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Histological Structures
Structure & function.
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
12/07/2010

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Term
The entrance of solid organs.
Definition
Hilus
Term
Irregular connective tissue covering the organs.
Definition
Capsule
Term
The outer zone of an organ is the ___________; the inner zone is the ____________.
Definition
cortex; medulla
Term
The medulla usually connects with structures entering via the _____________.
Definition
hilus
Term
Hollow vessels are used for _____________.
Definition
storage
Term
The capsule of connective tissue surrounding hollow organs.
Definition
Adventitia
Term
Deep to the adventitia is the _________.
Definition
muscularis
Term
Mucosa lines the _____________ (organ cavity).
Definition
lumen
Term
The two layers that make up the lumen are _________ and ___________.
Definition
epithelium; lamina propria
Term
Features of the tubular structures.
Definition

  • adventitia
  • muscularis
  • submucosa
  • mucosa (epithelium, lamina propria, muscularis mucosa)

Term
Glands are made up of ___________ tissue and secrete fluids containing ______, _____ and _________.
Definition
epithelium; hormones; enzymes; mucous
Term
Exocrine gland.
Definition
Passes the secretion into a system of ducts.
Term
Endocrine gland.
Definition
Passes its products directly into the capillaries (blood stream).
Term
Exocrine glands can be either _________ or ___________.
Definition
simple; compound
Term
In simple glands the ducts have no _____________.
Definition
branches
Term
Three types of simple glands.
Definition

  1. Simple acinar
  2. Simple tubular (coiled)
  3. Simple branched (one duct)

Term
Compound glands have ________ ducts.
Definition
branched
Term
Three types of glands (classified by the way in which they secrete their products).
Definition

  1. Merocrine (releasing vesicles (exocytosis) into ducts)
  2. Apocrine (products packed into plasma membrane, budded off, passed into ducts)
  3. Holocrine (whole cell is released)

Term
Functions of the skin (3).
Definition

  1. Protection
  2. Sensation
  3. Regulation

Term
Three layers of the skin.
Definition

  1. Epidermis
  2. Dermis
  3. Hypodermis

Term

REMEMBER (EPIDERMIS)

 

Epidermis

Stratum Basae 

(melanocytes)

Stratum spinosum

Stratum granulosum

Stratum corneum

Definition
Term
Dense connective tissue layer beneath the epidermis.
Definition
Dermis
Term
The features of the dermis.
Definition

  • arterioles
  • capillaries
  • venules
  • nerve endings

Term
Arrangement of dermis
Definition
Papillae
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