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Histology/Skin
skin and histology
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/08/2017

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What cells contain Fibroblasts?
Definition
Areolar, Dense Regular, Dense Irregular, and Elastic
Term
What connective tissue cells contain adipocytes?
Definition
adipose
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What connective tissue contain chondrocytes?
Definition
All the cartilages i.e. hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage
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What connective tissue contains osteocytes?
Definition
Osseous (bone)
Term
What connective tissue contains erythrocytes and leukocytes?
Definition
blood
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What does a basement membrane do?
Definition
it seperates the epithelial layer from the connective tissue below
Term
Slippery viscous substance that lubricates joints
Definition
hyaluronic acid
Term
jelly-like substance found in cartilage
Definition
chondroitin sulfate
Term
Watery liquid matrix
Definition
plasma
Term
What connective tissue is found surrounding lymph nodes, spleen and soft organs?
Definition
Reticular Connective tissue
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What is periosteum
Definition
Surrounds the bone
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Perichondrium
Definition
Surrounds the cartilage
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What are the functions of epithelial tissue
Definition
protection, filtration, lubrication, secretion digestion, absorption, transportation, excretion sensory reception & reproduction
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What gives rise to fibers in the matrix?
Definition
fibroblast
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What are the functions of skin
Definition
Protection (a barrier), Sensory, Homeostatsis of body temperature, excretion, Vitamin D conversion, Immunity, Blood reservoir
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What waterproofs and softens the skin
Definition
sebaceous gland
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what are the 3 pigments of the skin
Definition
keratin, carotene, hemoglobin
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what is hemoglobin
Definition
rudy color skin pigment
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what is carotene
Definition
yellow pigment in people of Asian descent
Term
Melanin is
Definition
brown-black pigment produced by melanocytes
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