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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The Circulatory System

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HEART TISSUES OF THE VASCULAR WALL VASCULATURE Elastic Arteries Arterial Sensory Structures Muscular Arteries Arterioles Capillary Beds Venules Veins LYMPHATIC VASCULAR SYSTEM SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS The circulatory system pumps…

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Endocrine Glands

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PITUITARY GLAND (HYPOPHYSIS) The Hypothalamic-Hypophyseal Tract & Blood Supply Adenohypophysis (Anterior Pituitary) Control of Hormone Secretion in the Anterior Pituitary Neurohypophysis (Posterior Pituitary) ADRENAL GLANDS Adrenal Cortex Adrenal Medulla PANCREATIC…

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Histology & Its Methods of Study

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PREPARATION OF TISSUES FOR STUDY Fixation Embedding & Sectioning Staining LIGHT MICROSCOPY Bright-Field Microscopy Fluorescence Microscopy Phase-Contrast Microscopy Confocal Microscopy Polarizing Microscopy ELECTRON MICROSCOPY Transmission electron Microscopy Scanning electron Microscopy…

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Muscle Tissue

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SKELETAL MUSCLE Organization of a Skeletal Muscle Organization Within Muscle Fibers Sarcoplasmic reticulum & Transverse Tubule System Mechanism of Contraction innervation Muscle Spindles & Tendon Organs Muscle Fiber Types CARDIAC…

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The Male Reproductive System

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CHAPTER 21 The Male Reproductive System TESTES Interstitial Tissue Seminiferous Tubules Spermatogenesis The Clonal Nature of Male Germ Cells Spermiogenesis Sertoli Cells INTRATESTICULAR DUCTS EXCRETORY GENITAL DUCTS Epididymis Ductus or…

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Blood

Apr 11, 2017 by in HISTOLOGY Comments Off on Blood

COMPOSITION OF PLASMA BLOOD CELLS Erythrocytes Leukocytes Platelets SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS Blood is a specialized connective tissue in which cells are suspended in fluid extracellular material called plasma. Propelled…

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