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Test 2
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Anatomy
11th Grade
01/20/2016

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Term
lacks blood vessels
Definition
avascular
Term
space inside a tube (as in blood vessel, hollow organ etc)
Definition
lumen
Term
How can epitheleal tissue be classified?
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simple or stratified
Term
one cell layer thick
Definition
simple
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several layers thick
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stratified
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How can epithelial tissue be shaped?
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squamous, cuboidal, or columnar
Term
thin and flat
Definition
squamous
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box shaped
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cuboidal
Term
tall, slender rectangles
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columnar
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forms the outer layer of our skin and contains keratin
Definition
stratified squamous epithelium
Term
protein to harden
Definition
keratin
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usually present to push materials along
Definition
cilia
Term
What are the ductless glands that secrete hormones directly into interstitial fluid for a direct path into the bloodstream?
Definition
endocrine glands
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What secretes into ducts that open onto an epithelial surface (sweat glands)?
Definition
exocrine glands
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What are the modes of secretion?
Definition
merocrine, apocrine, holocrine
Term
product is released from gland by exocytosis
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merocrine
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involves loss of cytoplasm with secretion
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apocrine
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entire cell contents are released as the cell bursts
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holocrine
Term
What secretes a watery solution with enzymes?
Definition
serous glands
Term
What secretes a sticky, stringy mucous?
Definition
mucous glands
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What secretes mucous?
Definition
goblet cells
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connects epithelium to the rest of the body (bone, fat, blood, cartilage, lymph, etc;)
Definition
connective tissue
Term
most abundant permanent resident connective tissue cell
Definition
fibroblasts
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"big eater" scavenger cells that engulf pathogens or damaged cells
Definition
macrophage
Term
fat cells
Definition
adipocytes
Term
synthesize and store the brown pigment melanin
Definition
mlanocytes
Term
small, mobile connective tissue cells common near blood vessels and secrete histamine and heparin after injury or infection to cause inflammatory reactions
Definition
mast cells
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What connects muscle to bone?
Definition
tendons
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What connects bone to bone?
Definition
ligaments
Term
What provides padding, insulates, protects (kidneys)
Definition
adipose tissue (fat)
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