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Dive into the intricate world of animal tissues, from epithelial to nervous, understanding their functions and classifications within organ systems. Discover the diverse shapes and types of epithelial cells, the composition of connective tissue, and the specialized roles of muscle and nervous tissues. Explore the formation of glands, the role of membranes, and the different types of connective tissues like loose, dense, and elastic. Delve into the fascinating world of muscle tissues—skeletal, cardiac, and smooth—and the intricate workings of nervous tissue with neurons and synapses. Learn about organ systems like integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, circulatory, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive, all working together to maintain homeostasis through feedback mechanisms. Discover the strategies of thermoregulation in ectotherms and endotherms, and the unique adaptations like acclimatization, torpor, hibernation, and estivation for survival in changing environments.
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Chapter 37 The Animal Body: Introduction to Structure and Function
Tissue consists of a group of closely associated, similar cells that carry out specific functions • Tissues associate to form organs, such as the heart • Groups of tissues and organs form organ systems
Main types of animal tissue • Epithelial • Connective • Muscle • Nervous • Classification depends on structure and origin
Epithelial tissue forms a continuous layer or sheet covering a body surface or lining a body cavity • Protection • Absorption • Secretion • Sensation
Connective tissue consists of fewer cells separated by intercellular substance, fibers in a matrix • Collagen fibers • Elastic fibers • Reticular fibers
Connective tissue contains specialized cells • Fibroblasts • Macrophages • Functions of connective tissue • Joins other tissues • Supports the body and its organs • Protects underlying organs
Muscle tissue consists of cells specialized to contract • Each cell is an elongated muscle fiber containing contractile units called myofibrils
Nervous tissue • Elongated cells called neurons • Specialized for transmitting impulses • Glial cells • Support and nourish neurons
Types of epithelial cell shapes • Squamous • Cuboidal • Columnar • Type of epithelial tissue • Simple • Stratified • Pseudostratified
Simple squamous epithelium • Lines blood vessels and air sacs in the lungs • Exchange of materials by diffusion
Simple cuboidal and columnar epithelium • Lines passageways • Specialized for secretion and absorption
Stratified squamous epithelium • Outer layer of skin • Lines passageways into the body • Provides protection • Pseudostratified epithelium • Lines passageways • Protects underlying tissue
Glands are formed from epithelial tissue • Goblet cells • Unicellular glands that secret mucus • Exocrine glands secrete onto an epithelial surface • Endocrine glands • Release hormones into interstitial fluid or blood
Epithelial membrane • Sheet of epithelial tissue and a • Layer of underlying connective tissue • Mucous membrane • Lines a cavity that opens to the outside of the body • Serous membrane • Lines a cavity that does not open to the outside of the body
Types of connective tissue • Loose connective tissue • Dense connective tissue • Elastic connective tissue • Adipose tissue • Cartilage • Bone • Blood
Loose connective tissue • In the subcutaneous tissue • Between many body parts • Fibers in a semifluid matrix • Cartilage cells (chondroctyes) • In lacunae, small cavities in the cartilage matrix
Osteocytes • Secrete and maintain the matrix of bone • Compact bone consists of spindle-shaped units called osteons • Central blood vessel through a Haversian canal surrounded by lamellae
Skeletal muscle • Striated • Under voluntary control • Each elongated, cylindrical muscle fiber has several nuclei
Cardiac muscle • Striated • Contraction is involuntary • Elongated, cylindrical fibers branch and fuse • Each fiber has one or two nuclei
Smooth muscle • Contracts involuntarily • Elongated, spindle-shaped fibers lack striation • Each fiber has a central nucleus • Responsible for movement of food through the digestive tract
Elongated neurons receive and transmit information • Dendrites receive signals and transmit them to the cell body • Axon transmits signal to other neurons, a muscle, or a gland • Synapse is a junction between neurons
Organ systems • Integumentary • Skeletal • Muscular • Nervous • Endocrine • Circulatory
Organ systems • Lymphatic • Respiratory • Digestive • Urinary • Reproductive
Homeostasis • Automatic tendency to maintain a balanced internal environment • Dynamic equilibrium maintained by negative feedback systems • Regulators respond to counteract changes caused by stressors
Thermoregulation • Homeostatic mechanisms for regulating body temperature • Physiological • Structural • Behavioral
Ectotherms • Body temperature varies with the environment • Very little energy used • Less food needed • Activity may be limited by daily and seasonal temperatures
Endotherms • Mechanisms to maintain body temperature in a narrow range • Increased enzyme activity • Activity even in low winter temperatures • High energy cost
Acclimatization • Process of adjustment to seasonal changes • Torpor • Adaptive hypothermia • Hibernation • Long-term torpor in winter cold • Estivation • Torpor caused by lack of food or water in summer heat