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| 15305425992 | Histology (microscopic anatomy) | the study of tissues and how they are arranged into organs | 0 | |
| 15305425993 | cell junctions | The connection between one cell and another (cell attachment) | 1 | |
| 15305425994 | Cell junction types | gap junctions, tight junctions, desmosomes | 2 | |
| 15305425995 | all cells except for what are anchored to each other or their matrix by intercellular junctions | blood | 3 | |
| 15305425996 | Gap junctions (communicating junctions) | binding of membrane permit chemical or electrical signals pass from cell to cell -HEART MUSCLE | 4 | |
| 15305425997 | Tight junctions | Fusion of outer layer, Fluid tight seal, Difficult to pass through; found in the GI (digestive) and urinary tracts | 5 | |
| 15305425998 | Desmosomes | held together by network of filament, more like a snap on a pair of jeans | 6 | |
| 15305425999 | 4 primary tissues | epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous | 7 | |
| 15305426000 | epi | above | 8 | |
| 15305426001 | simple epithelium | single layer of cells | 9 | |
| 15305426002 | Stratified epithelium | several layers of cells | 10 | |
| 15305426003 | Squamous | thin and flat | 11 | |
| 15305426004 | Cuboidal | hexagonal | 12 | |
| 15305426005 | Columnar | tall and slender | 13 | |
| 15305426006 | Simple squamous epithelium | single layer of flat cells; rapid diffusion of substances; ALVEOLI (RESPIRATORY) ENDOTHELIUM (INNER LINING OF HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS) | 14 | |
| 15305426007 | simple cuboidal epithelium | Single row cube-shaped cells with microvilli; Absorption and secretion, mucus production; LIVER, THYROID GLAND, and KIDNEY TUBULES | 15 | |
| 15305426008 | simple columnar epithelium | Single row of tall narrow cells; absorption and secretion, mucus secretion; LINING OF DIGESTIVE TRACT | 16 | |
| 15305426009 | Pseudostratified epithelium | Single row of cells some not reaching free surface, gives layer stratified look; TRACHEA (RESPIRATORY) | 17 | |
| 15305426010 | pseudo | false, fake | 18 | |
| 15305426011 | Two kinds of stratified squamous epithelia | keratinized and nonkeratinized | 19 | |
| 15305426012 | Keratinized | found on skin surface, abrasion resistant | 20 | |
| 15305426013 | nonkeratinized | lacks surface layer of dead cells | 21 | |
| 15305426014 | keratinized stratified squamous -EPITHELIUM | Multilayered epithelium covered with dead squamous cells, packed with keratin (epidermal layer of skin); delay water loss and barrier to organisms | 22 | |
| 15305426015 | nonkeratinized stratified squamous-EPITHELIUM | multilayered without surface layers of dead cells; TONGUE ORAL MUCOSA ESOPHAGUS VAGINA | 23 | |
| 15305426016 | stratified cuboidal epithelium | Two or more cell layers(surface cells square) Secretes sweat, produces sperm and ovarian hormones; SWEAT GLAND DUCTS | 24 | |
| 15305426017 | transitional epithelium | Multilayered epithelium surface cells that change from round to flat when stretched allows for filling of urinary tract URETER and bladder | 25 | |
| 15305426018 | connective tissue divided into 3 classes | fibrous connective tissue, supporting connective tissue, fluid connective tissue | 26 | |
| 15305426019 | connective tissue consists of | cells, fibers, ground substance (fluid) | 27 | |
| 15305426020 | connective tissue functions | -connects organs -gives support and protection (physical and immune) -stores energy and produces heat -movement and transport of materials | 28 | |
| 15305859541 | fibroblasts | produce fibers and ground substance | 29 | |
| 15305859542 | Macrophages | activate immune system | 30 | |
| 15305859543 | Leukocytes | white blood cells | 31 | |
| 15305859544 | plasma cells | produce antibodies | 32 | |
| 15305859545 | mast cells | releasing substances, including heparin and histamine | 33 | |
| 15305859546 | herapin | prevents blood clotting | 34 | |
| 15305859547 | Histamine | dilates blood vessels | 35 | |
| 15305859548 | Adipocystes | store triglycerides | 36 | |
| 15305859549 | collagen fibers | white fibers; deep layer of the skin | 37 | |
| 15305859550 | reticular fibers | SPLEEN AND LYMPH NODES | 38 | |
| 15305859551 | elastic fibers (yellow fibers) | SKIN, LUNGS AND ARTERIES | 39 | |
| 15305859552 | loose connective tissue | areolar, adipose, reticular | 40 | |
| 15305859553 | dense connective tissue | dense regular and dense irregular | 41 | |
| 15305859554 | areolar tissue | Loose arrangement of fibers and cells in abundant ground substance, SURROUNDS BLOOD VESSELS AND NERVES | 42 | |
| 15305859555 | reticular tissue | -Loose network of reticular fibers and cells -Forms framework for lymphatic organs -Found in lymph nodes, spleen, thymus and bone marrow | 43 | |
| 15305859556 | adipose tissue (fat) | empty looking cells ; energy storage insulation and cushioning | 44 | |
| 15305859557 | white fat | main type (only fat in adults) | 45 | |
| 15305859558 | brown fat | produces heat | 46 | |
| 15305859560 | dense regular connective tissue | -Densely packed, parallel collagen fibers -Compressed fibroblast nuclei -Tendons attach muscles to bones and ligaments hold bones together | 47 | |
| 15325621476 | Dense irregular connective tissue | Densely packed, randomly arranged, collagen fibers and few visible cells Locations: DERMIS (deep layer of skin) | 48 | |
| 15325621477 | supportive connective tissue types | cartilage and bone | 49 | |
| 15325621478 | different types of cartilage | hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage | 50 | |
| 15325621479 | hyaline cartilage | clear, glassy appearance because of fineness of collagen fibers found in: ARTICULAR CARTILAGE (end of long bones), COSTAL CARTILAGE (ribs), TRACHEA, LARYNX, FETAL SKELETON | 51 | |
| 15325621480 | elastic cartilage | abundance of elastic fibers provides flexible elastic support EXTERNAL EAR and EPIGLOTTIS | 52 | |
| 15325621481 | Fibrocartilage | large coarse bundles of collagen fibers resists compression and absorbs shock found in: PUBIC SYMPHYSIS(pelvic), INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS (vertebrae) | 53 | |
| 15325621482 | osseous tissue | bone tissue; a calcifies connective tissue | 54 | |
| 15325621483 | Two forms of osseous tissue | spongy bone and compact bone | 55 | |
| 15325621484 | spongy bone | spongy in appearance | 56 | |
| 15325621485 | compact bone | solid in appearance | 57 | |
| 15325621486 | Bone Tissue (compact bone) | Calcified matrix in lamellae around central canal ;Osteocytes in lacunae between lamellae FUNCTION: Skeletal support; leverage for muscles; mineral storage | 58 | |
| 15325621487 | Fluid Connective Tissue: Blood | some with nuclei; found in heart and blood vessels; variety of cells and cell fragments | 59 | |
| 15325621488 | fluid portion of blood | plasma | 60 | |
| 15325621489 | Erythrocytes | red blood cells | 61 | |
| 15325621490 | Platelets | blood clotting | 62 | |
| 15325621491 | Leukocytes | WBC; defense immune system | 63 | |
| 15325621492 | nerve tissue | Specialized for communication by electrical and chemical signal | 64 | |
| 15325621493 | neurons | nerve cells | 65 | |
| 15325621494 | Neuroglia | glial cells | 66 | |
| 15325621495 | elongated cells that are Specialized to contract in response to stimulation | muscular tissue | 67 | |
| 15325621496 | 3 types of muscle tissue | skeletal, cardiac, smooth | 68 | |
| 15325621497 | skeletal muscle | voluntary, striated, long, unbranched cells with multiple peripheral nuclei; covers bones | 69 | |
| 15325621498 | cardiac muscle | Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart. | 70 | |
| 15325621499 | smooth muscle | Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body; only 1 central nucleus | 71 | |
| 15325621500 | exocrine glands | Ducts that carry products OUT (EXITS) to the epithelial surface | 72 | |
| 15325621501 | endocrine glands | secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream | 73 | |
| 15325621502 | simple glands | unbranched duct | 74 | |
| 15325621503 | compound glands | branched duct | 75 | |
| 15325621504 | Shape of gland | acinar, tubuloacinar | 76 | |
| 15325621505 | serous glands | produce thin, watery secretions | 77 | |
| 15325621506 | mucous glands | secrete mucins | 78 | |
| 15325621507 | cytogenic glands release | -whole cells -sperm and egg cells | 79 | |
| 15325621508 | Three methods of secretion | merocrine, apocrine, holocrine | 80 | |
| 15325621509 | Holocrine | secretory cells begin to burst and product released | 81 | |
| 15325621510 | merocrine glands | release fluid by exocytosis | 82 | |
| 15325621511 | apocrine glands | merocrine glands with confusing appearance | 83 | |
| 15325621512 | epithelial and connective tissues combine to form______ to cover and protect other structures and tissues in the body | membranes | 84 | |
| 15325621513 | 4 types of membranes | mucous, serous, cutaneous, synovial | 85 | |
| 15325621514 | tissue growth | increasing the number of cells or size of existing cells | 86 | |
| 15325621515 | Hyperplasia | increase in cell number | 87 | |
| 15325621516 | hypertrophy | increase in cell size | 88 | |
| 15325621517 | Neoplasia | development of a tumor | 89 | |
| 15325621518 | Metaplasia | changing from one type of mature tissue to another | 90 | |
| 15325621519 | Tissue Shrinkage and Death | atrophy, necrosis | 91 | |
| 15325621520 | tissue repair | regeneration and fibrosis | 92 | |
| 15325621521 | Changes in Tissue Types | differentiation and metaplasia * tissues can change types within certain limits* | 93 |
