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A&P II
Tissues
30
Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
02/16/2014

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Term

 

Epithelial

Definition

forms protective covering for the body and all organs

 

outer layer of the skin

 

supported by connective tissue

 

avascular

 

regenerative (mitotic)

 

basement membrane

 

Term

 

Connective Tissue

Definition

 

support and form the framework of all parts of the body

 

mosy abundant; widely distributed

 

large amounts of non-living material

 

bind, support, protect, insulate, transport

Term

 

Muscle Tissue

Definition

 

contract and produce movements

 

voluntary or involuntary

 

cardiac (myocardium) or smooth (visceral)

Term

 

Nervous Tissues

Definition

 

central coordinating and order-giving agency

 

made up of neuron/neuroglia cells

Term

 

Epithelial tissues are classified by what criteria?

Definition

 

shape

 

arrangement of cells

 

(# of cell layers)

Term

 

Epithelial cell shape

Definition

 

squamous - flat and irregular

 

cuboidal - square

 

columnar - long and narrow

Term

 

Simple Cuboidal

Definition

 

functions in secretion & absorption

 

found in kidney tubules; ovary

Term

 

Simple Columnar

Definition

 

facilitate movement

 

found in bronchioles, uterine tubes

 

 

 

Term

 

Simple Squamous

Definition

 

functions in diffusion, filtration

 

found in blood vessels, uterine tubes

Term

 

Stratified Epithelial

Definition

 

many layers of the same cells

Term

 

Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Definition

 

thick membrane composed of several cell layers

 

basal cells are cuboidal or columnar and metabolically active

 

surface cells are flattened (squamous) / full of keratin

 

protect underlying tissue in areas subject to abrasion

 

linings of esophagus, mouth, vagina

Term

 

Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium

Definition

 

single layer of cells differing heights

 

nuclei seen at different levels

 

may contain goblet cells and bear cilia

 

secretion of mucus

 

trachea, respiratory tract

Term

 

Exocrine Gland

Definition

 

have ducts to carry secretions away from the glands

 

Ex - digestive juices, saliva, sebaceous (oil) glands) tears

Term

 

Endocrine Gland

Definition

 

ductless gland

 

carry secretions to another organ

 

known as hormones

Term

 

Areolar (loose) Connective Tissue

Definition

 

found in membranes around vessels and organs, between muscles, under the skin

 

most common in body

Term

 

Structural elements of Connective Tissue

Definition

 

ground substance - unstructured material that filld the space between cells

 

fibers - collagen, elastic or reticular

 

cells - fibroblasts, chondroblasts, osteoblasts, hematopoietic stem cells

Term

 

Soft Connective Tissue

Definition

 

loosely held together with sime liquid materials between the cells

 

include adipose (fat) and areolar (loose) tissues

Term

 

Fibrous Connective Tissue

 

Definition

 

densely packed with fibers

 

ligaments, tendons, capsules around certain organs

Term

 

Hard Connective Tissue

Definition

 

very firm consistency (cartilage)

 

or

 

hardened by minerals in the matrix (bone)

Term

 

Three types of Cartilage

Definition

 

hyaline

 

elastic

 

fibrocartilage

Term

 

Adipose tissue

Definition

 

cells that are able to store large amounts of fat

 

a reserve energy supply for the body, heat insulate and protective padding for organs and joints

Term

 

Three Types of Bone Tissue

Definition

 

osteoclast

 

osteoblast

 

osteocyst

Term

 

Neuron

Definition

 

functional unit of the nervous tissue/organ

Term

 

Neuroglia cells

Definition

 

supporting unit of the nervous tissue

Term

 

Membranes

Definition

 

thin sheets of tissue

 

cover surfaces

 

may line hollow organ or body cavity

Term

 

Epithelial Membranes

Definition

 

serous membrane

 

mucous membrane

 

cutaneous membrane

Term

 

Serous Membrane

Definition

 

line walls of body cavities and are folded back onto the surface of internal organs

Term

 

Mucous Membrane

Definition

 

line tubes and other spaces that open to the outside of the body

Term

 

Cutaneous Membrane

Definition

 

commonly known as sking

 

has an outer layer of epithelia

Term

 

Connective membranes

Definition

 

membrane is made of connective tissues without epithelial cells

 

synovial membrane

meninges

fascia

pericardium

periosteum

perchodrium

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