Memmler Chapter 4 (Tissues, Glands, and Membranes)

Question 1

Tissues

Answer 1

Groups of cells similar in structure, arranged in a characteristic pattern.

Question 2

Epithelial Tissue

Answer 2

Covers surfaces, lines cavities, and forms glands

Question 3

Connective Tissue

Answer 3

Supports and forms the framework of all parts of the body

Question 4

Muscle Tissue

Answer 4

Contracts and produces movement

Question 5

Nervous Tissue

Answer 5

Conducts nerve impulses

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Squamous (Epithelial)

Answer 6

Flat and irregular

Question 7

Cuboidal (Epithelial)

Answer 7

Square

Question 8

Columnar (Epithelial)

Answer 8

Long and Narrow

Question 9

Exocrine Glands

Answer 9

Produce secretions that are carried out of the body.

Question 10

Endocrine Glands

Answer 10

Secrete not through ducts but directly into surrounding tissue fluid

Question 11

Circulating Connective Tissue

Answer 11

Has a fluid consistency; its cells are suspended in a liquid matrix.

Question 12

Loose Connective Tissue

Answer 12

Has a soft consistency, similar to jelly

Question 13

Dense Connective Tissue

Answer 13

Contains many fibers and is quite strong, similar to a rope or canvas fabric

Question 14

Cartilage

Answer 14

Has a very firm consistency.

Question 15

Bone Tissue

Answer 15

The hardest type of connective tissue

Question 16

Muscle Tissue

Answer 16

Capable of producing movement by contraction of its cells, which are called muscle fibers because most of the mare long and threadlike.

Question 17

Skeletal Muscle

Answer 17

work with tendons and bones to move the body

Question 18

Cardiac Muscle

Answer 18

Forms the bulk of the heart wall know as the myocardium. Produces the regular contractions known as heartbeats

Question 19

Smooth Muscle

Answer 19

involuntary muscle it forms the walls of the hollow organs in the ventral body cavities including the stomach, intestines, gallbladder, and urinary bladder.

Question 20

Neuron

Answer 20

The basic unit of nervous tissue

Question 21

Neurogila

Answer 21

Nervous tissue supported and protected with tehse specialized cells. Protect the brain from harmful substances

Question 22

Membranes

Answer 22

Thin sheets of tissue

Question 23

Epithelial Membrane

Answer 23

its outer surface is made of epithelium. Undertheath there is a layer of areolar/dense connective tissue that strengthens the membrane.

Question 24

Serous Membranes (Epithelial)

Answer 24

line the walls of body cavities and are folded back onto the surface of internal organs, forming their outermost layer

Question 25

Mucous Membranes (Epithelial)

Answer 25

Line tubes and other spaces that open to the outside of the body

Question 26

Cutaneous Membrane (Epithelial)

Answer 26

Commonly known as the skin, has an outer layer of stratified squamous epithelium

Question 27

Serous Membranes

Answer 27

Line the closed ventral body cavities and do not connect with the outside of the body

Question 28

Pleurae

Answer 28

Line the thoracic cavity and cover each lung

Question 29

Serous pericardium

Answer 29

forms part of a sac that encloses the heart, which is located in the chest between the lungs

Question 30

Peritoneum

Answer 30

The largest serous membrane. It lines the walls of the abdominal cavity, covers the abdominal organs ,and forms supporting and protective structures.

Question 31

Mucous Membranes

Answer 31

Are so named because they contain goblet cells that produce mucus. These membranes form extensive continuous linings in the digestive, respiratory, uriniary, and reproductive systems.

Question 32

Synovial Membranes

Answer 32

Thin layers of areolar tissue that line the joint cavities. They secret a lubricating fluid that reduces friction between the ends of the bones.

Question 33

Fascia

Answer 33

Refers to fibrous bands of sheets that support organs and hold them in place.