APR Module 3 Flashcards
Simple Squamous
Allows diffusion/filtration
Air sacs of lungs
Simple Cuboidal
Secretion/Absorption
Kidney Tubules
Little cubes around a white center
Simple Columnar
Secretion
Digestive Tract
Tall and skinny
Pseudostratified Columnar
Secretion
Trachea
Staggered Columns
Stratified Squamous
Protection
Skin
Almost looks like a red blood cell
Transitional
Allows for stretching
Bladder
Blobs stacked up
Loose Connective: Areolar
Wraps/Cushions Organs
Under epithelium
Spiderweb
Loose Connective: Adipose
Insulation
Abdomen
Circle with nucleus on the side
Loose Connective: Reticular
Forms soft internal skeleton for white blood cells
Spleen
Cherry tree
Dense Connective: Dense Regular
Attach muscle to bone
Tendons
Dense Connective: Dense Irregular
Withstands tension
Joint capsule
Big swirlies
Cartilage: Hyaline
Support/reinforce
Rib cage
A bunch of 3 or 4 cells
Cartilage: Elastic
Flexibility
Ear
Cut in half avocados
Cartilage: Fibrocartilage
Absorb compressive shock
Invertebral Discs
Other: Bone
Levers for muscles
Bones
Tree