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| What are the four basic types of tissue? |
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| epithelium, connective, muscle, and nervous |
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| a sheet of cells that cover a body surface or line a body cavity |
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| Provide the synonyms for connective, epithelial, muscular, and nervous tissue |
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| support, covering, movement, and control |
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| What is the function of epithelial tissue? |
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| covers body surface and lines hollow organs, body, cavities, ducts; forms glands |
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| What is the function of connective tissue? |
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| Protects, supports, and binds organs; stores energy as fat; provides immunity |
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| What is the purpose of muscular tissue? |
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| What is the purpose of nervous tissue? |
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| Detects and responds to changes in and around the body |
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| What are the two basic componenets of all tissues? |
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| The cellular (living) and extracellular component (non-living) |
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| Define interstitial fluid |
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| tissue fluid that is derived from blood plasma; found in extracellular component |
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| What are the seven special features of epithelia? |
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| Cellularity, avascular, nervous innervation, regeneration, polarity, basement membrane, and membrane junctions |
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| cells are closely packed and held tightly together; has minimal extracellular matrix |
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| What makes a picture of epithelial tissue easily identifiable? |
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| What two terms are used to describe polarity? |
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| apical (free) surface and basal surface (adheres to basement membrane) |
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| What are the two components of the basement membrane? |
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| basal (secreted by epithelial tissue) and reticular lamina (secreted by underlying CT cells) |
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| Define membrane junctions |
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| contact points in the plasma membrane of adjacent cells |
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| What are the three types of membrane junctions and their purpose? |
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| desmosomes (prevents cells from being pulled apart), gap junction (let inside cell A to talk to inside cell B), and tight junctions (sealant) |
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| What are the different classifications for epithelia? |
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| Simple or Stratified; Squamous (flat), Cuboidal (same shape all around), or Columnar |
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| What is the function of each epithelial cell shape? |
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Squamous: allow rapid passage of substances
Cuboidal and Columnar: secretion or absorption |
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| Where can you find simple squamous epithelium? |
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| The lining of the ventral body cavity |
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| What are the two specialized types of simple squamous epithelia and where are they found? |
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| Endothelium (heart and vessels) and Mesothelium (serous membranes) |
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| What type of cell will NOT be depicted with the ciliated variety? |
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| simple columnar epithelium |
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| What type of cell will ONLY be depicted with the ciliated variety? |
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| Pseudostratified columnar epithelium |
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| What type of cell contains keratonized and non-keratonized regions? |
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| stratified squamous epithelium |
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| What is the purpose of stratification in a cell? |
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| to protect areas that come in contact with large amounts of friction (keeps tissue from pulling apart) |
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| What lipid is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the plasma membrane? |
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| What is the purpose of glycolipids in the phospholipid bilayer? |
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| cellular adhesion, recognition, and growth/development |
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| What are the main components of the plasma membrane? |
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| What are the two layers of serous membrane? |
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| visceral layer and parietal layer |
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| Where can you find simple columnar epithelium? |
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| What are the two classifications of glands? |
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| What is the name for a unicellular exocrine gland? |
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| What is the largest gland in the body? |
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| What are the secretions of endocrine glands? |
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| What epithelial type is the goblet cell? |
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| What is the most diverse and abundant type of tissue? |
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| What are the four main categories of connective tissue? |
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| CT Proper, Cartilage, Bone, and Blood |
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| What is the embryonic origin of connective tissue? |
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| What fibers are present in CT and what are their purpose? |
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| Collagen fibers (strength), Elastic fibers (recoil), and Reticular fibers (support) |
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| Where can you find simple cuboidal epithelium? |
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| ducts/secretory portions of small glands; kidney tubules |
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| Where can you find stratified cuboidal epithelium? |
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| Big glands and ducts (salivary) |
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| Where can you find stratified columnar epithelium? |
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| What are the three principal functions of epithelial tissue? |
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Definition
| Selective barrier, secretory surfaces, and protective surfaces |
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| Where can you find non-keratinzed stratified squamous epithelium? |
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| esophagus, mouth, and vagina |
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| Where can you find pseudostratified columnar epithelium? |
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