tissue a&p Flashcards
four major tissues
epithelial tissue
connective tissue
muscle tissue
nervous tissue
epithelial tissue
forms sheets that cover or line body
covers surfaces, lines cavities, forms glands
connective tissue
provides structural and functional support of all parts of the body
muscle tissue
contracts to produce movement
nervous tissue
sense conducts and processes info (nerve impulses)
epithelial function
protection
absorption
filtration
secretion
classification of epithelial
shape
cell arrangement
what determines the type of connective tissue
structural quality and appearance of the matrix and fibers
types of connective tissue
cartilage, bone, tendons, ligaments, loose, connective, dense, adipose
the primary function of connective tissue
protect, support, bind together tissue
3 types of muscle tissue
skeletal
cardiac
smooth
skeletal
attaches to bones
voluntary
cardiac
composes heart wall
involuntary
smooth
found in blood vessels, hollow organs, tube-shaped structures of the body
involuntary
the function of nervous tissue
provide rapid communication between body structures and control of body function