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Chapter 3 - Tissues Flashcards

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Primary Tissue Classes

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Epithelial
Connective
Nervous
Muscular

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Epithelial Tissue

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Tissue composed of layers of closely spaced cells that cover organ surfaces or form glands; serves for protection, secretion, and absorption
(epidermis, inner lining of digestive tract, liver, other glands)

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Connective Tissue

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Tissue with usually more matrix than cell volume; often specialized to support, bind, and protect organs
(tendons & ligaments, cartilage & bone, blood & lymph)

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Nervous Tissue

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Tissue containing excitable cells specialized for rapid transmission of information to other cells
(brain, spinal cord, nerves)

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Muscular Tissue

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Tissue composed of elongated, excitable cells specialized for contraction
(skeletal muscle, heart, walls of viscera)

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Histological Sections Preparation

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  • Fixation
  • Section
  • Staining
  • Observation
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Planes of Histological Sections

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  • Longitudnal
  • Transverse
  • Oblique
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Histological Smears and Spreads Examples

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  • Spinal cord
  • Blood
  • Areolar tissue
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Epithelial Tissue Characteristics

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  1. One or more layers
  2. Closely adhered cells = skin
  3. Form surfaces = lines organs
  4. Avascular
  5. Basement membrane
  6. Basal and apical surfaces
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Classes of Epithelium

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  • Simple
  • Pseudostratified
  • Stratified
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Epithelial Cell Shapes

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  • Squamous
  • Cuboidal
  • Columnar
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Simple Epithelium

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  • Every cell has contact with basement membrane
  • Simple squamous
  • Simple cuboidal
  • Simple columnar
  • Pseudostratified columnar (Goblet cells)
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Stratified Epithelium

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  • Two or more layers
  • Named by top layer
  • Stratified squamous
  • Stratified cuboidal
  • Stratified columnar
  • Transitional
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Stratified Squamous Epithelium

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  • Formation of protective, superficial layers (15-30) of cells
  • Keratinized = tough, resist water
  • Nonkeratinized = resists abrasion, can dry out, (oral cavity, esophagus, anus)
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Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium

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  • Relatively rare

- Ducts of sweat glands & larger ducts of mammary glands

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Transitional Epithelium

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  • Unusual stratified epithelium
  • Repeated stretching and recoiling without damage
  • Bladder, kidney calyces
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Characteristics of Connective Tissue

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  1. Binding of organs = tendons, ligaments, fat
  2. Support = bone, cartilage
  3. Physical protection = bone, fat
  4. Immune protection = blood, skin, mucous
  5. Movement = bone, cartilage
  6. Storage = bone, fat
  7. Heat production = brown fat
  8. Transportation = blood
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Cells of Fibrous Connective Tissue

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  • Fibroblasts
  • Macrophages
  • Leukocytes
  • Plasma cells
  • Mast cells
  • Adipocytes
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Fibroblasts

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produce fibers and ground substance

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Macrophages

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eat bacteria and debris

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Leukocytes

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WBCs (such as neutrophils and lymphocytes) that help in body defenses

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Plasma cell

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produce antibodies

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Mast cells

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produce heparin and histamine

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Adipocytes

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Fibers of Fibrous Connective Tissue
- Collagenous - Reticular - Elastic
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Collagenous Fibers
tough and flexible (tendons & ligaments)
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Reticular Fibers
thin collagen fibers (spleen & lymph nodes)
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Elastic Fibers
stretch & recoil (lungs)
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Types of Loose Connective Tissue
- Areolar - Reticular - Adipose
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Areolar Connective Tissue
- loose connective tissue - abundant - binds epithelia to deeper tissue
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Reticular Connective Tissue
- loose connective tissue - support lymphatic organs - (spleen, liver, & lymph nodes)
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Adipose Connective Tissue
- loose connective tissue - stores energy - provides protection & insulation
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Dense Regular Connective Tissue
- highly organized fibers - mainly fibroblasts - tendons & ligaments - elastic tissue (in vocal cords & stabilize vertebrae)
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Dense Irregular Connective Tissue
- random arrangement of fibers - resists stress - most of dermis - protective capsules (liver, kidney, spleen)
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Cartilage
- chondroblasts - lacunae - chondrocytes - avascular - subtypes: hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage
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Subtypes of Cartilage
1. Hyaline (trachea) 2. Elastic (ears) 3. Fibrocartilage (intervertebral discs)
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Types of Bone
1. Spongy bone | 2. Compact (dense) bone
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Spongy Bone
- interior of bones - reduces weight of skeleton - trabeculae - no capillaries or venules
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Compact (Dense) Bone
- protect, support, & resist stress - parallel osteons * central canal (haversian) * lamellae * osteocytes * canaliculi
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Fluid Connective Tissue: Blood
- plasma - erythrocytes (RBCs) - leukocytes (WBCs) - platelets
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Nervous Tissue
- neuroglia (glial) cells = support neurons - neurons = transmit information - parts of neurons = neurosome (body), dendrites (to), axon (away)
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Muscular Tissue Types
1. Skeletal 2. Cardiac 3. Smooth
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Skeletal Muscle
- muscle fibers - striations - voluntary - multi-nucleated
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Cardiac Muscle
- cardiocytes (myocytes) - branched cells - striations - intercalated discs - involuntary
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Smooth Muscle
- fusiform myocytes - spindle-shaped - non-striated - involuntary
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Hyperplasia
cell multiplication (embryonic & childhood growth)
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Hypertrophy
enlargement of cells (fat & skeletal muscle)
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Neoplasia
tumor development
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Differentiation
specialization of form or function
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Metaplasia
change from one tissue to another (e.g. smokers, blacked nasal cavity, vaginal lining)
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Regeneration
replacement of dead cells
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Fibrosis
scar tissue development
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Atrophy
reduction in size or number
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Necrosis
premature death of cell
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Infarction
type of necrosis, cut-off blood supply
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Gangrene
type of necrosis, insufficient blood supply
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Apoptosis
programmed cell death (e.g. webbed toes/fingers, uterus shrinking)
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