Tissues: a group of cells with similar
characteristics of form and function
Tissue Properties
Regeneration: The natural
renewal of tissue by the growth
of new tissue to replace the old
Tooth enamel doesn't regenerate
Turn over time: the time it takes for new
cells to differentiate and replace old tissue
Varies between tissue types
Basic Tissue Types
Epithelial: Tissue type
covering and lining all internal
and external body surfaces
Histology of epithelial tissue:
Can be derived from any of
the three embryonic layers:
1) ectoderm- epidermis and
oral regions 2) mesoderm- 3)
endoderm
Capable of rapid
regeneration
because there is
only one cell type
Avascular
(Receives blood
supply from the
CT below
ALWAYS has a
basement
membrane
between any
epithelium
and it's
underlying CT
Function
Serves as a protective
covering but is also
involved itissue absorption,
secretioin, sensory, and
specialized functions
Classification:
Arrangement
Simple: One layer of cells
Stratified: More than one layer of cells
Pseudostratified: One layer of
cells that all attach to the
basement membrane, and
appears to be multiple layers.
This is due to the nuclei being
at different levels.
Shape
Squamous: Platelike and flattened. Height is less
than width
Cuboidal: Cube shaped. Equal height and width
Columnar: Rectangles with height greater than their width
Most of the
epithelial
tissues in the
body are
stratified
squamous
Muscle
Types of muscle tissue
Skeletal muscle
Voluntary, and
typically attach
to bone. Ex.
muscles in the
pharynx,
tongue,
esophagus, and
for facial
expression and
mastication
Histology: Striped or
striated. Muscle --> Muscle
bundle (fascicle) --> muscle
cells (myofibers) -->
myofibrils --> myofilaments
(actin and myosin)
Smooth muscle
Involuntary, and under
the control of the ANS.
Contractions are slow
and can be maintained
over time
Cardiac muscle
Has characteristics of smooth
muscle and striated muscle.
Only muscle tissue that has
Purkinje fibers or a Bundle of
His
Function: Movement, support, etc.
Nerve Tissue
Function: Carry impulses
based on electric
potentials. Results in
movement of muscles,
stimulation of glands,
regulations of systems,
perceptions of sensations
like pain, touch, taste,
and smell
Histology of nerve tissue
(derived from
neuroectoderm)
Neuron: the functional
cellular component of the
nervous system
Neuron Components
Cell body
Cytoplasmic components:
Axon: A long,
thin, singular
cablelike
process that
conducts
impulses
away from
the neuron
Dendrite: a
threadllke
process, usually
with multiple
branches that
receives impulses
travelling to the
neuron
Nerve: A bundle of neural
processes in the PNS (not in
CNS)
Afferent
Nerves:
Sensory.
BODY
TO
BRAIN
Efferent
Nerves:
Motor.
BRAIN
TO
BODY
Divisions of nervous system
Central nervous system: CNS: Brain and spine
Peripheral Nervous System: Spinal and cranial nerves
Autonomic Nervous system: Operates without
conscious control and is responsible for the
sympathetic (fight or flight) response and the
parasympathetic (rest and digest) response.
Somatic
Nervous
System: Voluntary skeletal movement
Connective Tissue
Function: support, attachment,
packing, insulation,storage,
transport, repair and defense
Properties: By weight the most abundant type of basic
tissue --> Lots of matrix (which is intercellular
substance and fibers
Fibroblast: Most common cell
in CT- long flat and
elongated- Fixed-
Differentiate into all CT cell
types
Protein FIbers
Elastic Fibers:
Have the ability to
stretch and return
to their original
shape. Composed
microfilaments
embedded in
elastin
Reticular Fibers:
Prominent in embryonic
tissues, and only in the
spleen and lymph nodes in
adults. Very fine hairlike
fibers composed of
reticulin
Collagen Fibers: Main fibers in
CT- about twelve common
types- types 1-4 most
CT Classification:
Soft
CT Proper
Loose CT
Dense CT
Specialized
Adipose Tissue
Elastic Tissue
Reticular Tissue
Firm: Cartilage-
Function: Forms temporary
skeleton of embryo, and is
present in articulate surfaces
of movable joints
Cell Types:
Chondroblasts-
Lie internal to the
perichondrium
and PRODUCE the
cartilage matrix
Appositional Growth-
chondroblasts on external surface
replace damaged tissue by building
layers upon preexisting cartilage
Chondrocytes-
Mature
chondroblasts
these
MAINTAIN the
cartilage matrix
Interstitial Growth- chondrocytes undergo
mitosis inside of the lacuna and expand
from the inside out
Types of
Cartilage:
Elastic cartilage: Has
numerous elastic fibers in
addition to collagen fibers
Fibrocartilage: Never found alone.
Transitional type between hyaline cartilage
and dense CT. No true perichondrium.
Hyaline cartilage: Most common
type of cartilage, all cartilage starts
out as this. Only collagen fibers
Repair- As cartilage
ages it becomes less
cellular and the
chondrocytes die.
Fibers become firm
and repair is slow
because it is
avascular
Avascular and no nerve supply.
Surrounded by the
perichondrium which is a
fibrous CT sheath containing
blood vessels
Rigid: Bone-
Functions: Protection and
structural support for soft
tissues, attachment mechanism,
movement, manufactures blood
cells through bone marrow,
stores calcium and other
minerals
Anatomy (superficial-deep)
Periosteum:
Double layered
dense CT sheath
covering bone.
The outer layer
contains blood
vessels and
nerves and the
inner layer has
cells that form
osteoblasts.
Compact bone:
Cancellous bone
Endosteum- similar to
the periosteum
however it lines the
inside of the bone