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wccvettech histology

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histology   study of tissues  
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tissue   cells, intercellular substances, tissue fluids  
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tissue types   epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous  
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Epithelial is   lining of body cavities, covering tissues, skin and organs  
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epithelial perfomrs   protection and secretion  
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epithelial shape   squamous, cuboidal, columnar, transitional  
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epithelial arrangement   simple; statified, pseudostratified  
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simple   one cell layer  
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stratified   2 or more layers (protection0  
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pseudostratified   appear stratified, are simple  
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squamous   thin, flat, irregular ex. lining of mouth  
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cuboidal   cube, ducts of kidneys  
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columnar   long thin, respiratory tract, fallopian tubes uterus  
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transitional   change shape, urinary bladder cube to squamous  
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simple squamous   little wear and tear and high osmosis, heart, blood vessels  
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stratified squamous   check cells, skins etc.  
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simple cuboidal   thyroid glands, ovaries, lens of eyes  
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transitional epithelium   lining of bladder  
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simple columnar   stomach, intestines  
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pseudostratified columnar   respiratory tract, male repro  
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glandular epithelium   exocrine, outside; endocrine, pituitary gland  
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Connective tissue   most abundant, highly vascular, binds and support other structure, small # of cells and large amts of inercellular subs.  
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Connective tissue types   proper, loose, dense, specialized: bone, cartilage, blood etc.  
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Connective tissue fibers   collagen, elastic, reticular  
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Loose connective tissue proper   areolar, adipose, hypodermis  
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adipose tissue   fat, insulation, protection, support, food storage, between organs  
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hypodermis   below the skin, cellulite  
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Loose connective tissue cells   fibroblast, fibrocyte form fibers and round substanse after injury  
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Plasma cells   from lymphocytes, anibodies  
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Dense connective tissue   tendons, ligaments, dermis  
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areolar tissue   collagen and elastin fibers, support blood vessels, nerves, Interal organs, binds muscle and skin to underlying tissue  
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adipose tissue   fat, insulation, protection, support food storage  
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hypodermis   below the skin (areolar and adipose)  
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collagen   tough, thick, ligaments, tendons  
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Ligaments   connect bone to bone  
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tendons   connect muscle to bone  
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elastic   thing fibers that stretch, bladder, lungs, stomack  
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reticular   thin, shiny refractile, translucent, binds smooth muscle and form framework, lymph noes, bone marros  
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fibrocyte   fibroblast, form fibers and ground substance after injury  
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macrophage   monocyte, phagocytosis  
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plasma cells   lymphocytes, anitboides, provide defense  
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mast cells   produce anitcoagulant, heparin as well as histamines  
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melanocytes   pigment cell  
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adipocytes   fat cells  
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leukocytes   granulocytes, agranulocytes  
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Proper   loose few fibers; dense many fibers  
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specialized   bone, cartilage, blood and lymph  
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specialized connective tissue   cartilage, bone  
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Cartilage general   shock absorber; avascular  
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cartilage hyaline   most common, smooth surface, at joints over long bones  
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cartilage white fibrous   in between veterbrae along the spine  
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cartilage elastic   provides strength and maintains shape of organs, epiglottis, pinna, auditory canal  
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bone tissue - osseous   skeletal system, protects, supports, movement, calcium and phosphoros storage, red marros  
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Osteoblasts   bone forming cell, osteocyte, located in the lacuna  
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spongy   bone, cancellous, inside  
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compact   bone, dense, outside of long bone, arranged in circles (haversian)  
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haversian system   basic unit of compact bone  
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