Chapter 4

Question 1

What are the four major tissue types

Answer 1

Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nervous

Question 2

Single layer of flat cells
Substances pass easily through
Mine air sacs blood vessels and lymphatic vessels

Answer 2

Characteristics of a simple squamous tissue cells

Question 3

Single layer of cube shaped cells

Line kidney tubules and cover ovaries

Answer 3

Characteristics of simple cuboidal tissue cells

Question 4

Single layer of elongated cells
Sometimes possess cilia or microvilli
Often have goblet cells
Line uterus stomach and intestines

Answer 4

Characteristics of Simple columnar tissues cells

Question 5

Single layer of a elongated cells
Nuclei at two or more levels
Often have cilia
Often have goblet cells
Line respiratory passages

Answer 5

Characteristics of pseudostratified columnar tissue cells

Question 6

Many flat layers
Top cells are flat
Can accumulate Keratin 
Outer layer of skin
Line gross stuff

Answer 6

Characteristics Of stratified squamous tissue cells

Question 7

2 to 3 layers
Cube shaped cells
Line ducts of mammory glands sweat glands and salivary glands and the pancreas

Answer 7

Characteristics of stratified cuboidal tissue cells

Question 8

Layers of the longer that sells lower layer more cubed

Line part of male urethra and part of pharynx

Answer 8

Characteristics of stratified columnar tissue cells

Question 9

Many cell layers
Round cells
Line parts of urinary bladder ureters and part of urethra

Answer 9

Characteristics of the transitional cell tissue

Question 10

Close Space between cells; often fused

Located among cells that form lining

Answer 10

Characteristics of tight junctions

Question 11

Tubular channels between cells

Located in cardiac muscle

Answer 11

Characteristics of a gap junctions

Question 12

Form spot welds between cells

Located among outer skin cells

Answer 12

Characteristics of desmosomes

Question 13

Fluid product
salivary glands
Pancreas
Sweat glands

Answer 13

Characteristics of merocrine glands

Question 14

Cellular product
Portions of cytoplasm
Mammory glands
Ceruminous glands

Answer 14

Characteristics of apocrine glands

Question 15

Secretory products
Whole cells
Sebaceous glands

Answer 15

Characteristics of holocrine glands

Question 16

Bind structures
Provide support and protection
Serve as framework
Fill Spaces
Store fat 
Produce blood cells
Protect against infections
Help prepare tissue damage

Answer 16

General characteristics of connective tissue’s

Question 17

Fixed cell
Most common cell
Large star shaped
Produce fibers

Answer 17

Characteristics of fibroblasts

Question 18

Fixed cell
Release heparin
Release histamine

Answer 18

Characteristics of mast cells

Question 19

Wandering cell
Phagocytic
Important in injury or infection

Answer 19

Characteristics of macrophages

Question 20

Thick
Composed of collagen
Great tensile strength
Abundant in dense CT

Answer 20

Characteristics of collagenous fibers

Question 21

Bundles of microfibrils Embedded in elastin
Elastic
Vocal cords air passages

Answer 21

Characteristics of elastic fibers

Question 22

Very thin collagenous fibers
Highly branched
Form supportive networks

Answer 22

Reticular fibers

Question 23

Rigid matrix
Chondrocytes in lacunae
Poor blood supply

Answer 23

Characteristics of cartilage

Question 24

What are the three types of cartilage

Answer 24

Hyaline
Elastic
Fibrocartilage

Question 25

Very tough and strong
Shock absorbency
Intervertebral discs
Pads of knees and pelvic girdle

Answer 25

Characteristics of fibrocartilage

Question 26

Which types of muscles are involuntary

Answer 26

Smooth and cardiac

Question 27

Which muscle type is not striated

Answer 27

Smooth muscle

Question 28

What are the basic cells

Answer 28

Neurons

Question 29

Carry information away from the body

Answer 29

Axon

Question 30

Carry information to the cell body

Answer 30

Dendrite