Lab terms 6 & 7

Question 1

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Answer 1

Primary Tissue Type: Epithelial
Important Features: Thin flat cells, nucleus bulging, basement membrane

Question 2

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Answer 2

Primary Tissue Type: Epithelial
Important Features: Cube-shaped cells, large central nucleus, basement membrane

Question 3

Simple Columnar Epithelium

Answer 3

Primary Tissue Type: Epithelial
Important Features: Tall cells, oval nucleus at base, goblet cells, basement membrane

Question 4

Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar Epithelium

Answer 4

Primary Tissue Type: Epithelial
Important Features: Appears layered, cilia on the surface, goblet cells, basement membrane

Question 5

Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Answer 5

Primary Tissue Type: Epithelial
Important Features: Multiple layers, keratinized (outer layer dead), unkeratinized (moist)

Question 6

Transitional Epithelium

Answer 6

Primary Tissue Type: Epithelial
Important Features: Allows stretching, dome-shaped surface cells, basement membrane

Question 7

Cardiac Muscle

Answer 7

Primary Tissue Type: Muscle
Important Features: Striations, intercalated discs, involuntary

Question 8

Skeletal Muscle

Answer 8

Primary Tissue Type: Muscle
Important Features: Striations, multinucleated, voluntary

Question 9

Smooth Muscle

Answer 9

Primary Tissue Type: Muscle
Important Features: Non-striated, spindle-shaped cells, involuntary

Question 10

Intercalated discs

Answer 10

in cardiac muscle

Question 11

NERVOUS TISSUE

Answer 11

Communicates with other cells in the body using electric and chemical signals

Question 12

MUSCLE TISSUE

Answer 12

Specialized to contract (or shorten) to move body parts.

Question 13

EPITHELIAL TISSUE

Answer 13

Forms a lining or covering; often seen as cells lining a “white space.”

Question 14

Neurons

Answer 14

Primary Tissue Type: Nervous
Important Features: Cell body (soma), axon, dendrites

Question 15

Neuroglia (Supporting Cells)

Answer 15

Primary Tissue Type: Nervous
Important Features: Support and protect neurons, various types (e.g., astrocytes, microglia)

Question 16

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Answer 16

Protects, supports, or binds tissues; predominantly made of matrix.

Question 17

Adipose

Answer 17

Primary Tissue Type: Connective
Important Features: Adipocytes, large vacuoles, minimal matrix

Question 18

Areolar

Answer 18

Primary Tissue Type: Connective
Important Features: Loose arrangement of fibers, fibroblasts, ground substance

Question 19

Blood

Answer 19

Primary Tissue Type: Connective
Important Features: Erythrocytes (red blood cells), leukocytes (white blood cells), plasma matrix

Question 20

Bone (Compact)

Answer 20

Primary Tissue Type: Connective
Important Features: Osteocytes, matrix of collagen and minerals, Haversian canals