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Lab Practical: Tissues
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Anatomy
10th Grade
11/05/2014

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What are the two types of glands? Where do they release their product?
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Exocrine and endocrine. Exocrine glands secret products into ducts. Endocrine glands secret products directly into the bloodstream or interstitial fluid.
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What are the two shapes of exocrine glands? What do they look like?
Definition
Tubular and alveolar. Tubular glands look like a test tube. Alveolar glands look like light bulbs.
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What are the four shapes of epithelial tissues?
Definition
Squamous, cubodial, columnar, and pseudostratified.
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What are the three layers of epithelial tissues?
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Simple, stratified, and transitional.
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What are the four main tissue types?
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Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous.
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What are the three types of muscle tissue?
Definition
Skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle.
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Describe skeletal muscle. Where is it located?
Definition
Striated voluntary. Skeletal muscle is attatched to the bones. (ie: quadriceps, hamstrings, biceps, triceps)
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Describe smooth muscle. Where is it located?
Definition
Nonstriated involuntary. Smooth muscle lines internal organs. (ie: stomach, intestines, kidneys, liver)
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Describe cardiac muscle. Where is it located?
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Striated involuntary. Smooth muscle is found in the heart.
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What are the four types of connective tissue?
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Fibrous, bone, cartilage, and blood.
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What is an osteon (Haversion System)?
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The basic unit of structure of compact bone.
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What are the three parts of an osteon?
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Lacunae, lamellae, canaliculi.
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What are lacunae?
Definition
Small spaces where osteocytes are located.
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What are lamellae?
Definition
Concentric layers of bone matrix.
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What are canaliculi?
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Canals that join lacunae with the central Haversion canal.
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What are the three parts of a neuron?
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Soma (cell body), axon (stem, transmits signals away), dendrites (branches, transmits signals in).
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Cardiac muscle has dark bands called ____________ _____.
Definition
Intercalated disks.
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What are the two unique connective tissues? Why are they unique.
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Blood and bone. Blood has a liquid matrix. Bone has a solid matrix.
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