Tissue Flashcards
Simple squamous
Function:
allows passage of materials (protection is not important)
secrets lubricating substances
Location:
kidney
air sacs of lungs
lining of heart
blood vessels
lymphatic vessels
lining of ventral body cavity
Simple Cubodial
Function:
Secretion & absorption
Location:
kidney tubules
ducts and secretory portions of small glands
ovary surface
Simple Columnar
Function:
absorption
secretion of mucus, enzymes, and other substances
ciliated/non-ciliated
Location:
non-ciliated- lines most of the digestive tract, gallbladder, excretory ducts of some glands
ciliated- lines small bronchi, uterine tubes, some regions of the uterus
Stratified squamous
Function:
protects underlying tissues in areas subjected to abrasion
keratinized/non-keratinized
Location:
non-keratinized- type forms the moist lungs of the esophagus, of more superficial layers
keratinized- variety forms the epidermis of the skin, a dry membrane
Pseudostratified
Function:
secretion
-particularly mucus
Location:
non-ciliated- type in male’s sperm carrying ducts and duct of large glands
ciliated- variety line the trachea
-most of the upper respiratory tract
Transitional
Function:
stretches readily and permits distension of urinary organs by contained urine
Location:
Lines the ureters
line the bladder
lines part of the urethra
Neurons
Function:
transmits electrical signals from sensory receptors and to effectors which control their activity
Location:
Brain
Spinal cord
Nerves
Neuroglia
nervous system that supports the neurons by cleaning them up, protecting and insulating them.
What cells are in the peripheral nervous system?
Satellite cells
Schwann cells
What cells are in the central nervous system?
Oligodendrocytes
Astrocytes
Microglia
Ependymal cells
Loose Connective Areolar
Function:
wraps and cushions organs
plays an important role in inflammation
holds and conveys tissue fluid
Location:
widely distributed under epithelia of body,e.g., forms lamina propria of mucous membranes
packages organs
surrounds capillaries