BIO2104       The Tissue Level Of Organization

 

I. Definition

A.    groups of closely associated cells that are similar in structure and perform a common function

B.    Tissues are organized into organs

C.    Histology – study of tissues

II.Types

          A. epithelial tissue

                    1.covering and linings

                    2.glands

          B.connective tissue

                    1.support

          C.muscle tissue

                    1.movement

          D.nervous tissue

                    1.control

III.Epithelium

          A.Characteristics

                    1.close cells

                    2.avascular

                              a.no blood vessels

                              b.depends on underlying tissue for nutrients

                    3.very little extracellular matrix

                    4.intercellular junctions to hold cells together

a.     tight or gap junctions –transmembrane proteins

b.     adherens – transmembrane proteins communicate with cytoskeleton

c.     desmosomes – most stable, with tension

                    5.apical or luminal surface

                              a.free side or top of cells

                              b.faces outside of body or inside cavity (lumen)

                              c.microvilli (brush border)

                              d.cilia

                    6.can renew and repair

                    7.basement membrane

                              a.attaches and supports base of cell

                              b.basal lamina

                                        (1)glycoprotein secreted by the cells

                              c.reticular lamina

                                        (1)collagenous fibers

                                                  (a)secreted by connective tissue cells

                              d.defines the boundary for epithelial cells

                                        (1)cancerous cells can invade

          B.Classification

                    1.structural

                              a.layers

                                        (1)monolayer = simple

                                        (2)multiple layers = straitified

                              b.shape

                                        (1)cuboidal =cube

                                        (2)columnar =height>width

                                        (3)squamous =flattened (fried eggs)

                    2.Simple epithelium

                              a.simple squamous

                                        (1)interdigitating cells

                                        (2)on basement membrane

                                        (3)Type

                                                  (a)mesothelium

                                                            i)serosal lining

                                                                      a)pleural serosa

                                                                      b)pericardial serosa

                                                                      c)peritoneal serosa

                                                  (b)endothelium

                                                            i)lines lumen

                                                                      a)blood vessels

                                                                      b)heart

                                                                      c)lymphatic vessels

                              b.simple cuboidal

                                        (1)secretory portions of glands

                                        (2)lines gland ducts

                                        (3)lines kidney tubules and ducts

                              c.simple columnar

                                        (1)nuclei may be close to basal surface

                                        (2)lines uterus,oviducts

                                        (3)central canal of the spinal cord

                                        (4)digestive tract

                   

                    3.Stratified epithelium

                              a.basal cell layer anchored to basement membrane, to cells above,

and adjacent cells

                              b.In thick layers of cells the top layer of cells is far away from

nutrients and may be malnourished and die.

                              c.Lower layer undergoes mitosis and cells move up.

                              d.stratified squamous epithelium

                                        (1)mixture of cell shapes

                                        (2)superficial layers are squamous

                                        (3)basal layers more columnar

                                        (4)middle layers more cuboidal shape

                                        (5)basal and middle layers undergo mitosis

                                        (6)noncornified stratified squamous

epithelium

                                                  (a)superficial cells remain active until

lost by friction

                                                  (b)loss of cells stimulates deeper

layers to divide

                                                  (c)lining of

                                                            i)oral cavity

                                                            ii)esophagus

                                                            iii)anus,vagina

                                        (7)cornified stratified squamous epithelium

                                                  (a)superficial cells lack nuclei

                                                  (b)dehydrated due to exposure to air

                                                  (c)far from capillary bed

                                                  (d)become hardened (cornified)

                                                  (e)protection

                                                  (f)skin          

                             

                              e.stratified cuboidal epithelium

                                        (1)rare

                                        (2)ducts of sweat glands

                              f.stratified columnar epithelium

                                        (1)rare

                                        (2)areas in the larynx

 

                              g.pseudostratified columnar epithelium

                                        (1)nuclei appear at various levels

                             

                                        (2)almost every cell is anchored

                                        (3)located

                                                  (a)large excretory ducts of glands

                                                  (b)urethra

                                                  (c)cilia on cells in respiratory and uterine tubes

                              h.Transitional epithelium

                                        (1)transition between stratified squamous and stratified

 columnar

                                        (2)urinary bladder

                                        (3)very thin basement membrane

                    4.Glandular Epithelium

                              a.gland

                                        (1)one or more cells that make and secrete a

product

                                        (2)endocrine

                                                  (a)secrete to blood stream

                                                  (b)product is a hormone

                                        (3)exocrine

                                                  (a)secrete to a surface

                    (b)unicellular

                                                            i)mucin

                                                                      a)mucin in water=mucus

                                                                      (adjective =mucous)

                                                                      b)goblet cell secretion

                                                  (c)multicellular

                                                            i)duct to surface

                                                            ii)secretory cells

                                                            iii)simple or compound shape

                                                            iv)secretory parts

                                                                      a)tubular

                                                                      b)alveolar =acinar

                                                                      c)tubuloalveolar

                                        (4)exocrine classed by secretion

                                                  (a)merocrine

                                                            i) exocytosis

                                                            ii) sweat, salivary glands

                                                  (b)holocrine

                                                            i)rupture

                                                            ii)sebaceous

                                                  (c)apocrine

                                                            i)apex of cell pinches off

 

IV.Connective Tissue (CT)

          A.General

                    1.Living cells surrounded by a matrix

                              a.cells+extracellular matrix (ECM)=stroma

                              b.structural framework

                    2.most abundant tissue in body

                    3.functions in

                              a.binding and support

                              b.protection

                              c.insulation

          B.Characteristics

                    1.derived from mesenchyme (mesoderm)

                    2.generally vascular

                              a.except cartilage

                    3.ECM

          C.Composition

                    1. cells

                              a.fibroblast

                                        (1)CT proper

                              b.chondroblast

                                        (1)cartilage

                              c.osteoblast

                                        (1)bone

                              d.hemocytoblast

                                        (1)blood

                              e.NOTE "blast"

                                        (1)mitotic cells

                                        (2)indicates cell secretes ECM

                                        (3)matures to "cyte"1.ECM more than glue

                    2. matrix                

a.macromolecules

                              b.tissue fluid like plasma

                              c.organized lattice

                              d.cells migrate within and interact

                              e.varies in composition among CT

                                        (1)ground substances (fills EC space)

                                                  (a)noncollagenous proteins

                                                  (b)proteoglycans - glue

                                                            i)hyaluronic acid

© fibronectin – adhesion protein to link ground substances together

                                        (2)fibers

                                                  (a)collagen - strength;types I-XII

                                                  (b)elastin  - stretch

                                                  (c)reticular - fine collagen fibers

                    2.cells

         

          D.Types

                   

                    1.CT Proper  (fibroblasts)

                              a.loose

                                        (1)areola

                                                  (a)packing between tissues

                                                  (b)separates muscles

                                                  (c)absorbs fluid

                                                            i)edema

                                        (2)adipose

                                                  (a)adipocyte - cell filled with oil

                                                  (b)pushes nucleus to side

                                        (3)reticular

                                                  (a)reticular cell = fibroblast

                                                  (b)supports tissue - stroma

                                                  (c)fine network

                              b.dense

                                        (1)regular

                                                  (a)tendons

                                                            i)connects muscles/bones

                                                  (b)ligaments

                                                            i)bone/bone

                                                  (c)aponeuroses

                                                            i)sheet connects muscle/muscle or muscle/bone

                                        (2)irregular

                                                  (a)dermis

                                                  (b)organ covering

                              c.elastic

                                        (1)vocal cords

                                        (2)ligamentum flava connects vertebrae

                                        (3)walls of aorta

                    2.cartilage

                              a.hyaline

                                        (1)embryonic skeleton

                                        (2)ends of bones

                                        (3)trachea

                              b.elastic cartilage

                                        (1)more elastin

                                        (2)external ear

                              c.fibrocartilage

                                        (1)more collagen

                                        (2)intervertebral discs

                                        (3)knee

                              d.characteristics of cartilage

                                                  (a)avascular

                                                  (b)covered with vascular perichondrium

                                                            i)dense irregular CT membrane

                                                  (c)chondrocytes

                                                            i)mature chondroblasts

                                                            ii)located in lacunae(cavities)

                    3.Bone

                              a.osseous tissue

                              b.deposits of inorganic calcium salts

                                        (1)strength

                              c.osteoblasts -> osteocytes

                              d.More in later chapter

                    4.Blood

                              a.cells in liquid matrix (plasma)

                              b.Red blood cells and white blood cells

                                        (1)produced from hemocytoblast

V.Epithelial Membranes

          A.mucous membranes

                    1.lines cavities that open to outside

                    2.absorption and secretion

                    3.epithelial sheet with lamina propria

                              a.loose CT deep to basement membrane

          B.Serous membranes

                    1.lines internal ventral body vavity

                              a.parietal

                              b.visceral

                    2.pleural

                    3.peritoneum

                    4.pericardium         

 

VI.Muscle tissue

          A.elongated cells

                    1.fibers

                    2.myofilaments

                              a.contraction

                              b.proteins

                                        (1)actin

                                        (2)myosin

          B.Types

                    1.skeletal muscle

                              a.packaged by CT

                              b.attach to bones

                              c.contraction moves bones

                              d.voluntary muscle

                    2.cardiac muscle

                              a.walls of the heart

                              b.pumps blood

                              c.intercalated discs

                                        (1)join branched fibers

                              d.striations

                              e.involuntary muscle

                    3.smooth muscle

                              a.no striations

                              b.one central nuclei

                              c.involuntary muscle

 

VII.Nervous

          A.neurons

                    1.specialized cells to conduct nerve impulses

                    2.located in brain, spinal cord and nerves to and from organs

                    3.cell body and long extensions

                   

VIII.Tissue Repair

          A.Parenchyma

                    1.functioning cells

          B.Stroma

                    1.supporting cells

         

          C.Regeneration

                    1.replace tissue

          D.Fibrosis

                    1.scar tissue

                              a.nonfunctioning if this is in parenchyma

          E.Damage initiates the inflammatory response

                    1.histamine

                              a. agent released from mast cells

                              b.increases blood flow to damage site

                    2.white cells migrate to injury

                              a.clean up crew

                    3.blood clots

                    4.clot replaced by granulation tissue

                              a.becomes scar tissue

                              b.collagen fiber with few cells

          F.Tissues vary in ability to repair

                    1.easy

                              a.epithelium,bone, skin, mucous membranes

                    2.difficult

                              a.skeletal muscle, cartilage

                    3.very little repair

                              a.cardiac muscle, nervous

IX.Primary Germ Layers

          A.three layer embryo

                    1.ectoderm (outer)

                              a.nervous tissue

                              b.epithelium (skin)

                    2.mesoderm(middle)

                              a.muscle

                              b.connective tissue

                              c.endothelium(epithelium)

                    3.endoderm (inner)

                              a.mucosae(epithelium)

          B.Tissue Growth

                    1.Epithelium and Connective tissue continue dividing (mitosis) as adults