BIOSC-139 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Serous Membrane, Serous Fluid, Epithelium
12 Aug 2020
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Groups of similar cells & extracellular products that carry out a similar function(s) Table 4. 1 types of tissues secretory portion of glands. Epithelial tissue covers body, lines all free spaces, canals & cavities in body, Connective wraps & holds you together into organism you are. All these cavities are lined with serous membrane that produces serous fluid. Canals that have contact with world luminal surface (lined with mucous) has epithelial. Also found anywhere there is a cavity or tube. Except for the epithelial tissue that you can see, the others are alive [[everything alive tissue has to have a blood support of some sort]] Produce, secrete some kind of molecules (ex: saliva, perspiration, hormones, soln part. Products of glands are produced by epithelial tissue. Salivary, sweat, thyroid, prostate, mammary, pituitary, pineal. Avascular does not have a direct blood supply. What does vascular mean? running through it.
