Tissues and Their Classification
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Which characteristic is NOT associated with epithelial tissue?

  • Presence of blood vessels (correct)
  • Attachment to a basement membrane
  • Polarity with apical and basal surfaces
  • High cellularity with cell junctions

    • What type of tissue is specialized for contraction?

  • Connective tissue
  • Muscle tissue (correct)
  • Epithelial tissue
  • Neural tissue

    • What is the primary function of connective tissue?

  • Holding organs together and providing support (correct)
  • Filling internal spaces
  • Covering exposed surfaces
  • Carrying electrical signals

    • Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle tissue?

    <p>Neuroglia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of epithelium is involved in forming glands?

    <p>Cuboidal epithelium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cells are primarily responsible for the synthesis and storage of the brown pigment in the skin?

    <p>Melanocytes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of plasma cells?

    <p>Production of antibodies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of macrophage is characterized as free and migratory?

    <p>Monocytes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of mast cells in the immune response?

    <p>Stimulating inflammation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of fibers in connective tissue proper are known for their strength and flexibility along a single direction?

    <p>Collagen fibers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which epithelial lining is found in the urinary bladder?

    <p>Transitional</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one primary function of connective tissues?

    <p>To connect epithelium to the rest of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of connective tissue is classified as fluid connective tissue?

    <p>Blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cells in connective tissue are primarily responsible for secreting proteins and hyaluronan?

    <p>Fibroblasts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are adipocytes primarily known for?

    <p>Storing energy as fat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of connective tissue proper?

    <p>Provides a surface for absorption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of connective tissue has a supportive role providing structural strength?

    <p>Cartilage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following cell types are considered migratory in connective tissue?

    <p>Lymphocytes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of epithelium is primarily responsible for stretching and recoiling?

    <p>Transitional Epithelium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of simple columnar epithelium?

    <p>Absorption and secretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of gland releases hormones directly into the interstitial fluid?

    <p>Endocrine glands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes holocrine secretion from other types of gland secretions?

    <p>Cells are replaced by stem cells after secretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of exocrine gland primarily produces watery secretions?

    <p>Serous glands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Goblet cells are an example of which type of exocrine gland?

    <p>Unicellular exocrine gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a mode of secretion for exocrine glands?

    <p>Basolateral secretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of multicellular exocrine gland structure is described as 'tubuloalveolar'?

    <p>Composed of tube-shaped and chamber-like portions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the primary functions of epithelial tissue?

    <p>Physical protection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of epithelial cells are characterized by their flat shape?

    <p>Squamous epithelia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main role of microvilli in epithelial tissues?

    <p>To increase surface area for absorption or secretion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of epithelial structure provides the strongest physical protection?

    <p>Stratified squamous epithelium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What connects epithelial cells to the basement membrane?

    <p>Hemidesmosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of epithelial tissue is primarily involved in secretion?

    <p>Simple cuboidal epithelium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component of the basement membrane is produced by connective tissue?

    <p>Lamina densa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of cilia in ciliated epithelium?

    <p>To move fluids across the epithelial surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of epithelial tissue is responsible for the lining of body cavities such as the lungs?

    <p>Simple squamous epithelium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a function of epithelial tissues?

    <p>Form supportive connective tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Tissues

    • Collections of cells and cell products that perform specific, limited functions.
    • Histology is the study of tissues.

    Classification of Tissues

    • Epithelium: Covers surfaces, lines cavities, forms glands.
      • Glands: Produce and secrete substances.
        • Endocrine Glands: Ductless, secretes hormones directly into blood (e.g., thyroid gland).
        • Exocrine Glands: Possess ducts, secretes substances onto epithelial surfaces (e.g., sweat glands).
    • Connective Tissue: Supports other tissues, fills internal spaces, no contact with the environment.
      • Connective Tissue Proper: Connects and protects (e.g., fat, tendons).
      • Fluid Connective Tissues: Transport (e.g., blood, lymph).
      • Supportive Connective Tissues: Provides structural strength (e.g., cartilage, bone).
    • Muscle Tissue: Specialized for contraction (allows movement).
      • Skeletal muscle: Voluntary control, attached to bones.
      • Cardiac muscle: Involuntary, found in heart.
      • Smooth muscle: Involuntary, lines hollow organs like gastrointestinal tract.
    • Neural Tissue: Carries electrical signals throughout the body.
      • Neurons: Transmit electrical signals.
      • Neuroglia: Support and protect neurons.

    Epithelial Tissue

    • Covers exposed surfaces and lines internal passageways.
    • Forms glands.

    Characteristics of Epithelial Tissue

    • Cellularity: Cells are tightly packed together, connected by cell junctions.
    • Polarity: Possesses distinct apical and basal surfaces.
    • Attachment: Attached to a basement membrane.
    • Avascularity: Lacks blood vessels, receives nutrients from underlying connective tissue.
    • Regeneration: Has a high capacity for renewal and repair.

    Functions of Epithelial Tissue

    • Physical Protection: Acts as a barrier against abrasion, injury, and pathogens.
    • Control Permeability: Regulates the movement of substances across its surface.
    • Sensation: Contains sensory receptors, allowing for detection of stimuli.
    • Secretions: Produces and releases substances for specific functions.

    Increasing Surface Area

    • Microvilli: Finger-like projections that increase surface area for absorption or secretion.
    • Cilia: Hair-like structures that move fluids.

    Integrity of Epithelial Tissue

    • Maintained by:
      • Intercellular connections: Cell junctions that hold cells together.
      • Attachment to basement membrane: Connects epithelium to underlying connective tissue.
      • Maintenance and repair: Continuously replaced by division of germinative (stem) cells.

    Intercellular Connections (Cell Junctions)

    • Tight junctions: Prevent fluid leakage between cells.
    • Adhesion belts: Bind cells together, providing a strong attachment.
    • Terminal web: Network of cytoskeletal filaments that provides support.
    • Gap junctions: Allow direct communication between cells through channels.
    • Desmosomes: Anchoring junctions that hold cells together, providing structural stability.
      • Belt desmosomes: Encircle cells.
      • Button desmosomes (spot desmosomes): Small, button-like structures.
    • Hemidesmosomes: Attach cells to the basement membrane.

    Basement Membrane (Basal Lamina)

    • Two layers:
      • Lamina lucida: Thin layer produced by the epithelium, separates epithelium from connective tissue.
      • Lamina densa: Thick layer with fibers, produced by connective tissue.
    • Attachment of epithelial cells: Epithelial cells attach to the basement membrane via hemidesmosomes.

    Maintenance & Repair of Epithelial Cells

    • Epithelia are replaced by division of germinative (stem) cells located near the basal lamina.

    Classes of Epithelial Tissues

    • Epithelia (Surface epithelium): Layers of cells covering external or lining internal surfaces.
    • Glands: Structures that produce secretions.

    Classes of Surface Epithelium

    • Cell Shape:
      • Squamous epithelium: Flattened cells
      • Cuboidal epithelium: Cube-shaped cells
      • Columnar epithelium: Tall, column-shaped cells
    • Layers:
      • Simple epithelium: Single layer of cells.
      • Stratified epithelium: Multiple layers of cells.

    Squamous Epithelium

    • Simple squamous epithelium: Most delicate epithelium, specialized for diffusion and absorption (e.g., mesothelium, endothelium, lung alveoli).
    • Stratified squamous epithelium: The toughest epithelium, provides physical protection (e.g., skin, lining of mouth, esophagus, rectum, vagina).

    Cuboidal Epithelium

    • Simple cuboidal epithelium: Absorbs and secretes substances (e.g., renal tubules, thyroid gland).
    • Stratified cuboidal epithelium: Protection, absorption, and secretion (e.g., sweat and mammary gland ducts).
    • Transitional epithelium: Stretches and recoils, found in organs subjected to stretching (e.g., urinary bladder, ureters).

    Columnar Epithelium

    • Simple columnar epithelium: Absorption and secretion (e.g., stomach, intestine, uterine tubes).
    • Stratified columnar epithelium: Protection (e.g., salivary gland ducts).
    • Pseudostratified columnar epithelium: Protection, secretion, and cilia movement (e.g., trachea, bronchi).

    Glandular Epithelium

    • Endocrine glands: Ductless, secrete hormones directly into blood.
    • Exocrine glands: Have ducts, secrete substances onto epithelial surfaces.

    Endocrine Glands

    • Release hormones directly into interstitial fluid and then into the blood.
    • Examples: Thyroid gland, adrenal gland, etc.

    Exocrine Glands

    • Possess ducts that carry secretions to epithelial surfaces.
    • Examples: Sweat glands, salivary glands, etc.
    • Modes of secretion:
      • Merocrine secretion: Released by vesicles (exocytosis), e.g., sweat glands, salivary glands.
      • Apocrine secretion: Released by shedding cytoplasm, e.g., mammary gland.
      • Holocrine secretion: Released by cells bursting, gland cells are replaced by stem cells, e.g., sebaceous gland.

    Types of Exocrine Glands

    • Serous glands: Produce watery secretions, e.g., parotid salivary gland.
    • Mucous glands: Secrete mucins, e.g., sublingual salivary gland.
    • Mixed exocrine glands: Produce both serous and mucous secretions, e.g., submandibular salivary gland.

    Structure of Exocrine Glands

    • Unicellular glands: Single cell (e.g., goblet cells).
    • Multicellular glands: Made up of multiple cells.

    Unicellular Exocrine Glands

    • Goblet cells: The only unicellular exocrine gland, scattered among other epithelial cells (e.g., intestinal lining), secrete mucin.

    Multicellular Exocrine Glands

    • Structure of the duct:
      • Simple: Undivided duct.
      • Compound: Divided duct.
    • Shape of secretory portion:
      • Tubular: Tube-shaped.
      • Alveolar/Acinar: Blind pocket/chamber.
      • Tubuloalveolar/tubuloacinar: Combination of tubular and alveolar.
    • Relationship between ducts and glands:
      • Branched: Several secretory areas sharing one duct.

    Connective Tissue

    • Connects epithelium to the rest of the body.
    • Provides structure, stores energy, and transports materials.

    Function of Connective Tissues

    • Support: Provides structural support and framework for the body
    • Protection: Protects organs and tissues from injury
    • Transportation: Allows for the movement of substances throughout the body, including nutrients, waste, and gases
    • Energy storage: Adipose tissue stores energy in the form of fat
    • Defense: Contains cells of the immune system that help defend the body against infection and disease

    Components of Connective Tissues

    • Specialized cells: Perform specific functions within the tissue.
    • Extracellular matrix: The non-living material that surrounds the cells, comprises the largest portion of connective tissue volume.
      • Solid: Protein fibers.
      • Fluid: Ground substance.

    Classification of Connective Tissues

    • Connective tissue proper: Connects and protects (e.g., fat, tendons).
      • Loose Connective Tissue: Contains fewer fibers and more ground substance than dense CT.
        • Areolar Connective Tissue: Most common type of loose CT, found beneath epithelia and surrounding organs.
        • Adipose Connective Tissue: Stores fat, provides energy, and cushions and insulates.
        • Reticular Connective Tissue: Provides a supportive framework for soft organs and tissues.
      • Dense Connective Tissue: Contains more fibers and less ground substance than loose CT.
        • Dense Regular Connective Tissue: Fibers are tightly packed and arranged in parallel bundles, found in tendons and ligaments.
        • Dense Irregular Connective Tissue: Fibers are interwoven and arranged in a random pattern, found in dermis, capsules, and surrounding organs.
    • Fluid connective tissues: Transport (e.g., blood, lymph).
    • Supportive connective tissues: Structural strength (e.g., cartilage, bone).

    Connective Tissue Proper

    • Cells:
      • Permanent residents: Fibroblasts, adipocytes, mesenchymal cells, melanocytes.
      • Migratory cells: Lymphocytes, macrophages, microphages, mast cells.
    • Matrix:
      • Fibers: Collagen, reticular, elastic fibers.
      • Ground substance: Fluid component of the matrix.

    Cells of Connective Tissue Proper

    • Permanent Residents:
      • Fibroblasts: Most abundant cell type, synthesize and secrete components of the matrix.
      • Adipocytes: Fat cells, store triglycerides.
      • Mesenchymal cells: Stem cells that differentiate into other types of connective tissue cells.
      • Melanocytes: Produce melanin, a pigment that gives skin color.
    • Migratory Cells:
      • Lymphocytes: Specific immune cells that circulate in the blood and lymphatic tissues, defend against infection.
      • Macrophages: Large, phagocytic cells that engulf pathogens and cellular debris.
      • Microphages: Small phagocytic cells that respond to signals released by macrophages.
      • Mast cells: Release histamine and heparin that trigger inflammatory responses to allergies and infections.

    Fibers of Connective Tissue Proper

    • Collagen fibers: The most common type, strong and flexible, bundles of fibrous protein strands.

    • Reticular fibers: Thin, branching fibers that form delicate networks.

    • Elastic fibers: Flexible and stretchy, allow tissues to recoil to their original shape.

    • All fibers are formed by fibroblasts.

    Collagen Fibers

    • Strong and flexible, resistant to stretching.
    • Found in tendons, ligaments, bones, and cartilage.
    • Bundles of fibrous protein strands.
    • Resist force in one direction (along longitudinal axis).

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