Ch 1
The study of structure
Anatomy
Tissue type located within kidney tubules and glandular tissue
Simple Cuboidal
Of the 4 tissue types (epithelial, muscle, connective, and nervous) how many are found in the integumentary system?
All 4 types!
Maintaining a stable internal environment within physiological limits
Homeostasis
Multiple layers of cells that can change shape, located in the urinary system
Transitional
Name the 3 major layers of skin
Epidermis, Dermis, and Subcutaneous
Body fluid found outside of cells
Extracellular/Interstitial Fluid
The axillary region is ________ to the coxal region
Superior
A single layer of thin, flat cells that provide a short diffusion distance
Simple Squamous
Which tissue could be described as unstriated, single nucleus per cell, spindle shaped, and located within hollow organs?
Smooth Muscle
The 5 types cells in the epidermis
Keratinocytes, melanocytes, Langerhans cells, Merkel cells, and Unipotent stem cells
Abnormality of function
Disorder
Organ system responsible for distributing hormones, nutrients, and gases to tissues and well as picking up waste products
Cardiovascular System
Consists of fibroblasts, all 3 protein fiber types, and a gelatinous ground substance
Areolar CT
Adipose, mesenchyme, spongy bone, blood, hyaline cartilage, dense elastic, and reticular are all specific tissue types that are within which general category of tissue?
Connective Tissue
The name for the superficial region of the dermis
Papillary Region
Structure that is part of a feedback loop that detects a change in in temperature, blood pressure, or stretching
Receptor
The friction reducing membrane attached to the outside of the lung
Visceral Pleura
Cell junction made up of intermediate filaments inside the cell and the transmembrane protein integrin, which is used to attach epithelial tissue to the basement membrane
Adherens
This is a clinical application from a mutation in a gene leading to abnormal elastic fibers
Marfan's Syndrome
Skin cell that produces melanin
Melanocytes