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What is true about simple epithelia?
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1. they are avascular
2. they have a single layer 3. they always have an exposed apical surface |
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Which epithelium protects underlying tissues?
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stratified squamous epithelium
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What type of epithelium allows for rapid movement of O2 from lungs to blood?
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Simple Squamous
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What are shapes of epithelial cells?
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Columnar, cuboidal, squamous, transitional
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What kinds of muscle are there?
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Smooth, cardiac, skeletal
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What type of epithelium lines the ureters and urinary bladder?
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Transitional
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What is the most abundant type of cartilage in the body?
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Hyaline Cartilage
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Serous membranes are considered to be organs because they are made up of which two tissues?
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Simple squamous and connective
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Glands are compromised of what type of primary tissue?
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Epithelial
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The surface of epithelium that is exposed to a lumen is known as the...?
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Apical Surface
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What attaches all epithelial tissue to connective tissue?
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Basement membrane
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The matrix of connective tissue is composed of...?
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Extracellular fibers and ground substance
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What is a viscous connective tissue that transports O2 and other substances through the body?
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Blood
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Loose connective tissue that connects the skin to the underling tissues and organs is called?
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Hypodermis
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Tendons and ligaments are composed of?
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Dense regular connective tissue
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where do elastic fibers enable it to spring back to original shape?
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In the Loose/areolar connective tissue
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Where is Epithelium found?
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blood vessels, heart, lymphatic system
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Where is Simple Squamous found?
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kidneys, lining of heart, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels
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Where is stratified squamous found?
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esophagus, mouth, vagina
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Where is simple columnar found?
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lines most digestive tract
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Where is stratified columnar found?
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male urethra, ducts of glands
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where is pseudostratified ciliated columnar found?
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respiratory tubes
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where is simple cuboidal found?
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kidneys, ducts, ovary surface
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where is stratified cuboidal found?
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sweat glands, mammary glands, salivary glands
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where is transitional found?
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lines ureters, bladder and part of urethra
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where is loose (areolar) found?
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under epithelia, packages organs, surrounds capillaries
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where is dense regular found?
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tedons, ligaments
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where is dense irregular found?
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dermis, submucosa of digestive tract, fibrous capsule of joins
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where is adipose found?
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hypodermis, kidneys, eyeballs, breasts
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where is elastic cartilage found?
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external ear, epiglottis (pinna)
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where is fibrocartilage found?
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intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis, disc of knee joint
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where is hyaline cartilage found?
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end of long bones, costal cartilage, nose, trachea, larynx
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Characteristics of Epithelial tissue?
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Cellularity, special contacts, polarity, support by connective tissue, avascular, regeneration
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What separates integument from deep fascia?
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Hypodermis
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What is the order of layer of the epidermis from deep to superficial?
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Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, stratum corneum
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What contains keratinized stratified squamous epithelium?
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Epidermis
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What type of epithelium makes up the epidermis?
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Stratified squamous
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How long does a cell normally remain a part of the epidermis for?
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4-6 weeks
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What happens when cells move from deep to superficial?
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They begin to die
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What is associated with sebaceous glands?
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Acne, hair
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What plays a role in thermoregulation?
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cardiac muscle contraction
skeletal muscle contraction vasoconstriction vasodilation |
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What are secretions of ceruminous glands?
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Ear wax
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Hair color is normally determined by...?
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age, amount of melanin produced
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Sweat is expelled out of the sweat gland by...?
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myoepithelial
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What is the order that hypodermic needle penetrates skin?
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epidermis, papillary layer, reticular layer
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What is a person whose melanocytes do not produce melanin?
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an albino
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The arrector pili muscles are composed of what?
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Smooth muscle tissue
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In response to sunlight what does our skin produce?
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Melanin
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Stratum lucidum is only found on?
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Soles, palms, lips
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What is the tissue beneath the skin referred to as?
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hypodermis, subcutaneous layer, superficial fascia
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The odor of apocrine sweat is due to the effect of what?
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bacteria
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What is the basic unit structure and function of human body?
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the cell
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Areolar connective tissue contains what?
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fibroblasts, ground substance, elastic fibers, collagen fibers
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What produces energy a cell uses to carry out its life functions?
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Mitochondria
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Dense regular connective tissue is made up of?
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loosely packed cells
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What makes up the outer ear?
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Elastic cartilage
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What type of muscle is found in ureter and bladder?
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Smooth muscle
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Which cells have highest mitotic rate?
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squamous
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Where are gap junctions found?
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between cardiac muscle cells
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What makes up walls of airsacs within lungs?
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Simple squamous
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Glands are made up of what tissue?
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Epithelial tissue
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What is true about chondrocytes?
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they are present in elastic cartilage
they are present in fibrocartilage the are house within a lacuna they produce collagen & elastic fibers |
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What is the most viscous tissue?
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blood
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Myoepithelial cells are associated with what?
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Sweat glands
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The arrector pilio does what?
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causes the hair to stand on end (goose bumps)
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