| A | B |
| tissue groupings | epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous |
| epithelial junctions | tight, adhering, gap |
| tight junction | found in stomach |
| adhering junction | found in bladder |
| gap junction | found in heart |
| epithelial tissue description | continuous, thin sheet |
| epithelial function | protection, absorption, secretion, sensation |
| epithelial types | squamous, endothelium, stratified, columnar, cuboidal, glandular |
| squamous | found in cheek lining, lungs |
| endothelium | found lining the blood vessels |
| stratified epithelium | found in skin |
| columnar | found lining intestines |
| cuboidal | found lining kidney tubules |
| glandular | exocrine(small intestines), endocrine |
| connective tissue | areolar, adipose, fibrous, elastic, cartilage, bone |
| function of connective tissue | fill in, connecting organs, cushioning |
| connective tissue description | most abundant, lots of matrix, very few cells |
| inclusions of connective tissue | cartilage, bone, tendons, ligaments, blood |
| areolar | yellow fibers, white fibers |
| yellow fibers | elastic |
| white fibers | strong |
| adipose | fat tissue |
| location of adipose | subcutaneous layer, around eyeballs and joints |
| function of adipose | protection, insulation, padding, energy reserve |
| fibrous | white fibers only |
| location of fibrous | tendons and ligaments |
| elastic | mostly yellow fibers |
| location of elastic | walls of arteries, trachea |
| cartilage | lots of matrix, forerunner of bone, firm and flexible |
| cartilage types | hyaline, white fiber |
| hyaline cartilage | found at ends of bone |
| white fiber cartilage | discs between vertebra, ears, nose |
| bone | hardest of connective tissue |
| sections of bone | spongy, compact, medullary canal with yellow bone marrow |
| cartilagenous | thin white fibers |
| fibroblasts | produce fibers |
| lacunae | where chondrocytes(cartilage cells) are found |
| red cells | no nucleus |
| white cells | bigger in size and no nucleus |
| muscle tissue | smooth, cardiac, skeletal, nervous |
| functions of muscle tissue | stimulation, movement |
| smooth muscle | located in stomach, blood vessels, intestines |
| cardiac muscle | involuntary, striated |
| skeletal muscle | striated, voluntary |
| homeostasis | maintaining a stable internal environment in an unstable external environment |
| homeostasis possible by | sensory receptors, information to the brain, sensory effectors |
| negative feedback | triggers the reverse of particular environmental condition |
| positive feedback | child birth |
| skin's function | protection, regulate temperature, blood supply, Vitamin D, sensory |
| skin structure | epidermis, dermis, hypodermis |
| epidermis | stratum corneum, stratum germinativum |
| melanocytes | contain pigment melanin |
| dermis | hairs, veins, blood, nerves, glands, langerhans |
| function of bone | support, movement, protection, blood, mineral storage |
| haversion system | lamellae, haversion canal, canaliculi, osteocytes |
| lamellae | concentric circles of haversion system |
| haversion canal | in center of each lamellae |
| canaliculi | canals through compact bone |
| osteocytes | bone cells which sit in lacunae |
| osteoblast | bone forming cell |
| osteoclast | bone degrading cell |
| influences on osteoporosis | age, calcium intake, exercise, protein intake |
| axial skeleton | skull, vertebra, ribs, sternum |
| appendicular skeleton | arms, legs, hands, feet, pectoral and pelvic girdle |
| tendons and ligaments | dense connective tissue |
| tendons | attach muscle to bone |
| ligaments | attach bone to bone |
| discs | between bone |
| joint types | immoveable, slightly moveable, freely moveable |
| immoveable joint | fibrous, found in skull |
| slightly moveable | cartilagenous, found in ribs/sternum |
| freely moveable | synovial, found in hip, shoulder, knee |
| types of freely moveable joints | ball and socket, hinge, pivot |
| synovial fluid | lubrication |
| synovial membrane | around synovial fluid |
| bursa | sack of synovial fluid |
| arthritis | inflamation of joint |
| types of arthritis | rheumatoid, osteoarthritis |
| rheumatoid arthritis | auto-immune condition |
| osteoarthritis | wearing down of bone |
| muscle | with stimulus can contract and return to original position |
| make-up of a muscle | muscle, muscle cell, myofibril, myofilaments |
| myofilament structure | thin(actin), thick (myosin) |
| sarcomere parts | thick and thin filaments, z-line |