Histology: Study of Tissues Flashcards
What is Epithelial Tissue?
Tissues make up the outer layer of organ surfaces
Made for protection, secretion, and absorption
What is Connective Tissue?
Tissue used to support, bind, and protect organs
ex. Tendons, ligaments, cartilage, bone etc
What is Nervous Tissue?
Tissue made up of excitable cells made for rapid communication of information
ex. brain, spinal cord, nerves
What is Muscular Tissue?
Tissue composed of cells that specialized for contraction
ex. skeletal muscles, heart, etc
Epithelial Tissue
Name the characteristics of Epithelical Tissue
- One or more layers
- form surfaces
- basement membrane
- basal and apical surfaces
Epithelial Tissue
What are the classes and cell types of Epithelial Tissue?
Classes of Epithelial Tissue:
- Simple
- Stratified
Cell Shapes of Epithelial Tissue:
- Squamous
- Cuboidal
- Columnar
Tissue Idenification
What Tissue is this?
Simple Squamous Epithelial Tissue
Tissue Idenitifcation
What Tissue is this?
Simple Cuboidial Epthelial Tissue
Tissue Identification
What Tissue is this?
Simple Columnar Epthelial Tissue
Tissue Idenitification
What Tissue is this?
Stratified Squamous Epithelium - Keratinized
Tissue Idenitification
What Tissue is this?
Stratified Squamous Epithelium - Nonkeratinized
Tissue Idenitification
What Tissue is this?
Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium
Name the functions of Connective Tissue
- Binding and support of Organs
- Physical and Immune support
- movement
- storage
- heat transport
ex. Tendons, ligaments, cartilage, bone etc
Cells of Fibrous Connective Tissue
What are Fibroblasts?
Produce Fibers and Ground substance
Cells of Fibrous Connective Tissue
What are Macrophages?
They eat bacteria and debris
Cells of Fibrous Connective Tissue
What are Leukocytes?
White Blood Cells
Cells of Fibrous Connective Tissue
What are Plasma Cells?
They produce antibodies
Cells of Fibrous Connective Tissue
What are Adipocytes?
Fat Cells
Fibers of Fibrous Connective Tissue
What are Collagenous Fibers?
Tough and flexible
(White Fibers of tendons and ligaments)