Types of Tissues and Their Origins
Four types of body tissue:
- Epithelial: Covers body surface & lines hollow organs. Forms ducts.
- Connective:
- Protects and supports body and organs.
- Bind organs together
- Stores energy reserves as fat
- Provides immunity to diseased agents
- Protects and supports body and organs.
- Muscular: Generates physical force to make body move
- Nervous: Detects changes in a variety of conditions inside and outside body
- Generates actions to respond
- Maintains homeostasis
- Generates actions to respond
Epithelial tissues develop from all three P.G.L.
Connective forms from Mesoderm
Nervous is made from Ectoderm
Most cells within a tissue are anchored down, some move freely to hunt invaders. During growth and embryonic development many cells move more freely
CELL JUNCTIONS:
5 types
Tight
Junctions: Consists of weblike strands of transmembrane proteins that fuse outer surfaces of other plasma membranes together. Epithelial tissues have many tight junctions.
Adherins
Junctions: Contains plaque. Plaque attaches to membrane protiens and microfilaments of the cytoskeleton. Cadherins inserts into plaque of another plasma membrane and connects to other cadherins. In Epithelial cells junctions form extensive zones called adhesion belts.
Desmosomes: Contain plaque and have cadherins that extend into adjacent cells membranes. Unlike
Tight Junction
Adhesion belt Adherens Junctions
Gap Junctions Desmosome Junction
Basement Membrane
Hemidsmosome Junction
Adherens Junctions the plaque does not attach to microfilaments. They instead attach to intermediate
filaments that contain the protein keratin. Prevent epidermal cells from pulling apart during contraction
Hemidesmosomes: Resemble Desmosomes, but do not link adjacent cells. They look like half a Desmosome. The transmembrane glycoprotein in this junction are integrins. Integrins attach to intermediate filaments and to the protein laminin in the basement membrane (meaning Hemidsmosomes attach cells not to each other but to the basement membrane).
Gap Junctions: Membrane protein, connexins forms fluid tunnels call connexons that connect neighboring cells. Plasma membranes are not fused together tightly; there is a narrow intercellular gap.
- Through the gap ions and small molecules can diffuse from the cytosol of one cell to another.
- Gap Junctions allow cells in the tissue to communicate with each other.
- Enable nerve or muscle impulses to spread rapidly among cells
EPITHELIAL TISSUE
Epithelial tissue consists of cells arranged in continuous sheets, in single or multiple layers. Since there are so many junctions, there are little intercellular space between plasma membranes.
Different surfaces differ in structure.
- Apical (free) surface: Faces body surface. May contain cilia or microvilli
- Lateral surface: Faces adjacent cells on either side. May contain all junctions but hemidsmosomes
- Basal surface: Opposite apical surface. Adhere to extracellular materials such as basement membranes.
The basement membrane has two layers.
- Basal lamina: closer to and secreted by epithelial cells. Contains proteins such as collagen
- Reticular lamina: Closer to underlying connective tissue and contains fibrous proteins produced by connective tissue cells called fibroblasts.
BASEMENT MEMBRANES AND DISEASE
Basement membranes can thicken in certain conditions due to an increase of collagen and laminin. It can lead to blindness and kidney failure if left untreated.
Epithelial cells are subjected to physical stress and injury.
High rates of cell division allows epithelial to renew itself
Epithelial jobs:
- Protection
- Filtration
- Secretion
- Absorption
- Excretion
Two types of epithelial tissue:
- Covering and lining epithelium: Outer covering of skin and some internal organs.
- Glandular epithelium: Secreting portion of glands; thyroid glands, sweat glands, ect.
Vocab:
Primary
Germ
Layers: Three layers the tissues of the body develop from. They are the first tissue the human embryo forms
Ectoderm: One of three layers the body tissues develop from
Endoderm: One of three layers the body tissues develop from
Mesoderm: One of three layers the body tissues develop from
Cell
Junctions: Contact points between plasma membranes of tissue cells
Tight
Junctions: One of five types of junctions. Consists of web like strands of transmembrane proteins that fuse outer surfaces of other plasma membranes together. Seen in many epithelial tissues
Adherens
Junction: One of five types of junctions. Help Epithelial surfaces resist separation during contractile activities
Plaque: Dense layer of proteins on inside of plasma membrane
Cadherins: Transmembranes glycoprotein. Joins cells in Adherins Junctions
Adhesion
Belts: Circulation of the cell when Epithelial cells have adherens junctions
Desmosomes: One of five types of junctions. Contain plaque that binds to intermediate filaments that contain keratin.
Hemidesmosome: One of five types of junctions. Similar to desmosomes, but that it contains intergins instead of cadherins and attaches to laminin on the basement membrane.
Intergins: Present in Hemidsmosomes. Tranmembrane glycoprotein. Attaches to intermediate filaments on the inside and laminin on the outside.
Laminin: Protein located in the basement membrane.
Gap
Junctions: One of five types of junctions. Contains connexon forming connexins. The bond formed isn't tight. There is a gap between the membranes.
Connexins: Membrane protein used in gap junctions. Forms connexons.
Connexons: Tiny fluid filled tunnel formed by connexins. Forms gap junctions.
Apical
Surface: One of three surfaces of the epithelial. Faces body surface. Outermost surface.
Lateral Surface: One of three surfaces of the epithelial. Faces two adjacent cells on.
Basal
Surface: One of three surfaces on the epithelial. Opposite of apical. Located in the deepest layer of cells adhere to extracellular materials.
Basement
Membrane: Extracellular layer that commonly consists of two layers.
Avascular: Lacks blood supply
Covering
and
Lining
Epithelium: One of two types of epithelial tissue. Outer covering of skin.
Glandular
Epithelium: One of two types of epithelial tissue. Makes up secreting portion of glands.
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COVERING AND LINING EPITHELIUM
Two main characteristics:
- Arrangement of cells in layers: Layer and shape of cells covering depend on the function of the cell.
- Simple Epithelium: Single layer of cells that functions in diffusion, osmosis, filtration, secretion, and absorption.
- Pseudostratified Epithelium: Appears to have multiple layers of cells. Some may contain cilia and others secrete mucus.
- Stratified Epithelium: Has two or more layers that protect underlying tissues
- Simple Epithelium: Single layer of cells that functions in diffusion, osmosis, filtration, secretion, and absorption.
- Cell shapes:
- Squamous: Like floor tiles, thin
- Cuboidal: Shaped like cubes, may have microvilli at apical surface
- Columnar: Shaped like columns, protect underlying tissues. Specialized for absorption and secretion
- Transitional: Changes shape from flat to cuboidal as organs stretch and shrink
- Squamous: Like floor tiles, thin
Types of covering and lining:
- Simple
- Simple squamous: Single layer of flat cells, tiled floor, located where filtration or diffusion take place
- Endothelium: Lines heart, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels
- Mesothelium: Forms serious membranes
- Endothelium: Lines heart, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels
- Simple cuboidal: Cell nuclei round and located in center. Performs secretion and absorption, found in organs such as thyroid gland and kidneys
- Simple columnar: Oval nuclei; comes in two forms
- Nonciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium
- W/ Microvilli: Increase rate of absorption by cell
- Goblet cells: Secretes mucus. Mucus is a lubricant for linings of digestive, respiratory, and reproductive tracts.
- W/ Microvilli: Increase rate of absorption by cell
- Ciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium: Also contains goblet cells. Cilia beat in unison moving things toward the throat
- Pseudostratified columnar: Nuclei are at different depths, some cells do not extend to surface, the cells that do reach the surface either secrete mucus or contain cilia.
- Stratified:
- Two or more layers of cells. More durable.
- Striated squamous: Cuboidal to columnar shape in deep layers. Forms layers of skin, lining of mouth, covers tongue, part of pharynx, and vagina. For protection
- Striated cuboidal: Cells in apical layer are cube-shaped, located on ducts of sweat glands, esophageal glands, and part of male urethra. For protection and limited secretion and absorption
- Striated columnar: Irregularly shaped cells, lines part of urethra, excretory ducts of some glands, for protection and secretion
- Transitional: Ranged from squamous to cuboidal. Lines bladder and parts of ureters and urethra. It permits distension.
- Striated squamous: Cuboidal to columnar shape in deep layers. Forms layers of skin, lining of mouth, covers tongue, part of pharynx, and vagina. For protection
Secretion: Production and release of substances such as mucus, sweat, or enzymes
Absorption: Intake of fluids or other substances such as digested food frm. intestinal tract.
Endothelium: Kind of simple squamous. Lines heart, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels
Mesothelium: Kind of simple squamous. Forms serious membranes
Microvilli: Fingerlike cytoplasmic projections; increases surface area of plasma membrane
Goblet
cells: Modified columnar cells that secretes mucus
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COVERING AND LINING EPITHELIUM
Two main characteristics:
- Arrangement of cells in layers: Layer and shape of cells covering depend on the function of the cell.
- Simple Epithelium: Single layer of cells that functions in diffusion, osmosis, filtration, secretion, and absorption.
- Pseudostratified Epithelium: Appears to have multiple layers of cells. Some may contain cilia and others secrete mucus.
- Stratified Epithelium: Has two or more layers that protect underlying tissues
- Simple Epithelium: Single layer of cells that functions in diffusion, osmosis, filtration, secretion, and absorption.
- Cell shapes:
- Squamous: Like floor tiles, thin
- Cuboidal: Shaped like cubes, may have microvilli at apical surface
- Columnar: Shaped like columns, protect underlying tissues. Specialized for absorption and secretion
- Transitional: Changes shape from flat to cuboidal as organs stretch and shrink
- Squamous: Like floor tiles, thin
Types of covering and lining:
- Simple
- Simple squamous: Single layer of flat cells, tiled floor, located where filtration or diffusion take place
- Endothelium: Lines heart, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels
- Mesothelium: Forms serious membranes
- Endothelium: Lines heart, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels
- Simple cuboidal: Cell nuclei round and located in center. Performs secretion and absorption, found in organs such as thyroid gland and kidneys
- Simple columnar: Oval nuclei; comes in two forms
- Nonciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium
- W/ Microvilli: Increase rate of absorption by cell
- Goblet cells: Secretes mucus. Mucus is a lubricant for linings of digestive, respiratory, and reproductive tracts.
- W/ Microvilli: Increase rate of absorption by cell
- Ciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium: Also contains goblet cells. Cilia beat in unison moving things toward the throat
- Pseudostratified columnar: Nuclei are at different depths, some cells do not extend to surface, the cells that do reach the surface either secrete mucus or contain cilia.
- Stratified:
- Two or more layers of cells. More durable.
- Striated squamous: Cuboidal to columnar shape in deep layers. Forms layers of skin, lining of mouth, covers tongue, part of pharynx, and vagina. For protection
- Striated cuboidal: Cells in apical layer are cube-shaped, located on ducts of sweat glands, esophageal glands, and part of male urethra. For protection and limited secretion and absorption
- Striated columnar: Irregularly shaped cells, lines part of urethra, excretory ducts of some glands, for protection and secretion
- Transitional: Ranged from squamous to cuboidal. Lines bladder and parts of ureters and urethra. It permits distension.
- Striated squamous: Cuboidal to columnar shape in deep layers. Forms layers of skin, lining of mouth, covers tongue, part of pharynx, and vagina. For protection
Secretion: Production and release of substances such as mucus, sweat, or enzymes
Absorption: Intake of fluids or other substances such as digested food frm. intestinal tract.
Endothelium: Kind of simple squamous. Lines heart, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels
Mesothelium: Kind of simple squamous. Forms serious membranes
Microvilli: Fingerlike cytoplasmic projections; increases surface area of plasma membrane
Goblet
cells: Modified columnar cells that secretes mucus
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Glandular Epithelium
Function: Secretion
There are two types of glands: Endocrine & Exocrine
Endocrine: Enter the interstitial fluid and diffuse into bloodstream (no ducts)
*Secretions=Hormones: Regulates many metabolic and physiological activities in maintaining HS
Exocrine: Secrete products into ducts that go to surface of lining epithelium
*Secretions=Sweat; mucus, oil, saliva; ect.
Structural Classification of Exocrine Glands
Classification: Unicellular or Multi-cellular
Unicellular: Single celled
* Goblet cells: Secretes mucus directly to apical surface
Multi-cellular: Composed of many cells that form a distinctive micro-cellular structure
Categorized according to two criteria:
* Ducts can be branched or un-branched
* The shape of secretory portions
> Simple Glands: The duct of the gland does not branch out
> Compound Glands: The duct does branch
>Tubular Glands: Tubular secretory parts
>Acinar Glands: Rounded secretory parts
>Tubuloacinar Glands: Have both tubular and rounded secretory parts
-Simple Glands:
a. Simple tubular: Tubular secretory is straight and attaches to a single un-branched duct
b. Simple branched tubular: Tubular secretory is branched. Single duct.
c. Simple coiled tubular: Tubular secretory coiled. Attached to single un-branched duct.
d. Simple Acinar: Secretory is round. Single un-branched duct
e. Simple branched acinar: Rounded and branched secretory. Attached to single un-branched duct.
-Compound Glands:
a. Compound tubular: Secretory is tubular. Attached to branched duct.
b. Compound acinar: Secretory it round and attaches to branched duct.
c. Compound tubuloacinar: Secretory is both round and tubular. Attached to branched duct.
Functional Classification of Exocrine Glands
Function: Based on how secretions are released
Secretion Types:
* Merocrine gland secretion: Synthesized on ribosome attached to RER;
go through Golgi complex; and released through exocytosis
* Apocrine gland secretion: Accumulate at surface, portion is pinched off from cell for release.
* Holocrine gland secretion: Accumulates in cytosol. When cell is matures it ruptures and becomes the product.
Connective Tissue
Functions: Binds together, supports, and strengthens other tissues
Features of Connective Tissue
Two elements: Cells and extra-cellular matrix
Extra-cellular Matrix (E-CM): * Located between widely spaced cells
* Consists of protein fibers and ground substance
* Secreted by connective tissue cells & determines tissue's qualities
*Does not occur on body surface
*Highly vascular (lots of blood)
Connective Tissue Cells
Mesenchymal cells give rise to cells of CT
Types of connective tissue:
- Fibroblasts: Large flat cells with branching processes. Secretes fibers and ground substances of the E-CM
- Macrophage: Develop from monocytes (WBC); Irregular shape w/ short branches; can engulf bacteria
- Fixed Macrophage: Reside in particular tissue
- Wandering macrophage: Can move through tissue
- Fixed Macrophage: Reside in particular tissue
- Plasma Cells: Develop from lymphocyte B. Secrete anti-bodies.
- Mast Cells: Produce histamine (chem. That dialates small blood vessels as part of inflammation response)
- Adipocytes: Fat cells; nective tissue cells that store triglycerides
- White Blood Cells (WBC): Migrate frm. Blood into CT
VOCAB.
Gland: Cell(s) that secrete substances into ducts, onto a surface, or into the blood; either endocrine or exocrine
Endocrine Glands: Produces hormones that regulate various body activities
Exocrine: Produces substances such as sweat, oil, ect. Uses ducts
Unicellular: Single celled exocrine glands
Multi-cellular: Composed of many cells that form a distinctive micro-cellular structure
Simple Glands: Type of multi-cellular exocrine gland: The duct of the gland does not branch out
Compound Glands: Type of multi-cellular exocrine gland: The duct does branch
Tubular Glands: Type of multi-cellular exocrine gland: Tubular secretory parts
Acinar Glands: Type of multi-cellular exocrine gland: Rounded secretory parts
Tubuloacinar Glands: Type of multi-cellular exocrine gland: Have both tubular and rounded secretory parts
Simple Tubular: Tubular secretory is straight and attaches to a single un-branched duct
Simple Branched Tubular: Tubular secretory is branched. Single duct.
Simple Coiled Tubular: Tubular secretory coiled. Attached to single un-branched duct.
Simple Acinar: Secretory is round. Single un-branched duct
Simple Branched Acinar: Rounded and branched secretory. Attached to single un-branched duct.
Compound Tubular: Secretory is tubular. Attached to branched duct.
Compound Acinar: Secretory it round and attaches to branched duct.
Compound Tubuloacinar: Secretory is both round and tubular. Attached to branched duct.
Merocrins Glands: Synthesized on ribosome attached to RER; go through Golgi complex; and released
through exocytosis
Apocrine Glands: Accumulate at surface, portion is pinched off from cell for release.
Holocrine Glands: Accumulates in cytosol. When cell is matures it ruptures and becomes the product.
Connective Tissue: Binds together, supports, and strengthens other tissues
Extracellular Matrix: Fills area between widely spaced cells
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Connective Tissue Extracellular Matrix
Two major components
Ground Substance:
Fluid, semi-fluid, gelatinous, or calcified
Plays role in how tissues develop, migrate, proliferate, and change shape
Contains glycosaminoglycans-GAGs-polysaccharides
- GAGs associated w/ proteoglycan
- GAGs trap water
- Hyaluronic substance that binds cells together, lubricates joints, and helps maintain shape of eyes
- Chondroitin Sulfate provides support and adhesiveness in cartilage, bone, skin, and blood vessels
- Dermatan sulfate is in skin, tendons, blood vessels, and heart valves
- Keratan sulfate is in bone, cartilage, and cornea of eye
- Adhesion sulfate links components of ground substance together and to surface of cells
- Fibronectin is the main adhesion protein
- Fibronectin is the main adhesion protein
- Hyaluronic substance that binds cells together, lubricates joints, and helps maintain shape of eyes
Fibers
Three types: Collagen; elastic; reticular
- Collagen
- Resists pulling forces
- Allows tissue flexibility
- Occur in parallel bundles
- Resists pulling forces
- Elastic
- Branch to form networks
- Can be stretched to past 150% of original length and go back
- Branch to form networks
- Reticular
- Consists of collagen in fine bundles w/ coating of glycoprotein
- Provide support for walls of blood vessels and form network around cells in some tissues
- Consists of collagen in fine bundles w/ coating of glycoprotein
Classification of Connective Tissues
- Embryonic CT: present during the development of a human; during embryonic growth (DUH!)
- Mesenchyme: forms all other CT
- Mucous CT: Umbilical cord of fetus
- Matture CT: Cells arise from mesechyme; found in newborn
- Loose CT: loosely intertwined
- Areolar CT: All three fibers present; forms subcutaneous layer, layer of tissue that attachesskini to underlying tissues and organs
- Adipose tissue: Specialized in storing fats. Reduces heat loss through skin. Supports and protects various organs
- Reticular CT: Forms stroma of organs, bind together smooth muscle tissue cells; filters and removes worn-out blood cells in the spleen and microbes in lymph nodes
- Areolar CT: All three fibers present; forms subcutaneous layer, layer of tissue that attachesskini to underlying tissues and organs
- Dense CT:
- Dense regular CT: Provides strong attachment between various structures
- Dense irregular CT: Randomly arranged collagen and fibroblasts; provides strength
- Elastic CT: Allows stretching of various organs
- Dense regular CT: Provides strong attachment between various structures
- Cartilage
- Hyaline cartilage: Provides smooth surfaces for movement at joints, as well as flexibility and support
- Fibrocartilage: Support and fusion
- Elastic cartilage: Gives support and maintains shape
- Hyaline cartilage: Provides smooth surfaces for movement at joints, as well as flexibility and support
- Bone tissue: Support, protection, storage, houses blood-forming tissues, serves as levers that act w/ muscle tissue to enable movement
- Liquid CT:
- Blood tissue: Red blood cells transport O2 and CO2; WBC involved in allergic reactions and immune system responses, platelets essential for clotting of blood
- Lymph
- Blood tissue: Red blood cells transport O2 and CO2; WBC involved in allergic reactions and immune system responses, platelets essential for clotting of blood
- Compact Bone:
- Osteon/haversian system
- Lamellae
- Concentric rings of E-CM that consists of mineral salts
- Responsible for compact nature
- Concentric rings of E-CM that consists of mineral salts
- Lacunae
- Small spaces between lamellae that contain mature bone cells; osteocytes
- Small spaces between lamellae that contain mature bone cells; osteocytes
- Canaliculi
- Network of minute canals containing processes of osteocytes
- Network of minute canals containing processes of osteocytes
- Central Canal
- Contains blood vessels and nerves
- Contains blood vessels and nerves
- Spongy bone
- Lacks osteons
- Columns of bone called trabeculae
- Contains lamellae, osteocytes, lacunae, canaliculi
- Contains lamellae, osteocytes, lacunae, canaliculi
- Lacks osteons
Liquid Connective Tissue
- Blood
- Liquid E-CM called blood plasma
- In the plasma are RBC, WBC, and platelets
- Liquid E-CM called blood plasma
- Lymph
- EC fluid that flows in lymphatic vessels
- EC fluid that flows in lymphatic vessels
VOCAB:
Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs): Polsaccharides collectively in matrix
Proteoglycan: Forms core protein and GAGS project from proteins
Hyaluronic : Binds cells together, lubricates joints, and helps maintain shape of eyes
Chondroitin: Provides support and adhesiveness in cartilage, bone, skin, and blood vessels
Dermatan
Sulfate: In skin, tendons, blood vessels, and heart valves
Keratan
Sulfate: In bone, cartilage, and cornea of eye
Adhesion
Sulfate: Links components of ground substance together and to surface of cells
Fibronectin: Main adhesion protein
Adipocytes: specialized cells for storing fats
Chondrocytes: Cells of mature cartilage
Lacunae: Little spaces in the matrix where chondrocytes hang out
Perichondrium: Membrane of dense irregular CT that covers surface of most cartilage
Interstitial Growth: A type of cartilage growth; cartilage increase in size due to division of existing chondrocytes
Appostitional Growth: Type of cartilage growth; activity in cells in the inner chondrogenic layer leads to growth
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Muscular Tissue
Produces body movement, maintains posture, and generates heat
- Muscular Tissue
- Consists of muscle fibers
- Produces body movement, maintains posture, and generates heat
- Three types
- Skeletal
- Attached to bones of skeleton
- Striations: Alternating light and dark bands w/in fibers
- Voluntary because it can contract or relax by conscious control
- Cylindrical
- Many nuclei at periphery
- Attached to bones of skeleton
- Cardiac
- Forms walls of heart
- Striated
- Involuntary; contractions are not controlled
- Fibers are branched and usually only have one central nucleus, though, it can have two
- Attach end to end by transverse thickening, called intercalated discs
- Forms walls of heart
- Smooth
- Located in walls of hollow internal structures; blood vessels, airways, ect.
- Contraction narrows lumen of blood vessels, break down and move food, move fluids through body, and eliminate wastes
- Involuntary
- Nonstriated
- Small, thickest at middle, tapering at each end
- Located in walls of hollow internal structures; blood vessels, airways, ect.
- Consists of muscle fibers
Nervous Tissue
Two types of cells: Neurons & neuroglia
- Neurons
- Sensitive to various stimuli
- Converts stimuli to electric signals called action potential
- Three body parts of neuron
- Cell body
- Has nucleus & other organelles
- Has nucleus & other organelles
- Dendrites
- Tapered, branched, short cell processes
- Receiving end
- Tapered, branched, short cell processes
- Axons
- Single, thin cylindrical, possibly long processes
- Single, thin cylindrical, possibly long processes
- Sensitive to various stimuli
- Neuroglia
- Do not generate or conduct nerve impulses
- Do not generate or conduct nerve impulses
Excitable Cells
Cells the exhibit electricity are considered excitable cells
- Neurons and muscle fibers are considered excitable cells
- The show electrical excitability
- The show electrical excitability
- Action potential can move through the plasma membrane of a neuron due to voltages presence
- Neurons produce neurotransmitters with they are electrically excited
- Muscle fibers contract when this happens
Tissue Repair: Restoring Homeostasis
Replacement of worn-out, damaged, or dead cells
- Tissue repair
- New cells come from division of stroma, supporting CT, or parenchyma
- Each type of cell has it's own way of replenishing old cells
- Epithelial:
- Stem cells can divide to replace lost or damaged cells
- Mature cells can go through cell division
- Stem cells can divide to replace lost or damaged cells
- Connective:
- Continuous capacity for regeneration
- Continuous capacity for regeneration
- Muscular
- Muscular is poor at regenerating cells
- Muscular is poor at regenerating cells
- Nervous:
- Poorest capacity
- Poorest capacity
- New cells come from division of stroma, supporting CT, or parenchyma
Aging and Tissues
- Tissues heal faster and leave less scars when young
- E-C change w/ age
- W/ age more cross links form, contributes to stiffening and loss of elasticity
VOCAB:
Muscular
Tissue: Consists of elongated cells called muscle fibers that use ATP to generate force.
Neurons: Building blocks of the brain; one of two nervous system cell type
Action Potential = Nerve
Impulses
Neuroglia: Type of nervous tissue cell; does not conduct nerve impulses
Excitable Cells: Neurons and muscle fibers; hey exhibit electrical excitability
Electrical Excitability: Ability to respond to certain stimuli by producing electrical signals (action potential)
Parenchyma: cells that constitute functioning part of tissue or organ
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