Lab 10 Tissues Flashcards
1
Q
What are three types of tissues?
A
Skeletal, cardiac and smooth
2
Q
What is the skeletal tissue?
A
It is voluntary, attached to the skeleton to move the body, long cylindrical fibers, multinucleate, perioheral nuclei
3
Q
What is the cardiac tissue?
A
Involuntary, found in the heart to pump blood, branching cylindrical fibers, single central nucleus, intercalated discs connect (coordinate contraction)
4
Q
What is smooth tissue?
A
Involuntary, found in hollow organs to propel substances through hollow organs, spindle shaped cells, single central nucleus, not straited
5
Q
What are neurons?
A
Specialized nerve cells that generate and conduct nerve impulses
6
Q
What is neuralgia?
A
Supporting cells that support, insulate, and protect neurons
