Tissue of Eyelid

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What are the 4 basic types of tissues?
Connective, Epithelial, Muscular, Nervous
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What are the 3 shapes of epithelial tissue?
Squamous, Columnar, Cuboidal
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How is the glandular epithelium classified?
Way of excretion
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Define Exocrine
Secretes to an outside surface (sweat and oil)
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Define Endocrine
Secretes directly into the bloodstream (hormones)
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What are the 3 types of Exocrine glands and their processes?
Holocrine: Secrete complete cells Apocrine: Secrete parts of cytoplasm Merocrine: Secrete non-cellular components
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What are examples of Holocrine glands?
Meibomian glands, Zeiss Gland
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What is an example of an Apocrine Gland?
Moll Gland
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What is an example of a Merocrine Gland?
Lacrimal Gland
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What is connective tissue composed of?
Cells, Fibers, Ground Substance, and Extracellular Matrix
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What are the connective tisue cells?
Fibroblasts (make ECM), Macrophages (engulf cellular debris), collagen + elastin, Mast cells (secrete histamine), Chromatophores/Melanocytes (pigment cells)
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What type of connective tissue is the eyelids and episclera made of?
Loose
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What type of connective tissue is the cornea and sclera made of?
Dense
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What are the 4 types of neuroglia?
Astocytes (structure), Microglia (immune response), Oligodendrocytes (Myelin Sheath), Schwann cells (all of the above)
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What neuroglia is not found in the PNS?
Schwann Cells
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What tunica is thicker in veins?
Tunica Externa
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What tunica is thicker in the arteries?
Tunica Media
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