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21 Cards in this Set
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Simple squamous Alveoli of lungs, blood vessels |
Single layer, sheet of flattened cells |
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Simple cuboidal Kidney tubules, lining of glands |
Single layer of cubic-shaped cells |
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Simple columnar Stomach, intestines, uterus, fallopian tubes |
Single layer, cells are taller than wider |
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Pseudostratified columnar Respiratory tract |
Looks like stratified but it's not |
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Stratified squamous keratinized Epidermis |
Multiple layers of dead cells with keratin for roughness and moisture lock |
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Stratified squamous nonkeratinized Moist areas of mouth, tongue, esophagus, vagina, anal canal |
Multiple layers of dead cells |
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Transitional Urinary blood and ureters |
Multiple layers of cells of different shapes |
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Adipose Breast, buttocks, under skin |
Cells look empty, nuclei pushed aside |
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Areolar Inbetween organs |
Random array of different fibers and scattered cells |
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Reticular Spleen, lymph nodes, liver, bone marrow |
Fibers with large number of oval cells in the matrix |
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Dense irregular Dermis and protective capsules around organs |
Mesh of collagen fibers with fibroblast cells, not organized |
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Dense regular Tendons and ligaments |
Packed bundles of collagen fibers with fibroblasts, organized |
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Hyaline cartilage End of bones, nose, costal ribs, respiratory passages |
Most common cartilage, many lacunae |
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Elastic cartilage Ears and epiglottis |
Very flexible, lots of lacunae |
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Fibrocartilage Intervertebral disks, pubic symphysis, meniscus pads of knee |
Strongest cartilage, fewer lacunae |
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Compact bone All skeletal system |
Osteon is the basic unit |
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Blood Hollow organs: blood vessels, intestinal track, uterus/fallopian tube, bladder, ureter |
Fluid connective tissue, plasma and dissolved fibers |
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Nervous tissue Central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) |
Basic cell unit are neurons |
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Skeletal muscle Skeletal system |
Parallel fiber cells with striations and multiple nuclei |
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Cardiac muscle Heart |
Has striations, fiber cells are branched |
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Smooth muscle Hollow organs: blood vessels, intestinal track, uterus/fallopian tube, bladder, and ureter |
Elongated spindle-shaped cells, no striation |