Topic Set 1: Basics, Tissues & Embryonic Development
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What is histology?
Study of tissue
What is a biopsy?
Removes tissue for diagnostic purposes
What is carcinoma?
Cancer of epithelial tissues
What are tissues?
Group of structurally and functionally similar cells
What are the 4 main types of tissue?
Epithelial tissue, connective tissue, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue
When do embryonic germ layers form?
During embryonic development
What is the function of embryonic germ layers?
Give rise to all tissues in the body
What is the inner embryonic germ layer called?
Endoderm
What does the endoderm form?
Lining of GI tract and its derivatives
What is the middle embryonic germ layer called?
Mesoderm
What does the mesoderm form?
Muscle, bone, blood vessels, and connective tissues
What is the outer embryonic germ layer called?
Ectoderm
What does the ectoderm form?
Skin and its derivatives
What are derivatives of the skin?
Glands, hair, and nails
What specialized tissue is contained within the ectoderm?
Neuroectoderm
What does the neuroectoderm form?
Nervous tissue