lab quiz - tissues Flashcards
function - simple cuboidal cells
absorption & secretion
location - simple cuboidal cells
bronchioles, kidney tubules, some glands
function - simple squamous
thin cells for diffusion, smooth frictionless surface
location - simple squamous
blood vessels, heart chambers, lungs
function - stratified squamous epithelium
many layers of protection (ie: wear and tear)
location - stratified squamous epithelium
skin, mouth, esophagus, vagina, anus
function - simple columnar epithelium
absorption & secretion
location - simple columnar epithelium
digestive tract, some glands
function - pseudostratified columnar epithelium
secretion, part of mucociliary system that cleanses air
location - pseudostratified columnar epithelium
respiratory tract
function - cardiac muscle
pumps blood
location - cardiac musle
heart wall
function - smooth muscle
squeezes fluid through tube
location - smooth muscle
wall of tubes (digestive tract, blood vessels, respiratory tract)
function - skeletal muscle
moves bones (movement)
location - skeletal muscle
attached to bones
function - areolar/loose connective
soft packing material or conduit for cells of immune system
location - areolar/loose connective
under skin, around organs
function - dense regular
rope-like, handling tensions in one direction, bind bone to muscle or bone to bone
location - dense regular
tendons, ligaments, aponeuroses
function - dense irregular
sheet-like, handles tension in many directions
location - dense irregular
under skin, part of membranes
function - adipose connective
energy reserve, cushioning, insulation
location - adipose connective
under skin, around organs
function - blood
conduit (distribution medium) - no extra cellular fibers but has the ability to make them (clotting)
function - cartilage
shock absorption (rubber like)
location - cartilage
ends of bones, between vertebrae, trachea, embryonic skeleton
function - bone
rigid support that resists compression
location - bone
bones
location - multipolar neuron
gray matter (brain, spinal cord, ganglia)
epethelium - structure & major function
tighfitting cells (no spaces), polar (free surface, basement membrane), avascular, active cell division
to cover
muscle - structure & major function
parallel, elongated cells
to contract
connective - structure & major function
matrix (space) dominates with few cells
- consists of cells, extracellular fibers, and ground substance
to connect and bind
nervous - structure & major function
cell body & processes
to communicate