The Tissue Level of Organization

Question 1

Epithelium General Features

Answer 1

1. Closely packed cells
2. Has basement membrane
3. Avascular
4. Highly mitotic

Question 2

Epithelium Cell Shape

Answer 2

1. Squamous
2. Cuboidal
3. Columnar
4. Transitional

Question 3

Epithelium Layers

Answer 3

1. Simple
2. Stratified (nonkeratinized and keratinized)
3. Pseudo-stratified (nonciliated and ciliated)

Question 4

Epithelium Functions

Answer 4

1. Covering, lining
2. Glandular (exocrine & endocrine)

Question 5

Connective General Features

Answer 5

1. Cells not closely packed (fibroblasts, macrophages, plasma cells, mast cells, fat cells, and specialized cells in cartilage, bone, blood)
2. Much matrix
3. Fibers (collagen, elastic, reticular)
4. Vascular (except cartilage)

Question 6

Connective Classification

Answer 6

1. Embryonic (mesenchyme, mucous)
2. Mature (loose connective, dense connective, cartilage, bone (osseous), blood (vascular), lymph)

Question 7

Connective Functions

Answer 7

1. Connect, bind, support
2. Transport

Question 8

Loose Connective Tissue

Answer 8

1. Areolar
2. Adipose
3. Reticular

Question 9

Cartilage

Answer 9

1. Hyaline
2. Fibro-cartilage
3. Elastic

Question 10

Dense Connective Tissue

Answer 10

1. Dense regular
2. Dense irregular
3. Elastic

Question 11

Bone (Osseous)

Answer 11

Osteons (Haversian systems)

Question 12

Blood (Vascular)

Answer 12

1. Plasma
2. Cells (Red and white blood cells, platelets)