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Tissue

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4 main groups of tissue   Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous  
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free surface of epithelial tissue   apical surface  
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surface of epithelial opposite apical surface   basement membrane  
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2 components of basement membrane   basal lamina, reticular lamina  
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surface on which microvili and cilia form   apical surface  
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Is epithelial vascular?   No, avascular  
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Nerve cells between epithelial cells   Innervated  
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1 layer of epithelial cells   simple  
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multiple layers of epithelial cells   stratified  
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3 shape classifications of epithelial cells   columnar, cuboidal, squamous  
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Where are simple squamous epithelial tissue found?   air sacs, kidney tubules  
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What is the epithelium called when it lines a blood vessel?   endothelium  
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Where are simple cuboidal epithelium tissue found?   Glands, glandular epithelium  
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Where are simple columnar epithelium tissue found?   stomach lining to rectum, mucosa  
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What feature does the mucosa of the G.I. tract have?   microvilli  
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What is the hollow space inside an organ called?   Lumen  
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Where is pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium found   trachea  
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what is the function of pseudostratified columnar epithelium?   produce mucous  
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Where is stratified squamous epithelium found?   skin, epidermis  
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What layer do we look to when naming epithelium cell shape?   apical layer  
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Where is transitional epithelium found?   Urinary bladder  
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Name 2 types of glandular epithelium   exocrine, endocrine  
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what is the function of endocrine cells?   secretions for internal use-hormones  
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what is the function of exocrine cells?   secretions with transportation, i.e. tear ducts, sweat glands  
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What are the 3 components of connective tissue?   cells, fibers, ground substance  
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What are the 3 types of fibers in connective tissue?   collagen, elastic, reticular  
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What are the features of collagen fibers?   good tensile strength, white fibers  
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What are the features of elastic fibers?   elasticity, yellow fibers  
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What are the features of reticular fibers?   lots of branches  
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What is contained in the ground substance of connective tissue?   water, proteins, proteoglycans, gags  
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Name 4 types of cells found in CT   fibroblasts, chondroblasts, oteoblasts, blood cells  
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What is all CT derived from?   Mesenchyme in utero  
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What is the prototypical CT?   Areolar  
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What cell is predominant in Areolar?   Fibroblast  
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Name the types of CT   CT proper, cartilage, bone, blood  
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Name the types of CT proper   Loose CT and dense CT  
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Name the types of loose CT   Areolar, adipose, reticular  
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Which CT is most abundant in the body?   Areolar  
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Where is areolar CT located?   against all epithelial tissue and all organs  
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What is the purpose of adipose ct?   insulation, energy storage  
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Where is adipose ct found?   subcutaneous, around organs  
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What does adipose ct consist of?   large fat cell with little ECM  
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What does reticular ct consist of?   Mainly reticular fiber  
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Where is reticular ct found?   bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen  
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Name the types of dense CT   regular, irregular and elastic  
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Where is dense regular ct found?   tendons and ligaments  
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What is a tendon?   connects muscle to bone  
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What is a ligament   connects bone to bone  
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What does dense regular ct consist of?   mainly collagen fiber  
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Where is dense irregular tissue found?   dermis of the skin  
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Where is dense elastic ct found?   lungs and walls of big blood vessels  
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What is the function of dense elastic ct?   expand and recoil  
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What fiber does dense elastic ct mainly consist of?   elastic fibers  
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What are 3 types of cartilage?   Hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage  
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Where is hyaline cartilage found?   ribs, rings of trachea, nose, ends of log bones  
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Which type of cartilage is most abundant?   Hyaline cartilage  
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What cell is predominant in cartilage?   Chondroblast/cyte  
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Where is elastic cartilage found?   external ear, epiglotis  
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Where is fibrocartilage found?   intervertable discs and meniscus of the knee  
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What cell is predominant in bone?   osteoblast/cyte  
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What is the function of bone ct?   structure, produce rbc, storage of minerals and salts  
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What is the most unique ct?   Blood  
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What is the predominant cell in blood?   blood cell  
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Where is the ecm produced for blood?   bones and other places  
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Where is the ecm produced for other connective tissue?   By the predominant cell for that CT  
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What is the function of blood ct?   Transportation of materials throughout the body  
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