API Chapter 4         TISSUE: The Living Fabric

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. Study of tissues is histology

II. Types

          A. epithelial tissue

                    1.covering and linings

                    2.glands

                    3. Functions: protection, absorption, filtration, excretion, secretion, sensory reception

 

          B. connective tissue

                    1.support

          C. muscle tissue

                    1.movement

          D. nervous tissue

                    1.control

III. Epithelium

          A. Characteristics

                    1.close cells

2.very little extracellular matrix

                    3.intercellular junctions to hold cells together

                              a. desmosomes

                              b. tight or gap junctions

                    4. polarity:

                              a. apical or luminal surface

                                        i. free side or top of cells

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

                                        iii. microvilli (brush border)

                                        iv. cilia

                              b. basal surface

          i. attached surface of cell

5. basement membrane

                              a.attaches and supports base of epithelial layer

                              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

                    6.avascular

                              a.no blood vessels

                              b.depends on underlying tissue for nutrients

                    7. innervated

                    8.can renew and repair

                   

 

 

 

 

          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)goblet cell

                                                                      a)mucin in water=mucus

                                                                      (adjective =mucous)

                                                                     

                                                  (c)multicellular

                                                            i)duct to surface

                                                            ii)secretory cells

                                                            iii)simple or compound shape (branched ducts)

                                                            iv)secretory parts

                                                                      a)tubular

                                                                      b)alveolar =acinar (flask shaped)

                                                                      c)tubuloalveolar

                                        (4)exocrine classed by secretion

                                                  (a)merocrine

                                                            i) exocytosis

                                                            ii) sweat, salivary glands

                                                  (b)holocrine

                                                            i)rupture and secretions include cell fragments

                                                            ii)sebaceous or oil producing glands

                                                  (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 (embryonic tissue)

                    2.generally vascular

                              a.except cartilage

                    3.ECM

          C.Composition

                    1.ECM more than glue

                              a. macromolecules

                              b. tissue fluid like plasma

                              c. organized lattice

                              d. cells migrate withing and interact

                              e. varies in composition among CT

                                        (1)ground substances (fills EC space)

                                                  (a) noncollagenous proteins

                                                  (b) proteoglycans – attach glycosaminoglycins (GAGS)

                                                  to bind water and act as medium to deliver nutrients

                                                            i)hyaluronic acid and chondroitin

                                                            ii)more GAGS, more fluid held in ECM

                                        (2) fibers

                                                  (a) collagen - strength; fresh appear as white fibers

                                                  (b) elastic fibers- protein elastin  - stretch

                                                  (c) reticular - fine collagen fibers, forms network

                    2.cells

                              a. fibroblast

                                        (1) CT proper

                              b. chondroblast

                                        (1) cartilage

                              c. osteoblast

                                        (1) bone

                              d. hemocytoblast or hematopoietic stem cell

                                        (1) forms blood cells only

                              e. NOTE "blast"

                                        (1) mitotic cells

                                        (2) indicates cell secretes ECM

                                        (3) matures to "cyte" to maintain CT

                              f.  most CT also contain

(1)adipocytes (store fat)

(2) cells important in defense against disease

like mast cells, macrophages, plasma cells to secrete antibodies

          D. Types

                   

                    1.CT Proper  (fibroblasts)

                              a. loose

                                        (1) areola

                                                  (a) packing between tissues

                                                  (b) separates muscles

                                                  (c) bsorbs 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 (fibrous CT)

                                        (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