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types of tissues
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Anatomy
12th Grade
07/09/2011

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Term

 

Histology

Definition

The science that deals with the study of tissues

Term

 Epithelial tissue

 functions:

protection

absorption

filtration

slippery surface

Definition

The tissue composed of cells that line the captives and surfaces of structues throughout the body

Term

characteristic of epithelia:

 

cellularity

 

 

Definition

Cells that are separated by minimal extra cellular material

Term

characteristics of epithelia

 

Special contacts

Definition

 

Adjacent epithelial cell joined by special junctions

Term

characteristics of epithelia

 

Polarity

Definition

 

Free upper suface and a lower surface

 

Term

characteristics of epithelia

 

Support by connective tissue

Definition

avascular : not associated with or supplied by blood vessels

 

innervate: to supply(an organ or body part) with nerves

Term

characteristics of epithelia

 

Regeneration

Definition

 

Lost cells that are quickliy replaced by cell division

Term

classification of epithelia

 

First name of tissue; cell layers

Definition

 

There is simple and then there is stratified... simple meaning one layer of cells and stratified meaning more than one layer of cells.

Term

classification of epithelia

 

last name; shape of cells:

 

Spuamous

Definition

 

cells that are wider than tall (plate-like)

Term

classification of epithelia

 

last name; shape of cells

 

Cuboidial

Definition

 

Cells that are as wide as tall, like cubes

Term

classifications of epithelia

 

last name; shape of cell

 

Columnar

Definition

 

Cells are taller than they are wide, like columns

Term

 

 

Glands

Definition

consist of a single cell or a group cells that secrete substance into ducts or tube, onto the surface, or into the blood

Term

 

Exocrine glands

Definition

 

Ducts carry to epithelial surface

Term

exocrine glands classified by structure

 

  • simple
  • copound
Definition
  • simple is the unbranched duct

 

  • copound is the branched duct
Term

exocrine glands classified by shape

 

  • tubular
  • alveolar
  • tubuloavleolar
Definition
  • tubular- shaped like tubes
  • alveolar- shaped like spheric sacs
  • tubuloalveolar- both tubes and spheric sacs
Term

 

Endocrine glands

Definition
ductless glands that secrete substances directly into the blood stream also produces  hormones
Term

 

connective tissue

Definition
cells separated by large amounts of extracellular matrix  
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