Chapter 4 Flashcards
Which connective tissues have no blood supply?
Cartilage
Which major tissue type does blood belong to?
Connective
Which connective tissues have a POOR blood supply?
Ligaments
Which cells store fat?
Adipost
What type of epithelial tissue forms the superficial layer of the skin?
Stratified squamous
Which CT forms tendons and ligaments?
Dense regular
Which major tissue type contains a large amount of matrix?
Connective
Which major tissue type is avascular?
Epithelial
Which epithelial tissue type appears to have several layers but does not?
Pseudostratefied
Which major tissue type is responsible for most secretions?
Epithelial
Where do cells in epithelial tissue get their oxygen and nutrients?
Diffusion from connective tissue
Which major tissue type contains neurologia cells?
Nervous
What type of membrane lines body cavities that are open to the exterior?
Mucous
What type of cartilage contains chondrocytes and elastic fibers?
Elastic
What name would be given to a single layer of cuboidal cells lining a duct?
Simple cuboidal
What is the main function of stratified squamous epithelium?
Protection
Which major tissue type is highly specialized for contraction?
Muscluar
Which major tissue type lines body cavities?
Epithelial
Name a body structure where you would find elastic connective tissue.
Walls of large arteries and lungs
What are the major functions of the epithelium tissue?
Secretion, absorption, and protection.
Which major tissue type does cartilage belong to?
Connective
Which major tissue type supports and protects body organs, stores energy, and provides immunity?
Connective
Which epithelial tissue type contains cells that can change shape when stretched?
Transitional
What is the name given to a cartilage cell?
Chondrocyte
Which flat, single layered tissue allows for diffusion to occur?
Simple squamous
Name the three types of loose CT.
Adipost, areolar, reticular
A basement membrane attaches _______ to _______.
Connective to epithelial
Which category of CT binds skin to organs and fills spaces between muscles?
Loose CT
What part of blood would be the matrix?
Plasma
Which type of epithelial tissue often has cilia?
Ciliated simple columnar epithelium
Which membranes line the cavities of some freely movable joints?
Synovial
Name the substances secreted by exocrine glands
Mucus, sweat, oil, earwax, digestive substances. NOT HORMONES
Which CR fibers can be stretched without breaking?
Elastic
