Define Tissue

Question 1

A group of similar cells and cell products with a distinct shape and function

Answer 1

Tissue

Question 2

Cover internal and external surfaces, affect absorption and secretion

Answer 2

Epithelial Tissue

Question 3

Bind structures together, Cushion, insulate, and allow immune activities

Answer 3

Connective Tissues

Question 4

Detect stimuli (irritability) , conduct impulses (Excitability) and stores memory

Answer 4

Nervous Tissues

Question 5

Contract and Relax or shorten and lengthen as well as conduct impulses (Excitability)

Answer 5

Muscle Tissue

Question 6

One Row of cells

Answer 6

Simple

Question 7

Multiple Rows of cells

Answer 7

Stratified

Question 8

One Row of cells that appears to be multiple rows. not all of the cells reach the free surface

Answer 8

Pseudostratified

Question 9

Means flat, irregular shaped cells with flat nuclei

Answer 9

Squamous

Question 10

Cells are the same width and height with round nuclei

Answer 10

Cuboidal

Question 11

Cells are tall and narrow with large oval nuclei

Answer 11

Columnar

Question 12

Found with columnar cells, are narrow at one end and wide at the other. These secrete Mucus

Answer 12

Goblet Cells

Question 13

Traits of epithelial tissue

Answer 13

• One surface is attached to a basement membrane and the other is free or unattached
• There is no direct contact with the blood supply
• continues to carry out cell division after maturity

Question 14

Define muscle fiber

Answer 14

Long and narrow cell in muscle tissues

Question 15

Are found in some muscle fibers. They are alternating dark and light bands that run perpendicular to the fiber

Answer 15

Striations

Question 16

Are the structures that anchor cardiac muscle fibers to each other. The cells run end-to-end so they need a strong connection

Answer 16

Intercalated discs

Question 17

Nervous tissue name the functions

Answer 17

Detect stimuli

Conducts impulses

Stores memory

Question 18

Extra cellular material produced by the cells of connective tissue. Composed of ground substance and protein fibers.

Answer 18

Matrix

Question 19

Name the four chemicals found in ground substance of connective tissue

Answer 19

1 water
2 proteoglycans
3 Glycosaminoglycans
4 Glycoproteins

Question 20

Describe three kinds of protein fibers found in the matrix of connective tissues

Answer 20

1 collagen fibers
2 Reticular (coarse) fibers
3 Elastic Fibers

Question 21

Name the specific cells found in these connective tissues

Answer 21

Areolar tissue= fibroblasts, Macrophages, Leukocytes

Reticular (Coarse) tissue : Fibroblast

Adipose Tissue= Adipocyte

Question 22

Fibroblast nuclei, ground substance, collagen

Answer 22

Dense Tissues

Question 23

Chondrocytes, Matrix, Perichondrium

Answer 23

Cartilages

Question 24

Compact bone tissue

Answer 24

Osteocytes, bone cells

Question 25

Blood

Answer 25

Erythrocytes, leukocytes