Chapter 4- Tissues Flashcards
Which of the four main groups of tissues help provide support?
Connective tissues
What are the four main groups of tissues?
Nervous, Epithelial, Muscular, Connective
What is the study of tissues and cells called?
Histology
Name the shapes of epithelial cells
Squamous, Cuboidal, Columnar, and Transitional
What does stratified mean?
More than one layer
Which epithelial cells usually have cilia and goblet cells?
Pseudostratified Columnar
What is CT made up of?
Tendons and Ligaments
How is CT categorized?
According to physical properties.
The non-living material between cells that contains different amounts of water, fibers and hard minerals is?
Matrix
Name a type of liquid CT
Platelets
What is the most common type of CT found in the body?
Areolar loose CT
What do you describe as bubbles in milk?
Adipose tissue
Tendons and ligaments are examples of what type of CT?
Fibrous CT
What attachesbone to bone?
Ligaments
Name the cells that produce cartilage
Chondrocytes