Term
| What are the four types of tissues? |
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Definition
| Epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous. |
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Term
| What are the functions of epithelial tissue? |
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Definition
Lines and covers
-Keeps the body from losing moisture and drying out.
-Protects against injury from internal structures.
-Helps guard against bacterial infection. |
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Term
| What are the functions of connective tissue? |
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Definition
-Support
-Protect
-Connect
-Stores energy, insulates, cushions
-Produces blood cells.
-Transfers oxygen, nutrients and hormones. |
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Term
| What is the function of muscle tissue? |
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Definition
| Contracts to move body or substances inside the body |
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Term
| What are the functions of nervous tissue? |
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Definition
-Coordinates activities and movements of the body.
-Conveys nerve impulses |
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Term
| What are the types of connective tissue? (that you learned for lab) |
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Definition
-areolar
-dense regular
-Adipose Tissue
-Hyaline Cartilage
-Bone
-Blood |
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Term
| Describe the function and location of Loose Connective Tissue. |
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Definition
-supports epithelium and internal organs
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Term
| Function and location of dense connective tissue. |
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Definition
| -makes up tendons, ligaments, |
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Term
| Function and location of Hyaline Cartilage |
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Definition
-in nose, fetal skeleton, ends of long bones,
-support and protection. |
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Term
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Definition
-form of loose connective tissue
-energy storage
-insulation
-cushioning |
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Term
| What are the main formed elements of blood? |
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Definition
| erythrocytes (red blood cells), leukocytes (white blood cells), thrombocytes (platelets) |
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Term
| Function and structure of erythrocytes |
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Definition
-No nucleus
-Contains hemoglobin which attracts and carries oxygen
-oxygen transport to body cells |
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Term
| Function and structure of leukocytes |
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Definition
neutrophils-nuclei have more than two distinct lobes
lymphocytes-circular nuclei that take up most of the cell.
Phagocytes engulf marked foreign cells
-others cover and inactivate foreign cells, or mark them |
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Term
Function and structure of Thrombocytes
(platelets) |
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Definition
-cell fragments
-form a protein net when a blood vessel is damaged. |
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Term
| What two general types of cells make up nervous tissue? |
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Definition
| Neurons and Neuroglial cells |
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Term
| What is the name of the cell that forms the myelin? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the function of the myelin? |
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Definition
| Insulates and protects the nerve. |
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Term
| What are the three layers that form the skin? |
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Definition
| epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer |
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Term
| Structure (tissue) and function of the epidermis. |
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Definition
-stratified squamous epithelial tissue
-Protection from injury and water loss |
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Term
| Tissue and function of dermis. |
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Definition
structure-connective tissue
structure-contains collagin and elastic fibers
function-contains, support and connect blood vessels, nerve fibers, hair folicles, and sweat glands
-anchors the skin to underlying tissues |
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Term
| Tissues and function of the subcutanious layer |
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Definition
-areolar and adipose connective tissue
-insulation
-protects internal organs
-energy storage |
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Term
| What are the two layers of the epidermis? |
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Definition
| Stratum Corneum, Stratum Germinativum or Basale |
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Term
| What is the function of the stratum corneum? |
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Definition
-Form barrier between external environment and inner cells.
-Prevents evaporation
-protect inner cells from bacteria and viruses |
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Term
| What is the function of the stratum germinativum? (stratum basale or basal layer) |
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Definition
-produce new cells
-contain Langerhans' cells that connect the skin to the immune system and eat bacteria and viruses |
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Term
| In what ways does your skin help the body maintain homeostasis? |
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Definition
-Body Temp 9capilaries dialate or constrict
-temp-sweat
-temp-hair
-waterproofProduce vit d for calcium homeo |
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Term
| Difference between firt, second, and third degree burns |
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Definition
-1st degree-epidermis damaged, redness and pain
-2nd degree-epidermis and part of dermis damaged, blistering and pain
-3rd degree-epidermis and dermis destroyed, white to black, no pain, pain receptors destroyed |
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Term
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Definition
| fluid filled area where the dermis has separated from the epidermis |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| What is the difference between normal tissue, benign tumor tissue, and carcinomas? |
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Definition
| a benign tumor has normal cells, and does not invade surrounding tissues, or spread. |
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Term
| What are the danger signs to look for in a mole? |
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Definition
ABCD- Asymetry, irregular Border, dark Color, larger than 6mm Diameter, or
change in size |
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