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1
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What are the 2 main types of glands?

A

Endocrine

Exocrine

2
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What is an endocrine gland?

A

secretion into blood stream

3
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What is an exocrine gland?

A

secretion into ducts

4
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Modes of glandular secretion - exocrine?

A

Merocrine
Apocrine
Holocrine

5
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How is merocrine secreted?

A

Via exocytosis

6
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How is apocrine secreted?

A

tip of cell is shed as they accumulate in the apex of the cell then break off.

7
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How is holocrine secreted?

A

whole cell ruptures

8
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What are the types of glandular secretion?

A

Mucous -sticky
Serous- watery
Sebaceous- oily

9
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How does mucous cell appear?

A

cells stain light

10
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How does serous cells appear?

A

dark

11
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How can exocrine glands be classified by structure?

A

their division into unicellular and multicellular

12
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What is the lining of the eye inside?

A

pigmented by melanin

13
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WHy is the inside of the eye pigmented by melanin?

A

serves to absorb stray light and improve image quality

14
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What is a unicellular gland?

A

Goblet cell

15
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What do goblet cells produce?

A

mucous

16
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Where is mucous secreted into?

A

The lumen

17
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Where are numerous amounts of goblet cells?

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within the conjunctiva

18
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What do conjunctival goblet cells form ?

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The mucous layer of the tear film

19
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Why is goblet cell important ?

A

It sticks the mucous layer in the tear film

20
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What do the goblet cells do in the gut?

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Protect and lubricate

21
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What are multicellular glands?

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consist of groups of secretory cells connected to the body surfaces by ducts.

22
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What are simple multicellular glands?

A

have a single duct

23
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What are compound multicellular ducts?

A

have several ducts

24
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What is an example of a simple multicellular gland?

A

The meibomian gland of the eyelid

25
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Whats the structure of the meibomian gland?

A

One duct with many secretory cells

26
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What does the meibomian gland form?

A

The lipid layer of the tear film

27
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What is a non-ocular example of simple multicellular gland?

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those found at various points of the DIGESTIVE TRACT such as COLON

28
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What is an example of compound multicelluar gland?

A

the lacrimal gland

29
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What is a acinar compound gland?

A

lacrimal gland

30
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What does the lacrimal gland secrete?

A

the aqueous layer of the tear film

31
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What are the 4 basic types of connective tissue?

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cartilage
blood
bone
connective tissue proper

32
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What are the 3 things connective tissue made from?

A

ground substance
fibres
few cells

33
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What are the 3 connective tissue FIBRES?

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Collagen
Elastic
Reticular

34
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What is the most abundant fibre and why?

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Collagen because it counts for 30% dry weight as its the most thickest , with a high tensile strength and unstretchable

35
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What is the elastic fibre?

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Composed of elastin

stretch readily and return to their original form

36
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What is reticular fibre?

A

very fine collagen fibres

37
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What are the connective tissue proper CELLS?

A

Fibroblasts

38
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What is the connective tissue proper GROUND SUBSTANCE?

A

background substance which consists of glycoproteins in which other elements of the connective tissue are suspended .

39
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Why is a fibroblast a fundamental cell type of connective tissue proper?

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as they secrete the fibres and the ground substance

They are often 2D and wide

40
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What happens if fibroblasts become activated?

A

They make ground substances if injured

41
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What is the stroma of the cornea made up from?

A

tightly packed collagen fibres

42
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How does the fibroblast appear?

A

darker areas are fibroblasts which are usually sandwhiched between the collagen

43
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What are the connective tissue proper cells?

A

plasma cells- which produce antibodies
macrophages- phagocytosis
mast cells- produce histamine

44
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What is connective tissue divided into?

A

Loose - fibres loosely arranged

dense- fibres are densely arranged

45
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What is loose aereolar connective tissue?

A

acts as packaging material
light and soft and most widely distrubuted
it traps fluid ( causing bruising)

46
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An example of loose aereolar is?

A

stroma of the iris - allows to change shape of pupil

47
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What is loose adipose connective tissue?

A

largely made up of fat cells (adipocytes)

48
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What do loose adipose tissue appear as?

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as white spaces due to all organelles being pushed to the sideand virtually the whole cell is occupied by fat droplet

49
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What does fat serve as?

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energy store
insulation- thermoregulation
protection (shock absorber)

50
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Where is an obvious location for fat cells?

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Under the skin

also surrounds the lacrimal gland

51
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What area does the fat surround?

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around the outside of the eye- it acts as a cushion

52
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What are dense regular connective tissue?

A

compact tissue
regularly arranged collagen fibres as the main component
high tensile strength

53
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A good example of dense regular tissue>

A

Tendon- which attached muscle to bone

54
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What is dense irregular tissue?

A

less regularly arranged collagen fibres

55
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How is dense irregular different to dense regular tissue?

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As the collagen fibres are arranged in different directions there is strength in all different directions

56
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An example of dense irregular tissue?

A

Skin

57
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How is the collagen arranged in the corneal stroma?

A

dense regular which is what makes it transparent

58
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How is collagen arranged in the sclera?

A

irregular which means its structure is opaque and not transparent.

59
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What are other examples of goblet cells in structures?

A

trachea

ducts of salivary glands