Ch 4: Online 3 Flashcards
Tissues and Membranes
An organ that produces hormones
Endocrine Gland
Secrete mucus in columnar epithelium
Goblet Cells
Loose connective tissue
Areolar
Line closed body cavities and cover the organs
Serous Membranes
Lines a joint cavity
Synovial Membrane
Between the skin and the muscles
Superficial Fascia
Epithelium in which the surface cells flatten for expansion
Transitional
The protein that provides strength to tendons and ligaments
Collagen
Blood cells involved in clotting
Platelets
Tissue that keeps the trachea open
Cartilage
Carries a nerve impulse across a synapse
Neurotransmitter
A muscle cell
Myocyte
Heat generating
Thermogenic
Carries impulses away from a neuron cell body
Axon
Membrane that lines the abdominal cavity
Peritoneum
Tissue in arteries that helps maintain blood pressure
Smooth Muscle
Cover the brain and spinal cord
Meninges
Membrane that covers the lungs
Visceral Pleura
Walls of the chambers of the heart
Myocardium
A bone cell
Osteocyte
A cell that stores triglycerides
Adipocyte
Red bone marrow is the primary one of these
Hemopoietic Tissue
A membrane around the heart
Pericardium
Cells that produce collagen fibers
Fibroblasts