tissues
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essentials of anatomy and physiology sixth edition by valerie c scanlon and tina sanders
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 an organization of a great many similar cells | tissues |
| 4 types of tissues | epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous |
| what are the characteristics of epithelial tissue? | found on body parts, may produce secretions, lines cavaties such as stomach, nose, throat, forms glands, may have cilia, may be one celled, may be 2 or more layers |
| what is the most abundant tissue? how? | connective tissue. it anchors and supports other body structures |
| 3 types of connective tissue. | hard, soft, blood |
| name 3 parts of soft connective tissue | areolar, fibrous, adipose |
| what holds organs together (skin to muscle) | areolar |
| what has strong fibers (tendons, ligaments) | fibrous |
| what stores lipids (fat) | adipose |
| what are 2 hard connective tissues | cartlidge, bone |
| what carries food and oxygen to the cells? | blood connective tissue |
| what removes waste and infections? | blood connective tissue |
| specialized for contraction | muscle tissue |
| 3 types of muscle tissue | skeletal, smooth, cadiac |
| attaches to bones to maintain posture and body movement | skeletal muscle tissue |
| attached to eyes to move up, down, sideways | skeletal muscle tissue |
| attached to upper 1/3 of esophagus to assist with swallowing | skeletal muscle tissue |
| skeletal muscle tissue contractions are controlled _______ | voluntarily |
| this involuntary muscle tissue are intestines and blood vessels.. | smooth muscle tissue |
| this involuntary muscle tissue makes up the walls of the heart | cardiac muscle tissue |
| function is to have contractions of the heart | cardiac muscle tissue |
| receives stimuli through neurons | nervous tissue |
| conducts impules (communicate to and from all parts of the body) | nervous tissue |
| found only in the nervous system | nervous tissue |
| sheets of tissue that cover surface or that seperate organs or parts of organs from one another | membranes |
| what is membranes function? | protect against infection and secrete lubricants |
| 3 types of membranes | epithelial tissue membranes, connective tissue membranes, cutaneous tissue membrane |
| line the body tracts that have openings to the enviroment | mucous membranes |
| mucous membranes are what type of membrane? | epithelial tissue membrane |
| secretes mucus which lines the membrane and keeps the membrane soft and moist | mucous membranes |
| examples of mucous membranes | respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive tracts |
| line some of the body cavities that don't open to the exterior | serous membranes |
| cover the organs in cavaties that don't open to the exterior | serous membranes |
| secreate a fluid that is thinner than mucus which prevents friction when organs are in contact with one another | serous membranes |
| serous membranes are what type of membrane? | epithelial tissue membranes |
| serous membranes secreta what? | a serous fluid |
| name 2 types of serous membranes | parietal serous membrane and visceral serous membranes |
| line walls of body cavities | parietal serous membranes |
| cover organs found in body cavities | visceral serous membranes |
| name 3 common examples of serous membranes | pleural membrane, pericardial membrane, pertitonal membrane |
| the serous membranes of thracic cavity | pleural membrane |
| what lines the thoracic cavity (parietal) | pleural membrane |
| what cover the lungs (visceral) | pleural membrane |
| secrete serous fluid which prevents friction between them as the lungs expand and recoil during breathing | pleural membrane |
| line the thoracic cavity (parietal) where the heart is located | pericardial membrane |
| the pericardial membrane cover the heart (visceral) also called the | epicedium |
| the pericardial membrane seecretes a serous fluid to prevent what? | friction as the heart beats |
| lines the abdomincal cavity (parietal) | peritonal membrane |
| covers the organ in the abdominal cavity (visceral) the serous fluid prevents friction as the stomach and intestines slide against other organs | peritonal membrane |
| name 3 types of connective tissue membranes | synovial, fascia, skeletal |
| synovial connective tissue lines joint cavities and secrete what? | synovial fluid |
| provides for the smooth motion of bone | synovial |
| this reduces friction between moving parts | synovial |
| holds organs in place | fascia |
| connects skin to underlying structures | fascia |
| fascia surrounds what? | muscles, blood vessels, spinal cord, and brain |
| covers bone and cartlidge | skeletal |
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