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Undergraduate 3
01/24/2009

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Muscle Tissue
Definition
Derived from mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells.
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Skeletal muscle
Definition
Long striated cells with multiple nuclei. Voluntary movements.
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Smooth muscle
Definition
Long, spindle-shaped cells, each with a single nucleus.
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Cardiac muscle
Definition
Branching, striated cells fused at plasma membranes
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Epineurium
Definition
Sheath of dense connective tissue surrounding the nerve
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Perineurium
Definition
Epineurium which surrounds bundles of nerve fibers.
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Endoneurium
Definition
Thin layer of loose connective tissue, surrounds the individual nerve fibers.
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Exocrine glands
Definition
Retain ducts to body surfaces. Products collect in duct of gland and flow toward surface which the duct is in contact with.
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Endocrine glands
Definition
The "ductless" glands. Released across cell membrane into interstitial spaces. Product diffuses into capillaries next.
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Globlet Cells
Definition
A mucus secreting unicellular exocrine gland.
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Classification of Exocrine glands
Definition
Ducts - Simple or compound; Secretory units - tubular, alveolar (acinar) or tubuloalveolar.
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Merocrine
Definition
Membrane-bound secretory vesicle internal to the cell. Fuse with apical surface to release product.
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Apocrine
Definition
Secretory product is a pinched off portion of cell. Part of mammary glands (breast feeding)
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Holocrine
Definition
Secretory cell is released and breaks apart and becomes the product. Sweat glands, pubic areas, areoli of breats and Sebaceous glands use this type.
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Tight junctions (Zona Occludens)
Definition
Formed by claudin and occludin proteins, join the cytoskeletons of adjacent cells. Aim to preserve transcellular transport.
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Desmosomes
Definition
2 disc-like plaques connected across intercellular space. Plaques joined b proteins called cadherins.
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Gap Junctions
Definition
Passageway between adjacent cells. Connected by hollow cylinders of protein. Allow small molecules through
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Ticker basement membrane
Definition
Formed by the basal lamina and some underlying reticular fibers
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Basal Epithelial Surface
Definition
Epithelial cells lie on basal lamina (protein sheet). Acts as a filter, can regenerate.
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Connective Tissue
Definition
Derived from the mesoderm
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