Epithelial Tissue Characteristics
lines every body surface and all body cavities
Cellularity: almost entirely of cells bound by intercellular junctions;
Polarity:
•Apical surface is exposed may have ex microvilli
•Lateral surfaces have intercellular junctions
•Basal surface is attached to connective tissue underneath it
Avascularity: lack blood vessels;
Innervation: detect changes in environment
High regeneration capacity: surface is frequently damaged, quickly replaced
Functions of Epithelial Tissue
Physical protection:
Selective permeability:
Secretion:
Sensation:
basement membrane of epithelium consists of 3 layers
-between epithelium and connective tissue
Composed of proteins and carbohydrates in discrete layers:
lamina lucida,
lamina densa,
reticular lamina
•Epithelial cells produce components of first two laminae
•Connective tissue cells produce reticular lamina
Epithelial cells bound to each other by
intercellular junctions
•Tight junctions
•Adhering junctions
•Desmosomes
•Gap junctions
Adhering Junctions
formed completely around the cell deep to the tight junction
stabilize the apical surface of the epithelial cell
Desmosomes
locations of mechanical stress between cells
thickened protein plaque on each of the apposed cell
Gap Junctions has something to form pore
connexon is a group of membrane proteins that forms a pore
Allow adjacent cells to communicate
Transitional
•Polyhedral (“many-sided”) in a relaxed state
•Squamous when stretched
4 types of simple epithelium
Simple Squamous Epithelium
-rapid exchange
-lun air sacs (alveoli)
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
-absorption/secretion
-kidney tubules
Simple Columnar Epithelium
-absorption and secretion
ciliated
non ciliated
-most of digestive tract
Nonciliated
-uterine tube
may have microvilli (brush border) and goblet cells (secrete mucin)
Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium(ciliated/ non ciliated)
- protection
-respiratory tract lining
Glands fall into two categories:
Endocrine glands do not possess ducts; secrete hormones into interstitial fluid or bloodstream
2.Exocrine glands possess ducts
Goblet cells is
unicellular exocrine glands typically found in simple columnar and pseudostratified epithelia
Glands classified by
Duct type -simple from compound glands
•Secretory portion - tubular, acinar or tubuloacinar
Gland secretion types -serous(watery), mucous(mucin), or mixed
Secretion methods-•
•Merocrine: secrete products from vesicles via exocytosis
•Apocrine: product stored in apical part of cell that pinches off
•Holocrine: cell accumulates product, then disintegrates
Functions of Connective Tissue
Physical protection
Support and structural framework
Binding of structures—
Storage—
Transport—
Immune protection—
Two types of embryonic CT:
Mesenchyme: the source of all adult connective tissue
Mucous connective tissue: found in umbilical cord
Connective Tissue Proper group of cell
Resident cells: matain/repair extracellular matrix
fibroblasts- large, produce ground substances of extracellular matrix
adipocytes- single lipid droplet, store lipids
fixed macrophages- from monocytes in blood, phagocytize foreign material
mesenchymal cells- spindle shape stem cell, divide & response to injury
Wandering cells: repair extracellular matrix/immune
mast cells- filled cytoplasm, release histamine
plasma cells-from activated B-lymphocytes, form antibodies that bind to foreign substance, bacteria
free macrophages- mobile, phagocytize foreign material
other leukocytes-white blood cell, attack foreign materials (lymphocytes)
Protein Fibers of Connective Tissue Proper
Collagen fibers: long, strong, unbranched- Most abundant protein
•Elastic fibers: thinner than collagen; stretch easily, branch, and rejoin
•Allow structures (for example, blood vessels) to stretch and recoil
•Reticular fibers: thinner than collagen fibers; form a branching, woven framework
•Found in the stroma of organs with abundant spaces such as liver, lymph nodes, and spleen
Ground Substance of Connective Tissue Proper
A combination of proteins and carbohydrates
Connective tissue flow chart
Connective tissue proper containes
Loose
Areolar CT
-protect
-papillary layer of dermis
Adipose Connective Tissue
Stores energy
subcutaneous fat
Reticular CT
supportive for lymphatic organs
stroma of spleen
Dense
Dense Regular CT
resist stress in 1 direction
Tendons
Dense irregular CT
Resists stress in all directions
- dermis
Elastic Connective Tissue
-stretching of some organs
-elastic arteries
Cartilage has what cells and extra cellular matrix
chondrocytes cells
extracellular matrix called lacunae
perichondrium layer
3 types of cartilage
Hyaline cartilage
movement of joint
-articular cartilage of long bones
Fibrocartilage
Absorbs shock
- intervertebral discs
Elastic cartilage
Extremely resilient and flexible-Extremely resilient and flexible
Bone includes
Periosteum: Dense irregular connective tissue covering
Mature bone cells are called osteocytes
compact bone
cylindrical osteons, each containing concentric lamellae surrounding a central canal
•Osteocytes contact one another through canaliculiSpaces within spongy bone house hemopoietic cells that generate blood cells
spongy bone
Fluid Connective Tissue include.. and function/location
Blood
•Plasma: a watery ground substance containing protein fibers-clots
•Erythrocytes: red blood cells -transport oxygen
•Leukocytes: white blood cells-immune
•Platelets: fragments of blood cells-clots
-blood vessel
Lymph is derived from plasma
Body Membranes
•Mucous membranes line passages that open to external environment
•Serous membranes (for example, pericardium) have two layers (parietal and visceral) and secrete friction-reducing fluid between them
•Cutaneous membrane is the skin (epidermis and dermis)
•Synovial membranes line the cavities of some joints and secrete friction-reducing fluid there
Muscle Tissue
Skeletal muscle tissue
-Moves body
-Attaches to bone and/or skin
Cardiac muscle tissue
-Autorhythmic-initiate own contraction
-wall of the heart (myocardium)
Smooth muscle tissue
•Not striated
- involuntary movement
-stomach
Nervous Tissue
Neurons: nerve cells capable of initiating and conducting electrical activity throughout the body
•cell body, branches of dendrites that receive signals, and a long axon that carries signals toward other cells
•Glial cells: cells that support and protect neurons
-Communication and control of body functions
-brain, spinal cord
Metaplasia•Hypertrophy•Hyperplasia••Neoplasia: •Atrophy
•Metaplasia: epithelia lining respiratory airways of people who smoke change from pseudostratified ciliated to stratified squamous
•Hypertrophy: an increase in the size of existing cells
•Hyperplasia: an increase in number of cells in a tissue
•Neoplasia: out-of-control growth, which forms a tumor
•Atrophy: shrinkage of tissue by cell size or number
4 types of stratified epithelium
Stratified Squamous Epithelium Apical cells are squamous and deeper layers cuboidal or polyhedral
-protection
Keratinized-epidermis of the skinNonkeratinized-lining of vagina
Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium
-Protection, secretion
- lining of sweat gland duct
Stratified Columnar Epithelium
-Protection, support, and secretion
male urethra
Transitional Epithelium Multiple layers, apical cell shape varies depending on degree of stretch-Some binucleated cells
-accommodate urine volume
-lining of urinary tract
Mast cells release heparin and...to stimulate local inflammation.
histamine
Many areas of spongy bone contain...cells, which are responsible for producing new blood cells.
hemopoietic
endothelium
simple squamous epithelium that lines lumen of blood and lymphatic vessel and heart
Mesothelium
simple squamous epithelium of serous membrane
Sacs that produce secretions of multicellular exocrine glands are ______.
acini