Basic Tissue Types Flashcards
What are the 4 basic tissue types
Epithelium
Connective tissue
Muscle tissue
Nervous tissue
Where are epithelial cells
They line the inner surface of hollow organs
What are 3 examples of where epithelial cells can be found
Blood vessels
Oesophagus
Intestines
What are nervous tissue cells
They form the nerves and the brain
What are the 2 nervous tissue cells
Central nervous system (CNS)
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
What are muscle tissue cells
They make up the muscles and the outer surfaces of organs
List the 3 muscle tissue cells
Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth
What does the skeletal muscle do
Muscles of movement
What is the cardiac muscle
Muscle of the heart
What is the smooth muscle and 2 examples
Muscles of organs - stomach, bladder
What do the connective tissue cells do
Provide a matrix to support organs and other cells
Has a roll in immune response
List 4 examples of connective tissue cells
Mast cells
Macrophages
Adipocytes
Fibroblasts
What does myelinated mean
Refers to the presence of a myelin sheath along neurons
White matter
What does non myelinated mean
Refers to the presence of a myelin sheath along neurons
Grey matter
List 4 functions of the epithelium
Secretion
Absorption
Protection
Expansion and stretch
