Lab test 2 study part 1 Flashcards
the four categories of tissues are…
Epithelium Connective Muscle Nervous
(Epithelium) 3 main functions are: (Epithelium) Location:
Protection, secretion, absorption covers and lines organs (epidermis; respiratory, digestive and urinary tracts)
(Epithelium) Lacks ___? (receives nutrients from underlying connective tissue) Epithelium) “___” with tightly packed cells Named by: (Epithelium) Cell shape Types:
blood supply sheet-like Number of layers of cells Simple (1 layer), Stratified (>1 layer) Cell Shape Squamous, Cuboidal, and Columnar
Types of Connective Tissue are?
- Loose (Areolar) Connective Tissue - Dense Connective Tissue - Adipose - Cartilage - Bone - Blood
(Connective Tissue) cells that make the fibers are called ___
Fibroblasts
(Connective Tissue) Tissue ___ and ___ Contains specialized cells within an extracellular matrix (ECM) ECM composed of two regions
protects, supports Ground Substance - Liquid, Gel-like, solid Fibers - Collagen (strongest fiber) - Elastic (stretchy fiber) - Reticular (form a network)
(Muscle Tissue) Cells have fibers specialized for___
contraction
(Nervous Tissue) Conducts___ Functions in ___ - Sensory input, motor output
impulses communication
(Nervous Tissue) 2 types of cells ___ and ___
Neurons Neuroglia
(Nervous Tissue) Neuron structure:___, ___, ___, and ___
body, nucleus, axon, dendrites