Histology Flashcards
4 PRINCIPAL TYPES OF TISSUE IN ADULTS:
- epithelial tissue
- connective tissue
- muscle tissue
- nervous tissue
2 main subtypes of epithelial tissues
- simple epithelium
- stratified epithelium
simple epithelium
- simple squamous ET
- simple cuboidal ET
- simple columnar ET
- pseudostratified columnar
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
simple squamous ET: in air sacs in lungs
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
simple cuboidal ET: kidney tubules
2 types of simple columnar ET
- nonciliated simple columnar ET
- ciliated simple columnar ET
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
nonciliated simple columnar ET: lining of digestive tract
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
ciliated simple columnar ET: lining of uterine tubes
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
pseudostratified columnar ET: bronchi
subtypes of stratified epithelium
- stratified squamous ET: keratinized and nonkeratinized
- stratified cuboidal ET
- stratified columnar ET
- transitional epithelium
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
stratified squamous ET (keratinized): epidermis of skin
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
stratified squamous ET (nonkeratinized): lining of vagina
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
stratified cuboidal ET: in ducts of exocrine glands
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
stratified columnar ET: in male urethra
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
transitional epithelium: lining of urinary bladder
broad types of connective tissue
- embryonic CT
- connective tissue proper
- supporting CT
- fluid CT
types of embryonic connect tissue
- mesenchyme
- mucous CT
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
Mesenchyme: throughout body of embryo, fetus, adult
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
Mucous CT (Wharton’s Jelly): umbilical cord of fetus
types of CT proper
- Areolar CT
- Adipose CT
- Reticular CT
- Dense regular CT
- Dense irregular CT
- Elastic CT
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
Areolar CT: subcutaneous layer under skin
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
Adipose CT: subcutaneous layer
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
Reticular CT: lymph node
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
Dense regular CT: tendon
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
Dense irregular CT: dermis
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
elastic CT: wall of arteries
types of supporting CT
- compact bone
- spongy bone
- Hyaline cartilage
- elastic cartilage
- fibrocartilage
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
compact bone: bones of body
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
spongy bone (Cancellous bones): bones of body
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
Hyaline cartilage: most of trachea
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elastic cartilage: external ear
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
Fibrocartilage: intervertebral dics
fluid CT
- blood
- lymph
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
blood: in heart/ blood vessels
types muscle tissue
- skeletal MT
- cardiac MT
- smooth MT
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
skeletal muscle tissue: anus (voluntary)
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
cardiac muscle tissue: heart wall (involuntary)
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
smooth muscle tissue: walls of stomach (hollow organs) (voluntary)
nervous tissues
- neurons
- glial cells
