Cells & Tissues Flashcards
Simple squamous
Alveoli, diffusion, none
Simple cubodial
Kidney tubules, secretion and absorption, none
Pseudostratisfied columnar
Trachea, protection and secretion, goblet cells
Stratified squamous
Esophagus, protection, keratin
Stratified cubodial
Gastric and intestinal gland, secretion, uncommon cell type
Stratified columnar
Male urethra, secretion and protection, rare
Transitional
Urinary system, stretches, stretches
Three types of connective tissue
Dense, loose, specialized
Two types of cells found in nervous tissue
Neurons and neuroglia
Neurons anatomy and function
Soma, dendrites, axon; information messengers
Neuroglia function
Supports neurons
Function and location of fibrocartilage
Shock absorption; intervertebral discs
Two characteristics used to identify the different various types of epithelial cells
Layers and shape
Four basic types of tissues
Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
Simple columnar
Digestive tract, secretion & absorption, none