Body Tissues Flashcards
What are the four Types of Body Tissues
Epithleial Tissue
Connective Tissue
Muscle Tissue
Neural Tissue
What are the 11 Body Systems?
integumentary (skin) skeletal Muscular Nervous Endocrine Cardiovascular lymphoid respiratory digestive urinary reproductive
What does muscle tissue do?
Muscle tissue is specialised for contraction
Where does one find muscle tissue?
Skeletal muscles
muscle of the heart
muscle walls of hollow organs
What type of tissue is the surface of the skin made from
Epithelial tissue
What are structures that produce fluid secretions called?
Glands
What internal passageways are covered by epithelial tissue?
Lining of digestive tract respiratory tract reproductive tract urinary tract - all passageways that have communication with the outside world
Many connective tissue cells are highly v______________ and contain ___________ receptors that detect p____, p_________, t___________ and other stimuli
Vascular sensory pain pressure temperature
All connective tissues are made up of three basic components
1 specialised cells
extracellular protein fibres
fluid - ground substance
what 3 things are included as connective tissue?
bone fat and blood
6 functions of connective tissue
establish framework for the body
transport fluids and dissolve materials
protecting delicate organs
support, surround and interconnect other types of tissue
storing energy supplies
defending the body from invading microorganisms
what are the three types of cartilege and where are they found
hyaline - provides stiff, flexible support - tips of ribs, sternum, bone surfaces of synoival joints supports, larynx, trachea, bronchi, forms part of nasal septum
elastic - parts of the ear, epiglottis, larynx
fibrous - pads in joins - knee, pelvis and interverbral discs
