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4 basic tissues constitute the human body
- epithelial
- connective
- muscular
- nervous
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bone
hardest of all connective tissues
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Connective tissue
comprised of
can be
purpose
includes
- comprised of intercellular material known as 'matrix' in which the cells are bound - very complex
- solid, liquid, or gel-like
- purpose- provide support
- includes- fascia
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Connective Tissue
5 types
- ligaments
- tendons
- aponeurosis
- cartilage
- bone
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Cartilage
definition
3 types
- tissues providing strength and elasticity
- hyaline cartilage
- fibrocartilage
- yellow cartilage
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Fibrocartilage
2
- between vertebrae of spinal column and
- between jaw and skull
- shock absorber
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Hyaline Cartilage
4
found in larynx, trachea, bronchial pathways, rib cage
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yellow cartilage
3
found in pinna, nose, epiglottis
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aponeurosis
2
- flat expanded tendon giving attachment to muscular fibers
- point of attachment for muscles
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tendons
- will ALWAYS bind muscle to another structure
- either bone or cartilage
- usually bone
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Muscular Tissue
def.
3 kinds
- unlike connective tissue these muscles can contract / move
- striated muscle
- smooth muscle
- cardiac muscle
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Striated Muscle
aka
used
usually
- voluntary muscle, skeletal muscle, or somatic muscles
- create movement
- attach to tendons
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smooth muscle
2
3 places
- involuntary, generally sheet-like
- in digestive tract, airways, lungs
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Nervous Tissue
4
1-3
- highly specialized
- consists of neurons (nerve cells)
- function- transmit info from one neuron to another
- communicating cells
- only from brain to spinal column from neuron to muscle or from sensory receptors to other neural structures
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epithelial tissue
the superficial or outer layer of mucous membranes and the cells constituting the skin
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building blocks of anatomy
tissues - collection of cells
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cardiac muscle
involuntary striated muscle found in the walls of the heart
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simple epithelium
4 ex.
- blood vessels
- lymph vessels
- alveoli (in lungs)
- heart
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baseplate / basement membrane
def.
functions
- made mostly of collagen
- many functions:
- filter (kidney)
- stabilization of tissue
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ligaments
fibrous tissue that binds bone to bone
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fascia
firous dense sheet-like tissue that surround / separate organs
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epithelial tissue
3 kinds
- simple epithelium - single layer of cells
- compound epithelium - different layers of cells
- baseplate / basement membrane
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