5- Tissues Flashcards
The type of tissue that covers exposed surfaces and lines internal passageways and body cavities…
Epithelial
The two types of layering recognized in epithelial tissues are…
Simple and stratified
The type of cells that form glandular epithelium that secretes enzymes and buffers in the pancreas and salivary glands are…
Simple cuboidal epithelium
The type of epithelial tissue found along the ducts that drain sweat glands is…
Stratified cuboidal epithelium
A single layer of epithelial cells covering a basal lamina is termed…
Simple epithelium
Simple epithelial cells are characteristics of regions where…
Secretion and absorption occur
From a surface view, cells that look like fried eggs laid side by side are…
Squamous epithelium
Stratified epithelium has several cell layers above the basal lamina and is usually found in areas where…
Mechanical or chemical stresses occur
Cells that form a neat row with nuclei near the center of each cell and that appears square in typical sectional views are…
Cuboidal epithelium
The major structural difference between columnar epithelia and cuboidal epithelia that the columnar epithelia…
Are taller and slender and the nuclei are crowded into a narrow band close to the basement membrane
Simple squamous epithelium would be found in the following area(s) of the body…
- Urinary tract and inner surface of circulatory system
- Respiratory surface of lungs
- Lining of body cavities
Stratified columnar epithelia provide protection along portions of…
Reproductive, digestive, respiratory, and urinary
Glandular epithelia contain cells that produce…
Exocrine and endocrine secretions
The three basic components of all connective tissues are…
Specialized cells, extra cellular protein fibers, and ground substance
The two most abundant cell populations found in connective tissue proper are…
Fibroblasts and fibrocytes
Most do the volume in loose connective tissue is made up of…
Ground substance
The major purpose of adipose tissue in the body are…
Energy storage, cushioning, and insulation
Reticular tissue forms the basic framework and organization for several organs that have…
A complex three-dimensional structure
Tendons are cords of dense regular connective tissue that…
Attach skeletal muscles to bones
Ligaments are bundles of elastic and collagen fibers that…
Connect one bone to another bone
The three major subdivisions of the extra cellular fluid in the body are…
Plasma, interstitial fluid, and lymph
Bone functions as a supporting connective tissue because…
- The collagen fibers act like steel reinforcing rods
- The mineralized matrix acts like concrete
- Minerals surrounding the collagen fibers produce a strong, flexible combination that is highly resistant to shattering
The two types of supporting connective tissue are…
Cartilage and bone
The type of tissue that fills internal spaces and provides structural support and a framework for communication within the body is…
Connective
The three major types of cartilage found in the body are…
Hyaline, elastic, and fibrocartilage
The pads that lie between the vertebrae of the spinal column contain…
Fibrocartilage
The mucous membranes that are lined by simple epithelia perform the functions of…
Absorption and secretion
The mesothelium of serous membranes is very thin, a structural characteristic that makes them…
Extremely permeable
Bone cells found in the lacunae within the matrix are called…
Osteocytes
The layers of connective tissue that create the internal framework of the body are responsible for…
- Providing strength and stability
- Maintaining the relative positions of internal organs
- Providing a route for the distribution of blood vessels
Muscle tissue has the ability to…
Contract and produce active movement
The three types of muscle tissue found in the body are…
Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
Skeletal muscle fibers are very unusual because they may be…
A foot or more in length, and each cell contains hundreds of nuclei