The Immune System & Lymphoid Organs

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INNATE & ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY CYTOKINES ANTIGENS & ANTIBODIES Classes of Antibodies Actions of Antibodies ANTIGEN PRESENTATION CELLS OF ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY Antigen-Presenting Cells Lymphocytes THYMUS Role of the Thymus in T-Cell…

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Nerve Tissue & the Nervous System

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DEVELOPMENT OF NERVE TISSUE NEURONS Cell Body (Perikaryon) Dendrites Axons Nerve Impulses Synaptic Communication GLIAL CELLS & NEURONAL ACTIVITY Oligodendrocytes Astrocytes Ependymal Cells Microglia Schwann Cells Satellite Cells of Ganglia…

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The Nucleus

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COMPONENTS OF THE NUCLEUS Nuclear Envelope Chromatin Nucleolus THE CELL CYCLE MITOSIS STEM CELLS & TISSUE RENEWAL MEIOSIS APOPTOSIS SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS Containing the code for all of a…

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Epithelial Tissue

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CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF EPITHELIAL CELLS Basement Membranes Intercellular Adhesion & Other Junctions SPECIALIZATIONS OF THE APICAL CELL SURFACE Microvilli Stereocilia Cilia TYPES OF EPITHELIA Covering or lining Epithelia Secretory Epithelia…

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Bone

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BONE CELLS Osteoblasts Osteocytes Osteoclasts BONE MATRIX PERIOSTEUM & ENDOSTEUM TYPES OF BONE Lamellar Bone Woven Bone OSTEOGENESIS Intramembranous Ossification Endochondral Ossification BONE GROWTH, REMODELING, & REPAIR METABOLIC ROLE OF…

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The Urinary System

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KIDNEYS BLOOD CIRCULATION RENAL FUNCTION: FILTRATION, SECRETION, & REABSORPTION Renal Corpuscles & Blood Filtration Proximal Convoluted Tubule Loop of Henle Distal Convoluted Tubule & Juxtaglomerular Apparatus Collecting Ducts URETERS, BLADDER,…

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Connective Tissue

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CELLS OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE Fibroblasts Adipocytes Macrophages & the Mononuclear Phagocyte System Mast Cells Plasma Cells Leukocytes FIBERS Collagen Reticular Fibers Elastic Fibers GROUND SUBSTANCE TYPES OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE Connective…

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Skin

Apr 11, 2017 by in HISTOLOGY Comments Off on Skin

EPIDERMIS Melanocytes Langerhans Cells Merkel Cells DERMIS SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE SENSORY RECEPTORS HAIR NAILS SKIN GLANDS Sebaceous Glands Sweat Glands SKIN REPAIR SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS The skin is the largest…

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The Respiratory System

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NASAL CAVITIES Respiratory Epithelium Olfactory Epithelium Paranasal Sinuses NASOPHARYNX LARYNX TRACHEA BRONCHIAL TREE & LUNG Bronchi Bronchioles Respiratory Bronchioles Alveolar Ducts Alveoli Regeneration in the Alveolar Lining LUNG VASCULATURE &…

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Organs Associated with the Digestive Tract

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SALIVARY GLANDS PANCREAS LIVER Hepatocytes & Hepatic Lobules Structure & Function in the Liver BILIARY TRACT & GALLBLADDER SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS The organs associated with the digestive tract include…

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