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Epithelial/Connective Tissue
Epithelial/Connective Tissue
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Anatomy
12th Grade
09/14/2009

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Term
Histology
Definition
study of tissues
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tissues
Definition
group of cells working as a common function
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3 roles of epithelial tissues
Definition
Covers surface of body and internal organs, lines cavities, and forms glands
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Attaches epithelial to other types of connective tissue
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Basement Lamina
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3 types of epithelial tissues
Definition
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Pseudostratified Columnar
Definition
secretion and movement of mucus, trachea and nasal
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Simple squamos
Definition
filtration and diffusion, alveoli and blood
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transitional
Definition
stretching support, urinary bladder
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stratified columnar
Definition
protection and secretion, urethra
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simple cuboidal
Definition
secretion and absorption, digestive tract
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simple columnar
Definition
secretion and absorption, bronchi, uterus, has goblet cell
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Stratified Squamos
Definition
protection, outer skin
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Goblet Cell
Definition
Cell that secretes mucus and protects tissues, found in simple columnar
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Role of mucus
Definition
protection from viruses and germs
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Locomotion for mucus, what tissue is it in
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Cilia, pseudostratified columnar
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elastic tissue
Definition
transitional (stratified)
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Simple squamos vs pseudostratified columnar
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S.S= thin and flat, P.C=single layer with different heights
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What gives transitional tissue its name?
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variety of epithelial cells
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Least common/rarest epithelial tissue
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stratified columnar
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4 functions of connective tissue
Definition
binding and support, protection, insulation, transportation
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All connective tissue evolved from...
Definition
Mesenchyme
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Ground substance
Definition
unstructured material that fills in space between cells, gel-like usually
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Collagen fiber
Definition
tough, provides tensile strength
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elastic fiber
Definition
long, thing fibers that stretch
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reticular fiber
Definition
loose ground substance with network of fine fibers, forms soft internal skeleton
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Fibroblasts
Definition
make connective tissue proper
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Chondroblasts
Definition
make cartilage cells
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Osteoblasts
Definition
make bone cells
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hematopoietic stem cells
Definition
make blood, stem cells
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Most rigid connective tissue, why
Definition
Osseous (bone), hard and holds calcium and fiber
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Hematopoiesis and where it takes place
Definition
Blood cell making, in bone marrow
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Adipose
Definition
insulates and reserves food stores, in abdomen and hips
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areolar
Definition
wraps and cushions organs, within and between organs
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Reticular
Definition
soft internal skeleton that supports other cells, lymph nodes
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