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    Tissues

    Chapter 4
    4 basic Human Tissue Types
    1. Epithelia
    2. Connective
    3. Muscle
    4. Nervous
    1. Epithelia
     sheets of tightly packed epithelial cells

     covers outside of the body (skin or epidermis) & lines


    organs & cavities inside body (endothelium)

     classified by numbers of layers & shape of cells

     function to
     a) absorb nutrients
     b) lubricate a surface
     c) secrete chemicals - glands.
    Glands

     Exocrine glands: secretion into ducts to


    exterior of body

     Endocrine glands: secretion into the blood to


    carry chemical messages throughout the body
    2. Connective Tissue
     Not tightly packed, cells are scattered throughout
    an extracellular matrix
     matrix may be liquid, solid, or jelly-like
     Functions: bind & support other tissues
    Loose Connective Tissue
     function - bind epithelia to underlying tissues,
    hold organs in place, or transport of materials
    fibers are loosely woven
     Examples:
    1. Adipose tissue - contains cells which store fat,
    bound in a fibrous matrix; cells shrink or swell
    2. Blood - matrix is liquid (plasma), transport
    Fibrous Connective Tissue
     dense, tightly woven, in parallel bundles
     Types Fibrous Connective Tissue:
     a. Tendons - connect muscle to bone
     b. Ligaments - connect bone to bone at
    joints
     c. Cartilage - flexible; nose, ears, between
    vertebrae
     d. Bone - hardest connective
    3. Muscle Tissue
    1. Skeletal
    2. Cardiac
    3. Smooth
    Skeletal (striated) muscle
     attaches to bones

     moves the skeleton

     voluntary - under conscious nervous control

     striated (striped) appearance


    Cardiac muscle or heart muscle
     Striated w/ intercalated disks

     cells only contain a single nucleus

     under control of autonomic nervous system


    (unconscious control)
    Smooth muscle
     lacks the striations of skeletal muscle

     involuntary muscle, under autonomic


    control

     visceral muscle - operates the gut; found


    in iris of eye, base of hairs, uterus
    4. Nerve Tissue
     composed of neuron cells
     receives information from environment (stimulus)
    through sensory receptors
     information sent as electrical & chemical signals
    to brain
     Brain interprets signals and produces proper
    response
     signals are then sent from brain to effectors where
    response is initiated

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