Ch. 5 Tissues Flashcards
What is histology?
The study of tissue
The tissue of the human body include 4 major types which include..
- Epithelial
- Connective
- Muscle
- Nervous
The function of epithelial tissue is..
Protection, secretion, absorption and excretion
What is the location of epithelial tissue?
The body surface, covering and lining of internal organs, composing of glands
The function of connective tissue is..
Support, fill spaces, produce blood cells
What is the location of connective tissue?
It is widely spread throughout body
The function of muscle tissue is..
Contraction and relaxation (body movement)
What is the location of muscle tissue?
Attached to bones, in the walls of hollow internal organs, heart
The function of nervous tissue is..
To conduct impulses to control and coordinate body activities
What is the location of nervous tissue?
Brain, spinal cord, nerves
Tissue are _______-dimensional structures
three
Micrographs are..
Photos of very thin sections of tissue specimens
Tubular structures can be observed through micrographs, some examples of tubular structures are..
Blood vessels, digestive tract
A cross section is..
A cut across the structure
An oblique section is..
An angular cut through the structure
A longitudinal section is..
A lengthwise cut through the structure (right and left sections)
Circle or ovals indicate ________ or ________ sections
- Cross
- Oblique
Rows of cells with an elongated space between them indicate _________ sections
Longitudinal
Describe epithelial tissues
- Free (apical) surface
- Anchored to connective tissues by a basement membrane
- Tightly packed cells w/ little extracellular–intercellular material
Epithelial tissues are classified by cell ___________ and cell ___________
- Shape
- Layer
The number of layers in epithelial tissues are categorized as..
- Simple (single layer)
- Stratified (many layers)
The cell shapes in epithelial tissues are categorized as..
- Squamous (irregular and flat)
- Cuboidal (cube-shaped cells)
- Columnar (tall and elongated)
Simple squamous epithelium meaning
Single layer of irregular flat cells
Simple squamous epithelium function
- Diffusion (High to low concentration)
- Filtration (Water and dissolved material forced through a membrane from high to low pressure)
Simple squamous epithelium example(s)
- Air sacs of the lungs (respiratory system) in diffusion
- Kidneys (filtration)
Simple cuboidal epithelium meaning
Single layer of cube-shaped cells
Simple cuboidal epithelium function
Protection and secretion forming all glands in the body
Simple cuboidal epithelium can be found..
Surfaces of ovaries
Simple columnar epithelium meaning
Single layer of tall, elongated cells
Simple columnar epithelium function
Protection, secretion, absorption
Columnar epithelium can be categorized into ________ and _________
- Nonciliated (without hairlike projections)
- Ciliated (with hairlike projections)
Simple columnar epithelium example(s)
Lining of uterus, stomach
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium meaning
A single layer of cells that give a false appearance of multiple layers (due to the position of the nucleus)
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium function
Protection, secretion, movement of mucus