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| layers of cells that cover internal or external surfaces |
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| 4 essential functions of epithelia |
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| (1) provide physical protection, (2) control permeability, (3) provide sensation and (4) produce specialized secretions. |
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| a globular protein produced by plasma cells that will bind to specific antigens and promote their destruction or removal from the body |
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| the most abundant cells in connective tissue proper; responsible for producing and maintaining the connective tissue fibers and ground substance |
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| what are the differences between skeletal, cardiac and smooth tissues cells? |
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skeletal tissue cells are long, cylindrical, strained and multinucleate.
Cardiac tissue cells are short,branched, and striated;usually with a single nucleus; interconnected by intercalated discs
Smooth tissue cells are short, spindle-shaped; non striated with a single, central nucleus |
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| describe the phases of injury |
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Inflammation- is the swelling, warmth, redness, and pain
Regeneration - damaged tissues are replaced or repaired to restore normal function by fibroblasts produce a dense network of collagen fibers known as scar tissue |
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| blood clots contain what protein? |
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| Pupura / ecchymoses differences |
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pupura has multiple bloches and is from blood in the dermis
ecchymoses a bloch from vein or artery leakage |
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| what is the function of skeletal muscle tissue? |
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| moves/stabilizes the position of the skeleton; guards entrances and exits of the digestive, respiratory, and urinary tracts; generates heat; protects internal organs |
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| what is the function of cardiac muscle? |
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| circulates blood; maintains blood pressure |
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| what is the function of smooth muscle? |
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| moves food, urine, and reproductive tract secretions; controls diameter of respiratory passageways; regulates diameter of blood vessels |
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| what is the function of neural tissue? |
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| conducts electrical impulses from one region of the body to another |
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