Regeneration Ability of Tissues and Integumentary System Overview

This set of flashcards covers the regeneration abilities of different tissues and an overview of the integumentary system, including components that influence skin color.

Highly Regenerative Tissues

Types of tissues that have a high ability to regenerate, such as epithelial tissues.

Epithelial Tissues

Tissue types that show high regenerative capability.

Bone

A tissue type that regenerates but takes a long time compared to others.

Blood

Does not regenerate itself.

Areolar Connective Tissue

A type of connective tissue that shows high regenerative ability.

Slightly Regenerative Tissues

Tissues that regenerate at a slower pace, such as cartilage and skeletal muscle.

Cartilage

A slightly regenerative tissue that takes a long time to heal.

Skeletal Muscle

Muscle tissue that has a helper cell called Satellite Cells to assist in regeneration.

Non-Regenerative Tissues

Tissues that do not regenerate and include cardiac muscle and nervous tissue.

Cardiac Muscle

Heart muscle tissue that, when damaged during a heart attack, is replaced by scar tissue, which cannot function like the original.

Nervous Tissue

Tissue that forms scar tissue after injury, which cannot send signals like the original nervous tissue.

Integumentary System

The system that serves as the 'covering' of the body, made of skin and its associated parts.

Integumentary Components

Includes skin, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, hair, and nails.

Skin

The large organ composed of multiple tissue types that performs complex tasks.

Carotene

A pigment obtained through food; builds vitamin A and is a photoreceptor in the retina, showing a yellow/orange color.

Hemoglobin

A pigment that contributes to the red/pink color of lips.

Melanin

A pigment that protects against UV radiation and provides a brownish color to the skin.