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Structural Organisation in Animals PowerNotes
Structural Organisation in Animals PowerNotes
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Structural organisation in Animals
In multicellular animals, a group of similar cells along with Connective Tissue
intercellular substances performing specific function is called • most abundant tissue
tissue. • as name suggest their function is of linking and supporting other
tissues/organs of the body.
When two or more organs perform a common function by their • In all connective tissues except blood, the cells secrete fibers of
physical and/or chemical interaction, they together form organ structural proteins called collagen or elastin
system e.g., digestive system, • connective tissue is made up of cell, fibers and polysaccharides
There are four types of tissues in animals matrix (ground substance)
(i) Epithelial, (ii) Connective, (iii) Muscular and (iv) Neural.
(i) Loose connective tissue,
Epithelial tissues • They have loosely arranged fibroblast cells and fibres
• Epithelial Tissue provides a covering or a lining for some part of • Examples
the body. The cells are compactly packed with little intercellular Areolar tissue
matrix. present beneath the skin
• Two types simple epithelium and compound epithelium contains fibroblasts (cells that produce and secrete fibres),
macrophages and mast cells
Simple epithelium Adipose tissue
• composed of a single layer of cells located mainly beneath the skin
Simple epithelium function: store fats.
Squamous epithelium Cuboidal epithelium Columnar epithelium
thin layer of flattened cells single layer of cube-like cells a single layer of tall cells. Dense connective tissues
found in the walls of blood found in ducts of glands and found in the lining
• They have compactly arranged fibroblast cells and fibres
vessels and air sacs of tubular parts of nephrons in of stomach and intestine
lungs kidneys. • Types
PCT of nephron have cuboidal Dense regular connective tissues
epithelium with microvilli Orientation of fibres show a regular pattern, collagen fibres
form a diffusion boundary secretion and absorption secretion and absorption are present in rows between many parallel bundles of
fibres.
Ciliated epithelium Location
• If the columnar or cuboidal cells bear cilia on their free surface, ⬧ Tendon: attach skeletal muscles to bones
they are called ciliated epithelium ⬧ Ligaments: attach one bone to another
• present in the inner surface of hollow organs like bronchioles Dense irregular connective tissues
and fallopian tubes. fibroblasts and collagen fibres are oriented differently
• function: move particles or mucus Location: skin
Glandular epithelium Specialized connective tissues
• Some of the columnar or cuboidal cells get specialised for
secretion and are called glandular epithelium Cartilage
• Types • Solid and pliable and resists compression
Isolated glandular cells: goblet cells of the alimentary canal • composed of chondrocyte cells + collagen fibres + matrix
Cluster of cells: salivary gland • Chondrocytes are enclosed in small cavities within the matrix
Glands • Location: tip of nose, outer ear joints, between adjacent
• Exocrine glands bones of the vertebral column, limbs and hands in adults
secrete mucus, saliva, earwax, milk, digestive enzymes etc
These products are released through ducts Bones
• Endocrine glands • hard and non-pliable ground substance rich in calcium salts and
do not have ducts collagen fibres
secret hormone directly into blood • provides structural frame to the body
• Osteocytes are present in the spaces called lacunae.
Compound epithelium • Bone marrow in some bones is the site of production of blood
• Compound epithelium is made of more than cells.
one layer (multi-layered) of cells and thus Blood
has a limited role in secretion and absorption • Fluid connective tissue
• Location: cover the dry surface of the skin, • Composed of blood cells (RBC, WBC, Platelets) + Plasma
the moist surface of buccal cavity, pharynx, inner lining of ducts
of salivary glands and of pancreatic ducts. Muscle Tissue
• function: provide protection against chemical and mechanical • Muscle tissue and Skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle is already
stresses. covered in locomotion and movement chapter
Three types of cell junctions are found in the epithelium • Communication junctions (intercalated discs) in cardiac muscle
allow the cells to contract as a unit.
Tight junctions help to stop substances from leaking across a tissue.
Adhering junctions perform cementing to keep neighbouring cells together. Neural tissue
Gap junctions facilitate the cells to communicate with each other by • Neurons, the unit of neural system are excitable cells.
connecting the cytoplasm of adjoining cells, for rapid transfer
• The neuroglial cell protects and support neurons
of ions, small molecules and sometimes big molecules.
Development
• The development of P. americana is paurometabolous, meaning
there is development through nymphal stage.
• The nymphs look very much like adults.
• The nymph grows by moulting about 13 times
to reach the adult form.
• Nymph is much similar to adult cockroach but
lacks wings and gonads
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