  
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Highly variable vascularity   Loose connective tissues have many blood vessels  
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Cartilage   has few or no blood vessels  
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Connecting organs   tendons and ligaments  
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Support   bones and cartilage  
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Physical protection   cranium, ribs, sternum  
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Immune protection   white blood cells attack foreign invaders  
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Movement   bones provide lever system  
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Storage   fat, calcium, phosphorus  
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Heat production   metabolism of brown fat in infants  
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Transport   blood  
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Fibroblasts   produce fibers and ground substance of matrix  
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Macrophages   arise from monocytes; phagocytize foreign material and activate immune system when they sense foreign matter (antigens)  
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Leukocytes, or white blood cells   Neutrophils, Lymphocytes  
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Neutrophils   attack bacteria  
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Lymphocytes   react against bacteria, toxins, and other foreign agents  
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Plasma   arise from lymphocytes and synthesize antibodies (proteins)  
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Mast cells   secrete heparin to inhibit clotting and histamine to dilate blood vessels  
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Adipocytes   store triglycerides (fat molecules)  
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Fibers   of fibrous connective tissue: Collagenous fibers, reticular fibers, elastic fibers  
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Collagen   is most abundant of the body’s proteins—25%  
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Collagenous fibers   Tough, flexible, and stretch-resistant  
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Tendons, ligaments, and deep layer   of the skin are mostly collagen; it is less visible in the matrix of cartilage and bone  
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Reticular fibers   Thin collagen fibers coated with glycoprotein  
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Reticular fibers   Form framework of spleen and lymph nodes  
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Elastic fibers   Thinner than collagenous fibers, made of protein elastin  
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Elastic fibers   Allows stretch and recoil  
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Ground substance of fibrous connective tissue   Usually gelatinous to rubbery consistency  
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)   Long polysaccharides composed of amino sugars and uronic acid  
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)   Regulate water and electrolyte balance of tissues  
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)   Examples: chondroitin sulfate, heparin, and hyaluronic acid  
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Proteoglycans   Gigantic molecules shaped like bottle brushes  
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Proteoglycans   Form gravy-like colloids that hold tissues together  
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Adhesive glycoproteins   Protein–carbohydrate complexes * Bind components of a tissue together  
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Loose connective tissue   Much gel-like ground substance between cells  
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Loose connective tissue   Types • Areolar • Reticular  
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Dense connective tissue   Fibers fill spaces between cells  
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Types vary in fiber orientation   Dense regular connective tissue • Dense irregular connective tissue  
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Areolar tissue   loosely organized fibers, abundant blood vessels, and a lot of seemingly empty space  
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Fibrous connective tissue   Possesses all six cell types  
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Fibers run in random directions   mostly collagenous, but elastic and reticular also present  
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Fibers   Found in tissue sections from almost every part of the body  
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Nearly every epithelium rests on a layer of areolar tissue   Blood vessels provide nutrition to epithelium and waste removal  
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Nearly every epithelium rests on a layer of areolar tissue   Ready supply of infection-fighting leukocytes that move about freely in areolar tissue  
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Areolar tissue   Loosely organized fibers, abundant blood vessels  
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Areolar tissue   Underlies epithelia, in serous membranes, between muscles, passageways for nerves and blood vessels  
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Reticular tissue   Mesh of reticular fibers and fibroblasts  
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Reticular tissue   Forms supportive stroma (framework) for lymphatic organs  
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Reticular tissue   Found in lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, and bone marrow  
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Dense regular connective tissue   Densely packed, parallel collagen fibers  
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Dense regular connective tissue   Compressed fibroblast nuclei  
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Dense regular connective tissue   Elastic tissue forms wavy sheets in some locations  
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Dense regular connective tissue   Tendons attach muscles to bones and ligaments hold bones together  
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Dense irregular connective tissue   Densely packed, randomly arranged, collagen fibers and few visible cells  
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Dense irregular connective tissue   Withstands unpredictable stress  
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Dense irregular connective tissue   Locations: deeper layer of skin; capsules around organs  
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Adipose tissue (fat)   tissue in which adipocytes are the dominant cell type  
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Adipose tissue   Space between adipocytes is occupied by areolar tissue, reticular tissue, and blood capillaries  
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Fat   is the body’s primary energy reservoir  
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The quantity of stored ---- are quite stable in a person   triglyceride and the number of adipocytes  
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Fat   is recycled continuously  
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New ----- synthesized while old molecules hydrolyzed and released to blood   triglycerides  
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Two types of fat:   white and brown  
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White fat is main type (only fat in adults)   Specimens resemble chicken wire  
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White fat   Specimens resemble chicken wire  
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White fat   Cushions organs such as eyeballs, kidneys  
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White fat   Contributes to body contours—female breasts and hips  
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Brown fat   in fetuses, infants, children  
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Brown fat   Color comes from blood vessels and mitochondrial enzymes  
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Brown fat   Functions as a heat-generating tissue  
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Adipose tissue   Empty-looking cells with thin margins; nucleus pressed against cell membrane  
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Energy storage, insulation, cushioning   Subcutaneous fat and organ packing  
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Energy storage, insulation, cushioning   Brown fat of juveniles produces heat  
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Cartilage   Stiff connective tissue with flexible matrix  
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Cartilage   Gives shape to ear, tip of nose, and larynx  
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Chondroblasts   cartilage cells that produce the matrix that will trap them  
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Chondrocytes   cartilage cells that are trapped in lacunae (cavities)  
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Perichondrium   sheath of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds elastic and most hyaline cartilage (not articular cartilage)  
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Perichondrium   Contains a reserve population of chondroblasts that contribute to cartilage growth throughout life  
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No blood vessels (avascular)   Diffusion brings nutrients and removes wastes • Heals slowly  
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Matrix rich   in GAGs and contains collagen fibers  
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Types of cartilage vary with fiber composition   Hyaline cartilage, fibrocartilage, and elastic cartilage  
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Hyaline cartilage   Clear, glassy appearance because of fineness of collagen fibers  
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Hyaline cartilage   Eases joint movement, holds airway open, moves vocal cords, growth of juvenile long bones  
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Hyaline cartilage   Locations: articular cartilage, costal cartilage, trachea, larynx, fetal  
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Elastic cartilage   Cartilage containing abundance of elastic fibers  
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Elastic cartilage   Covered with perichondrium  
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Elastic cartilage   Provides flexible, elastic support  
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Elastic cartilage   Locations: external ear and epiglottis  
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Fibrocartilage   Cartilage containing large, coarse bundles of collagen fibers  
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Fibrocartilage   Resists compression and absorbs shock  
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Fibrocartilage   Locations: pubic symphysis, menisci, and intervertebral discs  
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Bone (osseous) tissue   is a calcified connective tissue  
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Two forms of osseous tissue   Spongy bone, Compact bone  
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Spongy bone   porous appearance  
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Delicate struts of bone   trabeculae  
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Spongy bone   Covered by compact bone  
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Spongy bone   Found in heads of long bones and in middle of flat bones such as the sternum  
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Compact bone   denser, calcified tissue with no visible spaces  
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Compact bone   More complex arrangement  
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Compact bone   Cells and matrix surround vertically oriented blood vessels in long bones  
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Compact bone   is arranged in cylinders that surround central (osteonic) canals that run longitudinally through shafts of long bones  
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Compact bone   Blood vessels and nerves travel through central canal  
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Compact bone   Bone matrix deposited in concentric lamellae  
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Osteon   central canal and its surrounding lamellae  
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Osteocytes   mature bone cells within lacunae  
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Canaliculi   delicate canals radiating from each lacuna to its neighbors, allowing osteocytes to contact each other  
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Periosteum   tough fibrous connective tissue covering the whole bone  
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Blood   Fluid connective tissue  
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Blood   Transports cells and dissolved matter from place to place  
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Plasma   blood’s ground substance  
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Formed elements   cells and cell fragments  
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Erythrocytes   red blood cells (RBCs): transport O2 and CO2  
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Leukocytes   white blood cells (WBCs): defend against infection and disease  
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Leukocytes   Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, monocytes  
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Platelets   cell fragments involved in clotting  
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Excitability   ability to respond to stimuli by changing membrane potential  
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Excitability   Developed to highest degree in nervous and muscular tissues  
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Membrane potential   electrical charge difference (voltage) that occurs across the cell membrane  
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In nerve cells   changes in voltage result in rapid transmission of signals to other cells  
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In muscle cells   changes in voltage result in contraction, shortening of the cell  
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Nervous tissue   Specialized for communication by electrical and chemical signals  
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Nervous tissue   Neurons (nerve cells) detect stimuli, respond quickly, and transmit coded information rapidly to other cells  
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Nervous tissue   Neuroglia (glial cells) protect and assist neurons, are the “housekeepers” of nervous system  
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Neuron parts   Neurosoma, dendrites, axon (nerve fibers)  
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Neurosoma (cell body)   houses nucleus and other organelles; controls protein synthesis  
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Dendrites   short, branched processes that receive signals from other cells and transmit messages to the neurosoma  
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Axon (nerve fiber)   sends outgoing signals to other cells; can be more than a meter long  
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Muscular tissue   elongated cells that are specialized to contract in response to stimulation  
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Muscular tissue   Primary job is to exert physical force on other tissues and organs  
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Muscular tissue   Creates movements involved in body and limb movement, digestion, waste elimination, breathing, speech, and blood circulation  
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Muscular tissue   Important source of body heat  
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Types of muscle   skeletal, cardiac, and smooth  
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Skeletal muscle   Made of muscle fibers—long thin cells  
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Most ----- attach to bone   skeletal muscles  
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Skeletal muscle   Contains multiple nuclei adjacent to plasma membrane  
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Striations   alternating dark and light bands  
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Voluntary   conscious control over skeletal muscles  
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Cardiac muscle   Limited to the heart wall  
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Cardiomyocytes   are short and branched with one centrally located nucleus  
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Intercalated discs   join cardiomyocytes end to end  
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Cardiomyocytes   Provide electrical and mechanical connection  
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Striated and involuntary   (not under conscious control)  
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Smooth muscle   Made of fusiform cells lacking striations  
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Smooth muscle   Cells are relatively short and have one central nucleus  
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Smooth muscle   Involuntary function  
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Smooth muscle   Most is visceral muscle—making up parts of walls of hollow organs  
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Cell junctions   connections between two cells  
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Cellular junctions   Most cells are anchored to each other or their matrix  
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Cellular junctions   Cells communicate with each other, resist mechanical stress, and control what moves through the gaps between them  
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Tight junction   zipper-like, interlocking linkage between two adjacent cells by transmembrane cell-adhesion proteins  
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Tight junction   Seals off intercellular space, making it difficult for substance to pass between cells  
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Desmosome   patch that holds cells together (like a clothing snap)  
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Desmosome   Keeps cells from pulling apart—resists mechanical stress  
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Desmosome   Hook-like, J-shaped proteins arise from cytoskeleton  
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Hemidesmosome   half-desmosome that anchors basal cells of an epithelium to an underlying basement membrane  
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Epithelium   cannot easily peel away from underlying tissues  
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Gap (communicating) junction   formed by ring-like connexons  
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Connexon   consists of six transmembrane proteins arranged like segments of an orange around water-filled pore  
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Gap Junctions   Ions, nutrients, and other small solutes pass between cells  
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Gap Junctions   Located in cardiac and smooth muscle, embryonic tissue, lens and cornea  
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Gland   cell or organ that secretes substances for use elsewhere in the body or releases them for elimination from the body  
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Gland   Usually composed of epithelial tissue in a connective tissue framework and capsule  
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Secretion   product useful to the body  
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Excretion   waste product  
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Exocrine glands   maintain their contact with surface of epithelium by way of a duct  
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Surfaces can be external (e.g., sweat, tear glands)   or internal (e.g., pancreas, salivary glands)  
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Endocrine glands   have no ducts; secrete hormones directly into blood  
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Hormones   chemical messengers that stimulate cells elsewhere in the body  
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Endocrine glands   Examples: thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands  
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Some organs have both endocrine and exocrine functions   Examples: liver, gonads, pancreas  
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Unicellular glands   found in an epithelium that is predominantly non-secretory  
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Endocrine and Exocrine Glands   Can be exocrine or endocrine  
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Endocrine and Exocrine Glands   Examples: mucus-secreting goblet cells in trachea or endocrine cells of stomach  
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Capsule   connective tissue covering of exocrine gland  
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Septa or trabeculae   extensions of capsule that divide interior of gland into compartments (lobes and lobules)  
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Stroma   connective tissue framework of the gland  
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Stroma   Supports and organizes glandular tissue  
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Parenchyma   cells that perform the tasks of synthesis and secretion  
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Parenchyma   Typically cuboidal or simple columnar epithelium  
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Classification of glands   Duct Shape & Gland Shape  
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Duct shape   Simple (unbranched) • Compound (branched)  
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Gland shape   Tubular, Acinar, Tubulocanir  
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Tubular   narrow secretory portion  
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Acinar   secretory cells form dilated sac (acinus or alveolus)  
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Tubuloacinar (tubuloalveolar)   both tubular and acinar portions  
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Simple colled tubular gland   Example: sweat gland  
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Compound acinar gland   Example: Mammary gland  
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Compound tubuloacinar   Example: pancreas  
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Serous glands   Produce thin, watery secretions  
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Serous Glands   Perspiration, milk, tears, digestive juices  
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Mucous Glands   Produce glycoprotein, mucin, which absorbs water to form mucus  
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Mucous Glands   Goblet cells: unicellular mucous glands  
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Mixed glands   Contain both serous and mucous cell types and produce a mixture of the two types of secretions  
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Eccrine (merocrine) secretion   uses vesicles that release their secretion by exocytosis  
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Eccrine (merocrine)   Examples: tear glands, pancreas, gastric glands, and others  
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Apocrine secretion   lipid droplet covered by membrane and cytoplasm buds from cell surface  
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Apocrine secretion   Mode of milk fat secretion by mammary gland cells  
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Holocrine secretion   cells accumulate a product until they disintegrate  
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Holocrine secretion   Secrete a mixture of cell fragments and synthesized substances  
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Holocrine secretion   Examples: oil glands of scalp and skin, and glands of eyelids  
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Membranes   may be only epithelial, only connective, or a mix of epithelial, connective, and muscular tissues  
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Membrane   Examples of membranes of only connective tissue: dura mater, synovial membranes, periosteum  
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Examples of membranes of only epithelium   anterior surfaces of cornea and lens of eye  
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Cutaneous membrane (the skin)   largest membrane in the body  
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Stratified squamous epithelium (epidermis)   resting on a layer of connective tissue (dermis)  
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Cutaneous membrane (the skin)   Relatively dry layer serves protective function  
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Mucous membrane (mucosa) lines   passages that open to the external environment (e.g., digestive tract)  
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Mucous membrane (mucosa)   Sublayers: epithelium, lamina propria (areolar tissue), muscularis mucosa (smooth muscle)  
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Mucous membrane (mucosa)   Absorptive, secretory, and protective functions  
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Mucous membrane (mucosa)   Often have mucus producing goblet cells  
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Serous membrane (serosa)   internal membrane  
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Simple squamous epithelium   resting on a layer of areolar tissue  
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Serous membrane   Produces serous fluid that arises from blood  
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Serous membrane   Covers organs and lines walls of body cavities  
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Serous membrane   Endothelium lines blood vessels and heart  
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Serous membrane   Mesothelium lines body cavities (pericardium, peritoneum, and pleura)  
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Tissue growth   increasing the number of cells or size of existing cells  
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Hyperplasia   growth through cell multiplication  
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Hypertrophy   enlargement of preexisting cells  
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Hypertrophy   Muscle growth through exercise  
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Hypertrophy   Accumulation of body fat  
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Neoplasia   development of a tumor (neoplasm)  
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Tumor   Benign or malignant  
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Tumor   Composed of abnormal, nonfunctional tissue  
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Tissues   can change types within certain limits  
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Differentiation   development of more specialized form and function by unspecialized tissue  
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Differentiation   Example: embryonic mesenchyme becoming cartilage and bone  
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Metaplasia   Changing from one type of mature tissue to another  
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Simple cuboidal tissue   of vagina before puberty changes to stratified squamous after puberty  
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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium   of bronchi of smokers to stratified squamous epithelium  
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Stem cells   undifferentiated cells that are not yet performing any specialized function  
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Stem cells   Have potential to differentiate into one or more types of mature functional cells  
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Developmental plasticity   ability of a stem cell to give rise to a diversity of mature cell types  
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Damaged tissues can be repaired in two ways   Regeneration & Fibrosis  
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Regeneration   replacement of dead or damaged cells by the same type of cell as before  
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Regeneration   Restores normal function • Examples: repair of minor skin or liver injuries  
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Fibrosis   replacement of damaged cells with scar tissue  
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Scar   holds organs together, but does not restore function  
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Fibrosis   Examples: repair of severe cuts and burns, scarring of lungs in tuberculosis  
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Healing of a cut in the skin   Severed vessels bleed into cut  
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Healing of a cut in the skin   Mast cells and damaged cells release histamine that dilates blood vessels and makes capillaries more permeable  
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Healing of a cut in the skin   Blood plasma seeps into the wound carrying antibodies and clotting proteins  
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Blood clot forms   Knits edges of cut together  
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Blood clot forms   Inhibits spread of pathogens  
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Blood Clot   Forms scab that temporarily seals wound and blocks infection  
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Macrophages   phagocytize and digest tissue debris  
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New capillaries   sprout from nearby vessels  
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Deeper portions   of clot become infiltrated by capillaries and fibroblasts  
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Blood clot   Transform into soft mass called granulation tissue  
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Macrophages   remove the blood clot  
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Fibroblasts   deposit new collagen  
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Skin Wound   Begins 3–4 days after injury and lasts up to 2 weeks  
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Epithelial cells   around wound multiply and migrate beneath scab (tissue regenerates)  
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Underlying connective tissue   undergoes fibrosis  
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Scar tissue   may or may not show through epithelium  
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Remodeling (maturation)   phase begins several weeks after injury and may last up to 2 years  
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Atrophy   shrinkage of a tissue through loss in cell size or number; occurs in normal aging or lack of use  
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Necrosis   pathological tissue death due to trauma, toxins, or infections  
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Infarction   sudden death of tissue when blood supply is cut off  
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Gangrene   tissue necrosis due to insufficient blood supply (usually involves infection)  
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Decubitus ulcer (bed sore or pressure sore)   form of dry gangrene from continual pressure on skin  
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Dry gangrene   common complication of diabetes  
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Wet gangrene   liquefaction of internal organs with infection  
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Gas gangrene   usually from infection of soil bacterium that results in hydrogen bubbles in tissues  
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Apoptosis   programmed cell death  
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Normal death of cells   that have completed their function and best serve the body by dying and getting out of the way  
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Phagocytized   by macrophages and other cells  
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Billions of cells die by   apoptosis  
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Every cell has a built-in   “suicide program”  
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Recent US Presidents   have disagreed on the morality of stem cell use  
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Biologists   see many possibilities for the use of embryonic stem cells in treating disease  
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Possibilities   include treatments for: parkinsonism, brain cell loss, diabetes, heart damage, and spinal cord injury  
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Most embryonic stem cells are donated by couples using in   vitro fertilization  
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Adult stem cells   seem limited, as they are hard to harvest and culture and have narrower developmental potential  
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Researchers   are trying to induce adult cells to revert to embryonic levels of developmental plasticity  
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The extracellular material of a tissue is called the extracellular   Matrix  
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Identify the three primary germ layers.   Ectoderm Endoderm Mesoderm  
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Which layer gives rise to mucous membranes of the digestive tract?   Endoderm  
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The primary germ layer between endoderm and ectoderm is called The middle layer of the embryonic germ layers the   mesoderm  
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In which type of tissue does the matrix normally occupy much more space than the cells do?   Connective  
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What is endoderm?   The inner layer of the primary germ layers  
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A thin slice of tissue prepared for microscopic observation is called a(n) ----   histological section  
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A tissue found at surfaces, composed of one or more layers of closely adhering cells, is called Blank______ tissue.   epithelial  
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Which term is used to describe the free surface of an epithelium?   Apical  
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Which function of epithelial tissues is best suited to detecting changes in the environment?   Sensation  
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Which surface of an epithelial cell faces the basement membrane?   Basal  
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What are the four types of stratified epithelia?   Stratified columnar, stratified squamous, stratified cuboidal, and urothelium  
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Which are functions of epithelial tissue?   Absorption Protection Excretion  
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Which type of stratified epithelium is also known as transitional epithelium?   Urothelium  
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Which tissue class is comprised of widely-spaced cells and abundant extracellular material? Of the four classes of tissue, Blank______ tissues are the most abundant, widely distributed, and histologically variable of the primary tissues.   Connective  
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A connective tissue cell that produces collagen fibers and ground substance is a(n)   fibroblast  
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Which cell types are found in fibrous connective tissue?   Fibroblasts, macrophages, white blood cells, adipocytes  
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What are the three fiber types found in fibrous connective tissue?   Reticular Elastic Collagenous  
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of the four main types of ----- tissue fills the spaces between other tissues and binds tissues to one another.   connective  
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Which tissue type is found in tissue sections from most parts of the body?   Areolar tissue  
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A mesh of reticular fibers and fibroblasts make up ---- tissue   reticular  
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How are the different types of fibrous connective tissue distinguished from one another?   By whether the arrangement of fibers is dense or loose  
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Where would areolar connective tissue be found?   In the fascia between muscles Surrounding blood vessels  
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Elastic fibers are Blank______ than collagenous fibers.   thinner  
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Which connective tissue is composed of loosely arranged reticular fibers and lymphocytes?   Reticular connective tissue  
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Dense regular connective tissue is primarily composed of which fibers?   Collagenous  
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Where is reticular connective tissue found?   spleen  
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Which is a location of dense irregular connective tissue?   Fibrous sheath around bones  
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Which connective tissue contains loosely arranged cells, elastic fibers, and collagenous fibers?   Areolar connective tissue  
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Adipocytes are the predominant cell type in which connective tissue?   Adipose  
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Cartilage is best described as which of the following?   A relatively stiff connective tissue with a rubbery matrix  
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Which tissue would be the best at resisting pulling forces applied from several directions?   Dense irregular connective tissue  
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Which cell produces cartilage matrix?   Chondroblast  
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Cartilage in the epiglottis is   elastic cartilage  
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Within cartilage, cells called Blank______ secrete cartilage matrix   chrondoblasts  
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Cells that produce cartilage matrix are called ---- Once they become surrounded by matrix and trapped in lacunae, they become   chrondoblasts; chrondocytes  
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Mature bone cells that sit in lacunae are called   Osteocytes  
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Cartilage in the epiglottis is Blank______.   elastic cartilage  
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Canaliculi and lacunae are located in Blank______ tissue.   bone  
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The liquid portion of blood is called   plasma  
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Which cell produces cartilage matrix?   chrondoblast  
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A mature bone cell formed when an osteoblast becomes surrounded by its own matrix and entrapped in a lacuna is a(n)   osteocyte  
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The ground substance of blood is   plasma  
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Leukocytes are Blank______ than red blood cells and have Blank______, which red blood cells do not have.   larger; nuclei  
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Which of the following are formed elements of blood?   Erythrocytes Platelets Leukocytes  
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A formed element of the blood involved in clotting and other mechanisms for minimizing blood loss is a(n)   platelet  
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Blood plasma is best defined as which of the following?   liquid portion of blood  
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The type of cell indicated by the arrow in the image is a(n)   neuron  
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Of the four classes of tissues, ---- tissue consists of elongated fibers that are specialized to contract in response to stimulation   muscular  
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The three types of muscle tissue are skeletal, smooth, and   cardiac  
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Cardiac Muscle   Branched, uninucleate, striated cells  
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Skeletal Muslce   Uninucleate, fusiform, nonstriated cells  
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A single skeletal muscle cell is also called a muscle   fiber  
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Which tissue can exert physical force on other tissues and organs?   muscle  
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Skeletal muscle fibers have Blank______ nuclei/nucleus.   multiple  
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Merocrine glands are also called Blank______ glands.   eccrine  
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Exocrine glands that release their secretions by disintegrating are classified as   holocrine glands  
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Three main types of body membranes?   Cutaneous Serous Mucous  
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Which membranes line passages that open to the exterior of the body?   mucous  
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Growth of a tissue due to an increase in cell number is called   hyperplasia  
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What are 2 processes by which tissues grow?   Cells increase in number Existing cells get larger  
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Growth of a tissue through cellular enlargement is called   hypertropy  
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Most embryonic and childhood growth occurs by Growth of a tissue due to an increase in cell number is called   hyperplasia  
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Children have red bone marrow in their long bones which changes to yellow bone marrow (fat) by adulthood. This is an example of which of the following?   metaplasia  
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The membranes lining the inside surface of the respiratory and digestive tracts are examples of ---- membranes   mucous or Mucous  
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Skeletal muscle and adipose tissue grow through   hypertropy  
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Two types of stem cells are   embryonic and adult  
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Stem cells have various degrees of developmental ---- , or diversity of mature cell types to which they can give rise.   plasticity  
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Cells that are stem cells that can develop into any cell type of a developing embryo but not into the accessory organs of pregnancy are called   Pluripotent cells  
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Growth of a tissue due to an increase in cell number is called   hyperplasia  
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Small numbers of ---- stem cells are found within mature organs and tissues throughout one's life.   adult  
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Adult stem cells are found in   fetuses and adults  
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Composed mainly of collagen fibers, ---- is the replacement of damaged tissue with scar tissue.   fibrosis  
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Fibrosis is the replacement of damaged tissue with   scar tissue  
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