4.1

Question 1

Are groups of cells that are similar in structure and perform a common or related function

Answer 1

Tissues

Question 2

Study of tissues

Answer 2

Histology

Question 3

Before a specimen can be viewed through a microscope, it must be ….. (preserved) and then cut into….. thin enough to transmit light or electrons. Finally, the specimen must be ….. to enhance contrast

Answer 3

Fixed, sections, stained

Question 4

4 basic types of tissues

Answer 4

Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue

Question 5

4 basic tissue types
Brain
Spinal cord
Nerves

Answer 5

Nervous tissue (internal communication)

Question 6

4 basic tissue types
Muscles attached to bones (skeletal)
Muscles of heart (cardiac)
Muscles of walls of hollow organs (smooth)

Answer 6

Muscle tissue (contracts to cause movement)

Question 7

4 basic tissue types
Lining of digestive tract organs and other hallow organs
Skin surface (epidermis)

Answer 7

Epithelial tissue (forms boundaries between different environments, products, secretes, absorbs and filters

Question 8

4 basic tissue types:
Bones
Tendons
Fat and other soft padding tissue

Answer 8

Connective tissue: supports, protects, binds other tissues together

Question 9

Preserved tissue we see under the microscope has been exposed to many procedures that alter its original condition and introduce minor distortions called….

Answer 9

Artifacts