BIOL 1050H Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Dermis, Cardiac Muscle Cell, Collagen

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Ch 5 histology: histology (microscopic anatomy) study of tissues and how they are arranged into organs. Closely spaced cells that cover organ surfaces & form glands. Excitable cells specialized for rapid transmission of coded info to other cells. Elongated and excitable cells specialized for contraction. Walls of viscera: matrix is composed of ground substance/tissue fluid/extracellular fluid (ecf)/interstitial fluid; consists of water, minerals, nutrients, waste. Interpreting tissue sections: histological sections tissues mounted on cell for study fixative a chemical used on sections to prevent decay, stain artificial colour used on sections to enhance details. Tissue growth: hyperplasia tissue growth through cell multiplication, hypertrophy skeletal muscle and adipose tissue growth; grow in size, not in numbers, neoplasia development of a tumour. Tissue development: differentiation specialization of a cell"s form and function, metaplasia change from one mature cell type to another, young girl"s vagina lined with simple cuboidal epithelium -> stratified squamous epithelium at puberty.

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