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Module 2
Histology
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Histology
11th Grade
10/14/2014

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Term
Exocrine Gland
Definition
glands that secrete out of a duct
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Endocrine Glands
Definition
ductless glands that secrete directly into the bloodstream
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Merocrine Glands
Definition
exocrine glands that secrete without losing cellular material
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Apocrine Glands
Definition
exocrine glands that have cytoplasm in their secretions
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Holocrine Glands
Definition
exocrine glands that have secretions made up of disintegrated cells
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Extracellular matrix
Definition
the chemical substances located between connective tissue cells
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Fibroblasts
Definition
spindle-shaped cells that form connective tissue proper
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Chondrocytes
Definition
cells that produce extracellular matrix; mature cartilage cells
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Stromal Cells
Definition
"supporting" cells that provide structure or support for parenchymal cells
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Parenchymal Cells
Definition
"performance" cells that provide that actual function of the tissue
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Labile Cells
Definition
cells that undergo mitosis regularly and quickly
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Stable Cells
Definition
cells that do not regularly undergo mitosis but are able to if the need arises
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Permanent Cells
Definition
cells that cannot undergo mitosis
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Simple Squamos Epithelium
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