Tissue Flashcards
What are the two types of epithelial tissue
Epithelial sheets, glands
What is the Epithelial sheet’s purpose
act as covering for the body structures
What is the epithelial glad’s purpose
produce secretions
epithelial sheet are classified by…
Their number of cell layers and cell shapes
How many cell layers does simple epithelium have?
one cell layer
What does the one cell layer of simple epithelium facilitate?
absorption and filtration
what is connective tissue composed of?
Extracellular matrix of amorphous ground substance and collagen, elastic or reticular fibers.
what are the classifications of connective tissue?
Loose- areolar, a dispose, and reticular tissue
Dense-dense regular and dense irregular tissues
What part of the body are part of the connective tissue?
Tendons and ligaments, bone, cartilage.
What are tendons made up of?
dense regular tissues
two atypical connective tissues
blood and lymph
What is loose connective tissue characterized by?
loosely arranged fibers and abundant ground substance.
Loose connective structure allows what?
To cushion and protect body organs
areolar tissue is made up by what?
Loosely arranged collagen, elastic, and reticular fibers; scattered fibroblasts, macrophages, cells, blood vessels and interstitial fluid-filled spaces
where is the areolar tissue located in the body?
papillary layer of the dermis