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Biomed Tissues lab practical flashcards

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Epithelium   covers and lines body surfaces an cavities, organs lined and covered with it, not a lot of blood vessels, closely packed, not much intercellular material, protective or secretory, grown on basement membrane which provides structure for epithelium to grow  
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elastic cartilage   lots of elastin,bendy,outer ear,trachea,not alot of blood supply so it takes a long time to heal  
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red blood cells   erythrocytes, carry oxygen, no nucleus, bags of hemoglobin that carry oxygen to tissues, formed in bone marrow  
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cuboidal epithelium   boxy, secreting or absorbing, found in glands and tubules of kidneys  
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astrocyte   looks like stars,support cells that are responsibe to stimulat nerve cells to stimu stimulate and comunicate,found in brain  
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cartilage   support,cushioning,elasticity around the body, reduces friction,classified by what's around it(its matrix)  
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Stratified Squamous epithelium   layered,skin,deepest layers are cuboidal,as they are replaced by new younger tissues they get flat an dfilled with keratin. the top layer is dead  
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liquid connective tissue   blood,carries food, nutrients, gases , an doxygen to your cells and carries wastes away.  
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platelets   thrombocytes, fragment of a megakaryocite- found in bone marrow,fragments and then sends them out into your blood stream to clot with the white blood cells.  
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Neurons   irritable- respond to a stimulus, conducive- being able to pass on stimuli, large contral body consisting of a large nucleus, dendrites bring in infor and an axon takes info away  
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columnar epithelium   taller than it is broad,secretory,found in stomach and intestines,absorbes and secretes digestive material  
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Smooth Muscle   no striations,involuntary control,hair raising on the back of your neck or on arms(evolutionary throwback),moves food through digestive system and blood through veins,lines walls of organs and blood vessels  
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Nervous system tissue   sensory input goes in and motor goes out  
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ciliated columnar epithelium   layer of cilia on top,moves debris,in bronchi and fallopian tubes,smokers- tar covers the layer of cillia which makes them cough  
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What are the 3 types of muscle tissue   involved in movement,1.smooth,2.caridac,3.skeletal  
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cardiac muscle   only in heart,striated,intercalated discs which causes your heart to beat as a unit,involuntary  
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plasma   liquid portion of blood  
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Fibrous connective tissue   made of bundles of collagen which are study but not stretchy,makes up tendons and ligaments,L-bone to bone,T-muscle to bone,ligaments bend but they don't stretch  
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Fibrocartilage   full of fibers,in big joints,shoulder, hip, knees, vertebrate in back  
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bones   mostly minerals,-crow in concentric layers,-calcium phosphorous and magnesium,haversion canal system carries blood vessels, fat, etc.,most cells are dead  
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osteoblasts   laydown new bone  
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osteoclasts   shape th enew bone  
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connective tissue   connects one tissue to another,most widely distributed,supportive,most varied, provides strength,connects and hold you together  
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corpuscles   solid part of the blood, cells  
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white blood cells   leukocytes, helps immune system,large and elaborate nucleus,long lived  
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loose connective tissue   areolar,thick and thin fibers,thick-collagen ,a protein, bendy and flexable.,thin- elastin, stretchy,areolar connective tissue supports the structure of your nervous system and i,packed around your organs,fills spaces and is the packing peanut of the body  
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Simple Squamous Epithelium   flat,big nucleus, sheet,secretory-mucusresponsible for decreasing like between moving organs or food in cheeks,found in endothelium- innermost layer of tissue in blood vessels,provides a surface for diffusion  
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hyaline cartilage   few fibers,found in small bone joints,cushions bones fromrubbing against other bones,nose and windpipe  
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skeletal muscle   runs next to bones,voluntary,striated,bundled,held together with connective tissue  
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adipose tissue   fat,insulation, padding,cell with just a huge vacuole filled with lipid,don't lose the cell , just the liped,most efficient way to store energy,accumulate around midline of body  
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Matrix   nonliving intracellular material that surrounds cells  
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Holds tissues together   desmosomes and other intercellular junctions  
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Histology   biology of tissues  
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Blastocyte   hollow ball of cells, what a zygote turns into  
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Primary germ layers   endoderm, mesoderm, ectoderm  
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Gastrulation   blastocyte differentiates into the three primary germ layers  
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Histogenesis   primary germ layers differentiate into the tissues  
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Ectoderm   skin, linings, glands, nervous system  
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Mesoderm   muscles, skeleton, blood, organs, connective tissue  
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Endoderm   lining of digestive system, secretory, bladder, thyroid and parathyroid  
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Membranous epithelial tissues   cover body, line cavity, lines blood and lymphatic vessels  
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Glandular epithelial tissue   solid cords of follicles that form secreting in endocrine and exocrine glands  
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Functions of epithelial   protection, sensory functions (special cells in skin, eyes, nose, ears), secretion, absorption (digestive tract), excretion (kidneys)  
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Characteristics of epithelial tissue   limited intercellular matrix, densely packed, basement membrane, avascular, no blood vessels, must diffuse through capillaries, held by desmosomes and junctions  
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Membranous epithelial cells   squamous, cuboidal, columnar, and pseudostratified  
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Simple   single layer  
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Stratified   layered one on another  
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Transitional   differing cell shapes in layers  
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Simple squamous   1 layer, diffusion and filtration, makes up endotherm (vessel linings) and mesothelium (lining of organs), decrease friction, provide place for diffusion  
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Simple cuboidal   1layer of cuboidal, in kidneys  
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Simple columnar   stomach, intestines, uterus, uterine tubes, contains goblet cilia and microvili  
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Goblet   secretory vessel, mucus  
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Microvilli   in intestines, increase surface area in digestive tract for increased nutrient absorption  
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Basal lamina   glycoprotein excreted by epithelial cells, part of basement membrane  
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Reticular lamina   made of fibers produced by connective tissue  
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Integrins   connect epithelial cells to basement membrane  
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Pseudostratified columnar   air passages and male reproductive systems, ciliated  
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Stratified squamous keratinized   multiple layers of protection, skin  
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Non keratinized stratified squamous   vag. Mouth, esophagus, moist for protection  
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Stratified cuboidal   protection, in ducts and epiglottis  
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Stratified columnar   rare, anus, only top layers are columnar  
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Stratified transitional   bladder, meant to stretch, layers of cuboidal that turn stratified when stretched out  
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Glandular epithelium   secretory  
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Unicellular glandular epithelium   single cell  
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Multicellular glandular epithelium   clusters, cords of specialized follicles, classified by shape, tubular, alveolar (saclike) simple, (1 duct) or compound (2 or more ducts)  
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Apocrine   secretes products near top then releases it by pinching off distended end, destroys cell by a loss of cytoplasm, mammary glands  
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Holocrine   sebaceous glands, collects insides then ruptures, self destruction  
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Merocrine glands   discharge through cell or plasma membrane, no injury, most are this type, salivary glands  
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Connective tissue   most widely spread, supports, connects, transports and defends, made of collogenous, elastic or reticular fibers  
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Collagen fibers   tough, gelatin when hydrated ¼ of our protein, white  
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Reticular fibers   delicate, support capillaries, made of reticulin  
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Proteoglycons   glucosamine polysaccharide chains, defense, found in matrix  
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Areolar   not specialized, “like a small space” because bubbles during dissection. Sift this gen, hyaluronidase turns to liquid  
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Fibroblasts   synthesize ground substance and fibers  
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Macrophages   phagocytes, derived from white blood cells  
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Adipose   fewer mast, fibro and macrophages  
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Reticular tissue   3-D web, spleen, lymphocyte and marrow, defense  
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Dense fibrous   few fibroblasts regular (parallel rows, tendons and ligaments, collagen fibers) irregular (dermis, intertwine)  
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Ligaments   made of elastic fibers  
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Tendons   made of collagen fibers  
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Irregular dense fibrous   forms a mat and make sup dermis=inner skin  
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Bone   also called osseous tissue, highly specialized, 65% salts=hardness  
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Osteon   haversion system  
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Lacunae   where bone cells are located in the concentric circles  
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Lamellae   bone matrix  
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Conaliculi   canals that connect each lacuna and osteocyte with blood vessels in haversion canals  
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Membrane bones   skull, formed within a membrane  
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Endochondral ossification   replacement of cartilage with bone  
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Cartilage   made of chondrocyte, have lacunae, avascular  
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Perichondrium   where blood is received from, in cartilage, causes it to heal slowly  
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Hyaline cartilage   “glass” shiny, low collagen, trachea bands and joints  
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Fibro cartilage   strongest, vertebrae and large joints, shock absorbers, lots of collage fibers  
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Elastic cartilage   few collagen fibers, lots of elastin, high flexibility, voice box and ears  
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Blood   transport nutrients and waste products; maintain pH, formed in red marrow  
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Hematopoietic tissue   formation of blood tissue  
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Smooth muscle is also called   visceral  
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Tissue repair   phagocitic cells remove dead or injured ones, collage fibers fill l in gap after cut, leaving a scar if too deep  
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Keloid   unusually thick scar in lower layer of skin  
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When muscle is injured   damaged muscle is replaced by fibrous tissue  
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Exocrine glandular epithelium   discharge secretions into ducts  
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Endocrine glandular epithelium   ductless, secreted into blood  
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Membrane   sheet like structure that performs an important function  
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Epithelial membrane   epithelial tissue + specialized connective  
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Cutaneous membrane   skin  
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Serous membrane   lines cavities not open to external environment like organs  
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Mucous membrane   open to exterior, respiratory, digestive and reproductive tract  
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Connective membrane   made of various types of connective tissue  
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Synovial membrane   spaces between bones and joints, excretes synovial fluid which is a lubrication and reduces friction, bursae  
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mast cell   filled with granules, histamine, allergic reactions  
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endothelium simple squamous cells   capable of changing permeability  
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keratinized stratified squamous aid in   preventing the loss of bodily fluid  
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cuboidal is found....   covering the ovaries and in kidney tubules  
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connective tissue has many...   blood vessels, which aids in the distribution of nutrients  
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nongranular leukocytes   monocyte (blob with three humps) and lymphocyte (giant blob)  
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granular leukocytes   basophil(mickey mouse ears), neutrophil (three blobs connected by thin strands) and eosinophil (headphones, 2 blobs 1 strand)  
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fibrous connective tissue is found   parallel to bone, giving it its strength, called white fibrous, cover muscles  
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most common cartilage   hyaline, prone to wear and tear, fetal skeleton  
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dendrites   recieve and conduct impulses towards teh cell  
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axon   conducts impulses away fromt eh cell body and are generally called nerve fibers  
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collaterals   branches of axon  
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neuroglial cells   astrocytes, bind neurons together and suport neural structures, connective tissue of nervous system  
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two types of epithelium   membranous and glandular  
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glandular epithelium consists of...   columnar and cuboidal  
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epithelium of ovaries   columnar and goblet  
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epithelium of mouth   stratified squamous  
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epithelium of lungs   simple squamous  
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two basic components of connective tissue   cells and extra cellular fibers  
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connective tissue is the .......   most diverse  
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epithelium in stomach   columnar  
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actual formation fo duct   invagination  
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tendons and ligaments are made of   fibrous connective tissue  
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minerals in the bones   calcium, magnesium, phosphorus  
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hyelin cartilage's makeup   gelatenous, no fibers  
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bone is also called   osseus tissue  
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connective tissue (cartilage) has....   chondrocytes  
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specialized connective tissue   cartilage, bone, blood  
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cartilage   specialized cells in a matrix of extracellular fibers  
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bone is made of...   osteocytes and calcified cartilage  
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two types of bone tissue   spongy (spongiform) and compact (cancellous)  
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striations are...   the overlap of actin adn myosin fibers  
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nerve cells are   irritable and conducive  
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if it is mylinated...   it can move faster  
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in between schwann cells are   node of ranvier  
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covered in myelin in nerve cell...   schwann's cell  
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