Anat 2 Flashcards
Adipose
Store excess triglyceride
Insulate, protect, and store energy
Fat
B lymphocyte
Make antibodies that kill antigens
Cardiac muscle
Contractile cell in the wall of the heart
Chondrocyte
Produces extra cellular component of cartilage
Ciliates epithelial cell
Respiratory and female reproductive
Line internal and external of the organ
Move mucus
Fibroblasts
Secrets fibers of protein, collagen
Connective tissue
Goblet
Snot, secrets mucus
Narrow bottom, fat top
Respiratory
Keratinized skin
Form protective waterproof layer on the outside of the body
Liver cell
Detoxifying blood
Macrophage
Ingest and digest foreign things
Respiratory
Melanocytes
Produces and releases melanin (pigment color for external structure)
Nerve cell
Conduct impulses to brain and from brain
Osteoblasts
Builds bone
Schwann
Insulate (speed up nerve cell transmission, help repairs them
Photoreceptors
Help detect color vision
Skeletal muscle cell
Allow movement