Exam 1 : Lab Flashcards
Epithelium Tissue
Covers body and organ surfaces, lines body cavities, organ cavities, and forms
glands
Connects, binds, supports, and protects other tissues and organs
Contractile tissue; Moves skeleton, organ walls and body structures
Conducts electrical impulses and process information
Composition of Epithelial Tissue
Tightly packed cells with minimal extracellular matrix
Composition of Connective Tissue
Contains cells, protein fibers, and ground substance
Composition of Muscle Tissue
Cells that may be cylindrical, branching, or spindle-shaped; contain contractile proteins (myofilaments)
Composition of Nervous Tissue
Contains neurons and glial cells
Functions of Epithelial Tissue
Covers body and organ surfaces, lines body cavities and organ cavities, forms glands
Functions of Connective Tissue
Binds, supports, and protects other tissues and organs
Functions of Muscle Tissue
Moves the skeleton, organ walls, or body structures; this tissue is contractile, conductive, elastic extensible, and excitable
Functions of Nervous Tissue
Neuron transmit nerve impulses and process information; glial cells support, protect, and nourish neurons
Epithelial Tissue Subtypes
Simple Epithelium - simple squamous, simple cuboidal, simple columnar, pseudostratified columnar
Stratified Epithelium - stratified squamous, stratified cuboidal, stratified columnar, transitional
Classification of Epithelial Tissue
Connective Tissue Subtypes
Connective Tissue Proper - Loose Connective Tissue (areolar, adipose, reticular)
Dense Connective Tissue (regular, irregular, elastic)
Fluid Connective Tissue (blood, lymph)
Muscle Tissue Subtypes
Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth
Nervous Tissue Subtypes
None
McGrawhill Chapter 5 Introduction (Watch Video: Cells, Tissues, etc.)
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