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Memmler's The Human Body 14th Edition - Chapter 4: Tissues, Glands, and Membranes Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update and Recommended Version
Histology
The study of tissues
Stem Cell(s)
Young, actively dividing cells that gradually differentiate into various mature functioning
cells that make up different body tissues
Embryonic (stem cells)
Type of stem cell that are active during development in the uterus, and have the greates...
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Memmler's The Human Body 14th
Edition - Chapter 4: Tissues, Glands,
and Membranes Questions and Correct
Answers the Latest Update and
Recommended Version
Histology
✓ The study of tissues
Stem Cell(s)
✓ Young, actively dividing cells that gradually differentiate into various mature functioning
cells that make up different body tissues
Embryonic (stem cells)
✓ Type of stem cell that are active during development in the uterus, and have the greatest
potential for multiplication.
Postnatal (stem cells)
✓ Type of stem cell that persist after birth.
Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous
✓ Four main types of tissue.
Epithelial (definition)
✓ This type of tissue covers surfaces, lines cavities, and form glands.
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Columnar (cell shapes)
✓ A long and narrow epithelial cell.
Simple (arrangement)
✓ A cell arrangement where the cells form a single layer, functioning as a thin barrier
through which materials can pass fairly easily.
Stratified (arrangement)
✓ A cell arrangement where the cells form multiple layers. This arrangement is found in
areas subject to wear and tear that require protection.
Pseudostratified (arrangement)
✓ A cell arrangement where the cells seem to form multiple layers but really are not.
Transitional epithelium
✓ Tissue capable of varying a great deal in size and shape and return to it's original form
once the tension is relaxed. (Think of the urinary bladder).
Gland
✓ An organ or cell specialized to produce a substance that is sent out to other parts of the
body.
Exocrine gland(s)
✓ These glands produce secretions that are carried out of the body. Usually have ducts or
tubes to carry their secretions away from the glands.
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