A&P Lab Flashcards
Four Types of Tissues
Nervous, Muscle, Epithelial, Connective
Nervous Tissue
Brain, spinal cord, nerves
Schwann
Myelination, PNS
Satellite
Regulate neurotransmitters, PNS
Oligodendrocytes
Myelination, CNS
Astrocytes
Blood and brain barrier, CNS
Ependymal
Line Spinal Cord, CNS
Microglia
Brain’s immune cells, CNS
Smooth
Unstriated, single-nucleated, stomach, uterus, glands, blood vessels
Cardiac
Striated, intercalated disks (white), single nucleated
Skeletal
Striated, multi-nucleated (periphery), multi-mitochondrial
Epithelial
Lines the GI tract, hollow organs, skin surface (epidermis)
Simple Epithelial
One layer
Stratified Epithelial
Multi-layer
Squamous
Thin, flat
Cuboidal
Cube (glands - nephrons)
Columnar
Stratified glands, cilia, microvilli
Pseudostratified
Columnar
Transitional Epithelium
Dome (urinary)
Connective
Dispersed and Diverse, Adipose, Bone, Blood, Cartilage, Tendon, Collagen