Tissue classification Flashcards
Blood
Bone
Fibrocartilage
Intervertebral discs
Cartilage: Elastic
External ear
Cartilage: Hyaline
End of long bones, joints, nose, ribs ect
Dense irregular connective tissue
Dermis of skin, joints
Elastic Connective Tissue
Walls of large arteries
Dense Regular Connective Tissue
Tendons/Ligaments
Loose Connective Tissue: Reticular
Lymph nodes, bone marrow, spleen
Loose Connective Tissue: Adipose
Under skin, around kidneys, within abdomen and breasts
Loose Connective Tissue: Areolar
Beneath the dermis layer and epithelial tissue
Transitional Epithelium
Bladder
Stratified Columnar Epithelium
Male urethra
Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium
Sweat glands, mammary glands, salivary glands
Stratified Squamous Epithelium
Lines esophagus, mouth, and vagina
Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar Epithelium
Trachea
Simple Columnar Epithelium: Goblet Cells
Lines digestive tract
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
Secretory glands, kidney tubules, ovary surface
Simple Squamous Epithelium
Air sacs of the lungs
Skeletal Muscle
Muscles attached to bone or skin
Cardiac Muscle
Walls of the heart
Smooth Muscle
walls of organs
Merocrine Glands
Fluid secretion
Salivary glands
Sweat glands
(Liquid)