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BIOL 1010 Human Anatomy
Cells and Tissue Outline
Tissue Types:
I.
Epithelial Tissue
a. Functions
i. Protection
ii. Secretion
1. Exocrine glands
2. Endocrine glands
iii. Absorption
iv. Ion Transport
b. Layer Descriptions
i. Simple
ii. Stratified
iii. Psuedostratified
c. Cell shape
i. Squamous
ii. Cuboidal
iii. Columnar
iv. Transitional
d. Characteristics
i. Cellularity
ii. Polarity
1. Apical features
2. Basal features
iii. Rapid Mitosis
iv. Avascular
v. Innervated
vi. Cell Junctions
1. Desmosomes
2. Tight junctions
3. Gap junctions
II.
Connective Tissue
a. Functions
b. Characteristics
i. Diverse
ii. Large amounts of extracellular matrix
iii. Contains variety of cells
iv. Contains variety of fibers
1. Elastic
2. Collagen
3. Reticular
v. Some types vascular, some avascular
c. Types of Connective Tissue
i. Connective Tissue Proper
1. Functions
2. Kinds of Cells & Fibers
3. Description of Matrix
4. Types
a. Loose Connective Tissue
i. Adipose, Reticular, Areolar
b. Dense Connective Tissue
i. Regular vs. Irregular
ii. Cartilage
1. Functions
2. Kinds of Cells
3. Description of Matrix
4. Types
a. Hyaline
b. Elastic
c. Fibrocartilage
iii. Bone
1. Functions
2. Kinds of Cells & Fibers
3. Description of Matrix
4. Types (organization of bone tissue)
a. Compact
i. Osteon, lamellae, Haversian canal
b. Spongy
i. Trabeculae
(connective tissue continued)
iv. Blood
1. Functions
2. Kinds of Cells
a. WBC
b. RBC
c. Platelets
3. Description of Matrix
III. Muscle Tissue
a. Functions
i. Movement
ii. Joint stabilization
iii. Thermoregulation
iv. Maintenance of posture
b. Characteristics of tissue
c. Types
i. Skeletal
1. Description of cells
2. Location
ii. Cardiac
1. Description of cells
2. Location
iii. Smooth
1. Description of cells
2. Location
IV.
Nervous Tissue
a. Function
b. Characteristics of tissue
c. Cell Types
i. Neurons
ii. Neuroglia
d. Location