CH5 Tissue Flashcards
adip-
fat
adipose tissue
tissue that stores fat
chondr-
cartilage
chondrocyte
cartilage cell
-cyt
cell
osetocyte
bone cell
epi-
upon, after, in addition
epithelial
tissue that covers all free body surfaces
-glia
glue
neuroglia
cells that support neurons; part of nervous tissue.
hist-
web, tissue.
histology
study of composition, and functions of tissue.
hyal-
resemblance to glass
hyaline cartilage
flexible tissue containing chondrocytes
inter-
among, between
intercalated disc
band between adjacent cardiac muscle cells.
macr-
large
macrophage
large phagocytic cell
neur-
nerve
neuron
nerve cell
os-
bones
osseous tissue
bone tissue
phag-
to eat
phagocyte
cell that engulfs and destroys foreign particles
pseud-
false
pseudostratified epithelium
tissue with cells that appear to be in layers but are not
squam-
scale
squamous epithelium
tissue with flattened or scale like cells
strat-
layer
stratified epithelium
tissue with cells inlayers
stria-
grooves