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Epithelium types and functions?

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epithelial- covering
connective- support
muscle- movement
nervous-control

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Epithelial function?

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  • covers body surface or lines body cavity
  • forms parts of most glands
  • protection
  • excretion/ secretion
  • forms slippery surfaces
  • absorption, filtration, and ion transportation
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Special characteristics of epithelial tissue?

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  • cellularity: composed of cells with minimal matrix
  • specialized contacts: cells joined by junctions
  • polarity: cell regions of apical surface differ from basal surface
  • supported by connective tissue
  • avascular but innervated: epithelia receive nutrients from connective tissue
  • regeneration: lost cells replaced by cell division
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How do you classify epithelial tissue?

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simple: one layer
stratified: multiple layers

squamous: wider than tall, flat
cuboidal: square
columnar: taller than wide, column

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Types of epithelial tissue?

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  • simple squamous
  • simple cuboidal
  • simple columnar
  • pseudostratified
  • stratified squamous
  • transitional
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Types of simple squamous epithelium?

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Endothelium: inner covering, lining hollow organs in circulatory system

Mesothelium: middle covering, lines peritoneal, pleural, and pericardial cavities and covers visceral organs

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Function simple squamous epithelium?

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  • passage of materials be passive diffusion, osmosis, and filtration
  • secrete in mucous membranes
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Location of simple squamous epithelium?

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  • renal corpuscles
  • alveoli of lungs
  • lining of heart and blood vessels
  • lining of ventral body cavities
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Function and location of simple cuboidal epithelium?

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  • secretion and absorption

- kidney tubules, secretory portions of small glands, ovary surface

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Function of simple columnar epithelium?

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  • may contain goblet cells
  • absorption; secretion of mucous, enzymes
  • ciliated type propels mucous or reproductive cells
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Location of simple columnar epithelium?

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ciliated: lines small bronchi, uterine tubes, and uterus

non-ciliated: lines digestive tract, gallbladder, ducts of some glands

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Why is it called pseudostratified epithelium?

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  • nuclei lie at varying height giving the false stratified look
  • only tall cells reach apical surface since they originate at basement membrane
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Function of pseudostratified epithelium?

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-secretion of mucous and propulsion of mucous by cilia

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Location of pseudostratified?

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ciliated: lines trachea, and upper respiratory tract

non-ciliated: ducts of male reproductive tubes and glands

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Function of goblet cells?

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  • to secrete and produce mucin onto skin or into digestive tube
  • mucous protects and lubricated body surfaces
  • H2O + mucin= mucous
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Properties of stratified epithelium?

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  • contains 2+ layers of cells
  • major role of protection
  • regenerate from basal layer
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Types of stratified squamous epithelium?

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keratinized and non-keratinized

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Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

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  • contains keratin (for protection)
  • waterproof
  • surface cells are dead, dry, and full of keratin
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Non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

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  • apical layer and deeper layers remain moist

- forms moist lining of body openings

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Functions of keratinized and non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium?

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  • forms epidermis

- forms lining of mucous membranes (esophagus, mouth…)

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Transitional epithelium

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  • basal cells cuboidal or columnar
  • apical cells are squamous
  • stretches and permits distension of urinary bladder
  • lines inside of hollow urinary organs
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What is the purpose of microvilli?

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-increase SA which is important for secretion and absorption

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Where are microvilli abundant?

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in epithelial tissue of small intestine and kidneys

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Purpose of cilia?

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-to produce directed movement of material over the surface of epithelial tissue

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What is the basement membrane?
- noncellular supporting sheet between the epithelial tissue and connective tissue - selective filtering and scaffolding
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Kartagener's syndrome
- immotile cilia syndrome - dynein arms fail to form - leads to respiratory infections because cilia can't sweep inhaled bacteria out of respiratory tract
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What happens if diabetes is left untreated?
- basement membrane will thicken due to built up glucose | - evident in eye and kidneys
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Types of connective tissue?
- connective tissue proper - bone tissue - blood tissue - cartilage
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Function of connective tissue?
- binding and support - transportation - compartmentalization - protection and insulation of organs - major site of body energy reserves
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What makes up the extracellular matrix of connective tissue?
Ground substance: -cushions/ protects, withstands compression or bathe all cells in body Fibres: -provide support
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Where does connective tissue originate from?
mesenchyme (embryonic tissue)
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Types of fibres that make up connective tissue?
collagen: tough and resist pulling forces elastic: can stretch and return to original shape reticular: strong but allow more give than collagen fibres, present in basement membrane
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Types of connective tissue proper?
loose connective tissue -adipose and areolar dense connective tissue -DICT, DRCT, elastic
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What fibres and cells make up areolar connective tissue?
collagen, elastic, reticular fibres fibroblasts (secrete matric and fibres), macrophages and mast cells (WBC) fibres slow down harmful bacteria so WBC have time to get rid of them
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Function of areolar connective tissue?
- wraps/ cushions organs - holds/ conveys tissue fluid - role in inflammation and infection
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Where is areolar connective tissue found?
- under epithelia - packages organs - surrounds small nerves and blood vessels - borders all other tissues in body
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Function and location of adipose tissue?
- provides reserve food fuel - insulates - supports and protects organs -under skin, around kidneys, behind eyes, within abdomen, in breasts, and heart
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What fibres and cells make up DICT?
- irregularly arranged collagen fibres - some elastic fibres - fibroblasts
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Function and location of DICT?
- withstand tension in many directions - provide structural strength - dermis of skin - submucosa of digestive tract - fibrous capsules of joints and organs
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What fibres and cells make up DRCT?
- parallel collagen fibres - elastic fibres - fibroblasts -poorly vascularized
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Function and location of DRCT?
- attaches muscles to bone/ bone to bone - withstands stress in one direction - tendons/ ligaments - fascia around muscles
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Function and location of elastic connective tissue?
made up of elastic fibres - allows recoil after stretching - within walls of arteries and surrounding bronchial tubes
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What cells make up cartilage?
chondroblasts and chondrocytes
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Does cartilage have blood vessels or nerves?
No. They get their blood supply from surrounding perichondrium. -no pain, but also no healing
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Types of cartilage?
- hyaline - elastic - fibrocartilage
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What fibres and cells make up hyaline cartilage?
- collagen fibres - chondroblasts which produce matrix - chondrocytes which lie in lacunae
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Function and location of hyaline cartilage?
- supports and reinforces - cushions - resists repetitive stress - fetal skeleton - ends of long bones - costal cartilage of ribs - cartilages of nose, trachea, larynx
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What fibres make up elastic cartilage?
-elastic and collagen
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Function and location of elastic cartilage?
- maintains shape of structure - allows great flexibility - support external ear - epiglottis
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What fibres make up fibrocartilage?
- thick collagen fibres | - matric is similar but less firm than hyaline
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Function and location of fibrocartilage?
-tensile strength and ability to absorb compressive shock - intervertebral discs - pubic symphysis - discs of knee joint
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What fibres and cells make up bone tissue?
- collagen fibres - osteoblasts which secrete collagen fibres and matrix - osteocytes which are mature bone cells in lacunae - solid matrix - well vascularized
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Function and location of bone tissue?
- supports and protects organs - provides levers and muscle attachment site - stores Ca2+, minerals and fat - marrow= bone cell formation site -bones
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What fibres and cells make up blood tissue?
- no fibres | - erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets
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Function and location of blood tissue?
- transport respiratory gases, nutrients, and waste | - within blood vessels and heart
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What is scurvy?
- vitamin C deficiency - vit. C is necessary for proper cross linking of molecules which make up collagen fibres - result is weakened collagen and the supportive connective tissues in the body
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Cutaneous membrane
- dry | - skin
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Mucous membrane
- wet - lines hollow organs that open to the exterior of the body - epithelial sheet underlain with layer of lamina propria (areolar connective tissue)
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Serous membrane
-wet -simple squamous epithelium lying on areolar connective tissue -line closed cavities (pleural, peritoneal, pericardial)
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What are the types of muscle tissue?
- skeletal - cardiac - smooth
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Function and location of skeletal muscle tissue? Appearance?
- voluntary movement - manipulation of environment - facial expression - skeletal muscles attached to bones - multinucleate, obvious striations
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Function and location of cardiac muscle tissue? Appearance?
- contracts to propel blood into circulatory system - involuntary control -occurs in walls of heart - striated - uninucleate - cells interdigitate at intercalated discs
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Function and location of smooth muscle tissue? Appearance?
- propels substances along internal passageways - involuntary control -walls of hollow organs - spindle shaped with central nuclei - no striations - form sheets
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What cells make up nervous connective tissue?
neurons | neuroglia (glue)
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Function and location of nervous tissue?
- transmit electrical signals from sensory receptors to effectors - brain, spinal cord, nerves
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