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LAB -EPI & CONN

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SQUAMOUS CELLS thin, flat cells/squished nuclei
CUBOIDAL CELLS cube-shaped cells/ centered, round nucleus
COLUMNAR CELLS longer than they are wide, nucleus near the base
TRANSITIONAL CELLS mixture of cells/nuclei appear to be scattered
SIMPLE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM - LOCATION Lining body cavities, the heart, the blood vessels
SIMPLE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM - FUNCTION Reduces friction & Absorbs and secretes material
SIMPLE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM - CONSISTS OF Consists of very delicate cells
SIMPLE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM - def single layer of flat cells with large cetral nuclei
STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM - LOCATION Surface of skin. Lines: mouth, esophagus, anus, vagina
STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM - FUNCTION protection
STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM -NON KERATINIZED - DEF composed of several cell shapes. At the basal layer they are cuboidal or columnar but are transformed to FLATTENED squamous cells as they approach the surface
STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM -KERATINIZED - DEF composed of several cell shapes. At the basal layer they are cuboidal and columnar but are transformed to FLATTENED squamous cells as they approach the surface.
SIMPLE CUBOIDAL EPITHELIUM - LOCATION Thyroid gland, ducts, kidney tubules
SIMPLE CUBOIDAL EPITHELIUM - FUNCTION Secretion, absorption
SIMPLE CUBOIDAL EPITHELIUM - DEF single layer of cube shaped cells with central spherical nuclei
STRATIFIED CUBOIDAL EPITHELIUM - LOCATION ducts of sweat glands
STRATIFIED CUBOIDAL EPITHELIUM - FUNCTION sectretion, absorption
STRATIFIED CUBOIDAL EPITHELIUM - DEF usually composed of two layers of cuboidal cells.
SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM - LOCATION Lining: stomach, intestines, uterine tubes
SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM - FUNCTION secretion, absorption, protection
SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM - DEF single layer of column-shaped cells. Basal nuclei are oval in cross section.
STRATIFIED COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM - LOCATION pharynx, epiglottis, mammary glands, salivary glands
STRATIFIED COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM - FUNCTION protection
STRATIFIED COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM - DEF contains one or more layers of columnar cells and basal layer of cuboidal cells.
PSEUDOSTRATIFIED CILIATED COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM - LOCATION nucleus situated at different levels. Nasal cavity, trachea, bronchi
PSEUDOSTRATIFIED CILIATED COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM - FUNCTION protection, secretion
PSEUDOSTRATIFIED CILIATED COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM - def appears stratified but is actually a single layer of tall and short cells. All cells touch the basement membrane of the tissue
TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIUM - LOCATION urinary bladder
TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIUM - FUNCTION ability to stretch extensively
TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIUM - CONSISTS OF many layers; consists of a combination of cuboidal and "odd" shaped cells.
GLANDULAR EPITHELIA many epithelia are mixed with gland cells. Types: serous, mucous & mixed glands
GLANDULAR EPITHELIA - EXOCRINE - LOCATION Brummer's gland, intestinal glands, sweat glands
GLANDULAR EPITHELIA - EXOCRINE - FUNCTION sends the products through glands into the digestive tract or to outside of body.
GLANDULAR EPITHELIA - ENDOCRINE - LOCATION thyroid, islets of langerham
GLANDULAR EPITHELIA - ENDOCRINE - FUNCTION produces and secretes hormones into glands
LOOSE- AREOLAR TISSUE - LOCATION deep dermis, between muscles
LOOSE- AREOLAR TISSUE - FUNCTION connects skin to muscle
LOOSE- AREOLAR TISSUE - CONSISTS OF matrix - fibers
LOOSE- ADIPOSE TISSUE - LOCATION hypodermis, buttocks, surround organs
LOOSE- ADIPOSE TISSUE - FUNCTION cushion, insulation
LOOSE- ADIPOSE TISSUE - CONSISTS OF matrix - fibers. Consists of adipocytes
LOOSE - RETICULAR TISSUE - LOCATION liver, spleen, kidney, lymph nodes, tonsils, appendix, bone marrow
LOOSE - RETICULAR TISSUE - FUNCTION supporting framework
LOOSE - RETICULAR TISSUE - CONSISTS OF matrix - fibers, consists of reticular fibers
DENSE- IRREGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE - LOCATION nerve and muscle sheaths
DENSE- IRREGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE - FUNCTION provide strength
DENSE- IRREGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE - CONSISTS OF matrix - fibers; consists of thick layer of interwoven collagen fibers oriented in diff directions.
DENSE REGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE - LOCATION tendons, aponeuroses, ligaments, elastic tissue
DENSE REGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE - FUNCTION - tendons connect muscle to bone
DENSE REGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE - FUNCTION - aponeuroses connect muscle to muscle or covers entire muscle
DENSE REGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE - FUNCTION - ligaments connect bone to bone
DENSE REGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE - FUNCTION - elastic stabilizes the vertebrae
DENSE REGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE - CONSISTS OF - TENDONS matrix - fibers; densely packed, collagen fibers
DENSE REGULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE - CONSISTS OF - LIGAMENTS matrix - fibers; fatter than the collagen fibers of tendon
FLUID CONNECTIVE TISSUE - BLOOD - LOCATION circulatory system
FLUID CONNECTIVE TISSUE - BLOOD - FUNCTION - ERYTHROCYTES transport oxygen and carbon dioxide
FLUID CONNECTIVE TISSUE - BLOOD - FUNCTION - LEUKOCYTES fight infections
FLUID CONNECTIVE TISSUE - BLOOD - FUNCTION - PLATELETS blood clotting
FLUID CONNECTIVE TISSUE - BLOOD - CONSISTS OF matrix - liquid (plasma)
FLUID CONNECTIVE TISSUE - LYMPH - LOCATION lymphoid system
FLUID CONNECTIVE TISSUE - LYMPH - FUNCTION involved with the immune system
SUPPORTING CONNECTIVE TISSUE - CARTILAGE - HYALINE - LOCATION between bones and joints; tracheal cartilage rings, supporting larynx,
SUPPORTING CONNECTIVE TISSUE - CARTILAGE - HYALINE - FUNCTION flexible support; reduces friction
SUPPORTING CONNECTIVE TISSUE - CARTILAGE - HYALINE - CONSISTS OF gel
SUPPORTING CONNECTIVE TISSUE - CARTILAGE - ELASTIC - LOCATION auricle of the ear, epiglottis, auditory canal
SUPPORTING CONNECTIVE TISSUE - CARTILAGE - ELASTIC - FUNCTION flexible support
SUPPORTING CONNECTIVE TISSUE - CARTILAGE - ELASTIC - CONSISTS OF gel
SUPPORTING CONNECTIVE TISSUE - CARTILAGE - FIBROUS - LOCATION pads within the knee joints, pubic symphysis
SUPPORTING CONNECTIVE TISSUE - CARTILAGE - FIBROUS - FUNCTION resists compression
SUPPORTING CONNECTIVE TISSUE - CARTILAGE - FIBROUS- CONSISTS OF matrix - gel; the collagen fibers are extremely desnse and the condrocytes are relatively far apart.
SUPPORTING CONNECTIVE TISSUE - CARTILAGE - BONE- LOCATION skeletal system
SUPPORTING CONNECTIVE TISSUE - CARTILAGE - BONE- FUNCTION support and strength
SUPPORTING CONNECTIVE TISSUE - CARTILAGE - BONE- CONSISTS OF matrix - solid (lamellae)
MUSCLE TISSUE - THREE TYPES SKELETAL, SMOOTH, CARDIAC
MUSCLE TISSUE - SKELETAL has striations; muscles that move the skeleton. VOLUNTARY CONTROL
MUSCLE TISSUE - SMOOTH ends of the cells are pointy; muscles that line the digestive tract, respiratory tract and blood cells,. INVOLUNTARY CONTROL
MUSCLE TISSUE - CARDIAC has intercalated discs, found in the myometrium of the heart. Muscle cells that contract rhythmically
SKELETAL MUSCLE TISSUE - LOCATION combined with connective tissues and neural tissue in skeletal muscles
SKELETAL MUSCLE TISSUE - FUNCTION moves or stabilizes the position of the skeleton. Generates heat, protects internal organs
SKELETAL MUSCLE TISSUE - CONSISTS OF skeletal muscle fibers. Large fiber size, prominent banding pattern, mult nuclei and unbranched arrangement
SMOOTH MUSCLE TISSUE - LOCATION walls of blood vessels and in digestive, resp, urinary and reproductive organs
SMOOTH MUSCLE TISSUE - FUNCTION moves food, urine & repro tract secretions; controls diameter of resp passageways; regulates diameter of blood vessels
SMOOTH MUSCLE TISSUE - CONSISTS OF small and spindled shaped with a central nucleus. Does not branch, and there are no striations
CARDIAC MUSCLE TISSUE - LOCATION HEART
CARDIAC MUSCLE TISSUE - FUNCTION circulates blood, maintains blood pressure
CARDIAC MUSCLE TISSUE - CONSISTS OF short, branched and striated. Contains actin and myosin filaments
NEURAL TISSUE specialized to conduct electrical signals through the body
THORACIC CAVITY surrounded by chest wall and diaphragm
THORACIC CAVITY - RIGHT PLEURAL CAVITY surrounds right lung
THORACIC CAVITY - MEDIASTINUM contains the trachea, esophagus, and major vessels
THORACIC CAVITY - PERICARDIAL surrrounds heart
THORACIC CAVITY - LEFT PLEURAL surrounds left lung
ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY contains the peritoneal cavity
ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY - ABDOMINAL contains many digestive glands and organs
ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY - PELVIC contains urinary bladder, repro organs, last portion of digestive tract
ABDOMINOPELVIC QUADRANTS - RUQ most of liver, gallbladder
ABDOMINOPELVIC QUADRANTS - LUQ most of stomach, spleen
ABDOMINOPELVIC QUADRANTS - RLQ cecum, appendix, rt ureter, rt ovary, rt spermatic cord
ABDOMINOPELVIC QUADRANTS - LLQ lt ureter, lt ovary, lt spermatic cord
ABDOMINOPELVIC REGIONS epigastric, rt hypochondriac, lt hypochondriac, umbilical, rt lumbar, lt lumbar, hypogastric, rt inguinal, lt inguinal
ABDOMINOPELVIC REGIONS - EPIGASTRIC left lobe of liver
ABDOMINOPELVIC REGIONS - RT HYPOCHONDRIAC rt lobe of liver, liver fundus
ABDOMINOPELVIC REGIONS - LT HYPOCHONDRIAC stomach fundus, spleen
ABDOMINOPELVIC REGIONS - UMBILICAL small intestine, transverse colon
ABDOMINOPELVIC REGIONS - RT LUMBAR ascending colon
ABDOMINOPELVIC REGIONS - LT LUMBAR descending colon
ABDOMINOPELVIC REGIONS - HYPOGASTRIC urinary bladder, appendix (position varies), major portion of the small intestines
ABDOMINOPELVIC REGIONS - RT INGUINAL cecum, appendix (position varies)
ABDOMINOPELVIC REGIONS - LT INGUINAL sigmoid colon
Created by: jekjes
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