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tissues part 1
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/15/2010

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Term
Pathologist
Definition
Medical Specialist, ID diseases
Term
Biopsy
Definition
tissue sample for pathology
Term
Tissue
Definition
organization of cells with special anatomy and physiology
Term
Ectoderm
Definition
epidermis and nervous system
Term
mesoderm
Definition
muscle, bone, blood, etc
Term
endoderm
Definition
digestive, respiratory systems, glands.
Term

T or F

MOST ORGANS ARE COMPOSED OF TWO OR MORE PRIMARY GERM LAYERS

Definition
TRUE
Term
WHAT ARE THE 4 BASIC TYPES OF TISSUES?
Definition
EPITHELIAL, CONNECTIVE, MUSCLE, NERVOUS.
Term
EPITHELIAL
Definition
SURFACE LAYER, LININGS, AND GLAND TISSUE. 
Term
What are the functions of the EPITHELIAL?
Definition
SURFACE LAYER, LININGS, AND GLAND TISSUE. 
Term
What are the General characteristics of the EPITHELIAL?
Definition
basement membrane: protein layer secreted between epithelial layer and underlying tissue
Term
Why do cells have desmosomes or tight junctions?
Definition
for cell to cell connections via adjacent cell membranes
Term
TRUE or FALSE
THERE IS NO BLOOD VESSELS IN EPITHELIAL TISSUE
Definition
TRUE
Term
GLANDULAR EPITHELIUM
Definition
LOCATED WITHIN OR ACT IN TOTAL AS A GLAND, LINING CELLS PRODUCE UNIQUE SECRETION PRODUCT
Term
Dimple
Definition
unbranched duct to surface in skin, intestines
Term
compound
Definition
branched duct: drain an are, some salicary and male repro glands.
Term
Tubular Grandular Epithelium
Definition
tube all same diameter. lining cells act as duct and gland in one. In intestine, some sweat glands and male repro glands.
Term
Alveolar:
Definition
sac like duct at ends of gland, in salivary and sebaceous, also called acinar type
Term
merocrine {eccrine} gland secretion
Definition
produces a fluid product (mostly water) secretion through cell membrane, no cytoplasm loss.
In salivary, pancreas, some sweat glands and tear glands.
Term
apocrine
Definition
variation of eccrine: in mammary and axillary, genital, thoracic sweat glands, a complex product composed of cell cytoplasm
Term
holocrine
Definition
entire cell lost cell breaks open:sebaceous glands, very complex producct
Term
serous prdouct type
Definition
oily, watery type, for lubrication. pleura, pericardium, and pertoneum linings
Term
mucous
Definition
glycoprotein called mucin in water, vscous, protective, lubricates, traps. In digestive, respiratory, reproductive and urinary organs. Goblet cells produce the mucus.
Term
Synovial product type
Definition
synovial joing lining fluid for lubrication plus other functions.
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