Wordlists for Exam 1
Lectures 2 & 3- Tissues

Extracellular Matrix (ECM)

Connective tissue

regular connective tissue (loose, dense)
supportive CT - cartilage, bone
special CT - adipose tissue (fat!)

Fibroblast
Mast Cell

Major Animal Tissue Types


connective tissue (including blood & lymphoid tissue cell "immigrants")
nerve
muscle
epithelial tissue    (  -- > epithelium; pl: epithelia)

basal lamina = only ECM of cells other than connective tissue cells
epidermis - stratified epithelium

epithelial cell shapes

columnar
cuboidal
squamous: leaf-like

Columnar cells are pollarized.

apical versus basal
basolateral

intestinal epithelial lining


enterocyte
brush border microvilli
goblet cell

longitudinal versus cross-section

intestinal mucosa

epithelium
lamina propria - loose connective tissue
smooth muscle layer

submucosa

alveolar epithelial cells of lung

Tupe I - gas exchange
Type II - secretory - surfactant mucus production

hepatic secretory functions

alulmin to blood
bile acids
bile canaliculus (pl., canaliculi)

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