Biological tissue
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There are four basic types of tissue in the human body. These compose all the organs, structures and other contents.
epithelium - Lines, covers, protects, absorbs and secretes.
Connective tissue - As the name suggests, connective tissue holds everything together. ...
Kidney
... walls of the glomerulus have pores allowing filtration. Blood pressure provides the force for blood plasma to be filtered through the thin, porous
epithelium of the glomerulus and the neighbouring Bowman's capsule wall to produce the glomerular filtrate, which enter the kidney tubule. Blood leaves the ...
Lung
... of the lungs
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Mammalian lungs
The lungs of mammalis have a spongy texture and are honeycombed with
epithelium having a much larger surface area in total than the outer surface area of the lung itself. The lungs of humans are typical of this type of lung.
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Muscle
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Muscle is a contractile form of tissue . It is one of the four major tissue types, the other three being
epithelium , connective tissue and nervous tissue . Muscle contraction is used to move parts of the body , as well as to move substances within the body.
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Olfaction
... , is the detection of chemicals dissolved in air (or, by animals that breathe water, in water). In vertebrates smells are sensed by the olfactory
epithelium located in the nose and processed by the olfactory system .
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Skin
... layers lies the hypodermis , which is not usually classified as a layer of skin.
The outermost epidermis is made up of stratified squamous
epithelium with an underlying basement membrane . It contains no blood vessels , and is nourished by diffusion from the dermis. The main type of cells which ...
Stem cell
... dermis , the inner layer of the skin. These stem cells play a pivotal role in healing small cuts. Blood vessels , the dental pulp, the digestive
epithelium , the retina , liver and even the brain are all said to contain stem cells.
Adipose derived adult stem (ADAS) cells have also been isolated ...
Tumor
... cell carcinoma
basal cell (only in skin): basal cell carcinoma
glandular epithelium: adenoma , cystadenoma , adenocarcinoma
tubules
epithelium (kidney): renal tubular adenoma , renal cell carcinoma (Grawitz tumor )
hepatocytes: hepatocellular adenoma , hepatocellular carcinoma
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