TISSUE STRUCTURES

Question 1

Basic structure and function of EPITHELIAL TISSUE?

Answer 1

Lines body surfaces, hallow organs and forms glands. Mostly avascular

Question 2

What are the 3 types of EPITHELIAL TISSUES?

Answer 2

Squamous, cuboidal and columnar

Question 3

What’s the basic structure and function of CONNECTIVE TISSUE?

Answer 3

Forms framework of organs, connects organs together. Has extra cellular material called the matrix

Question 4

What are the different types of ground substance?

Answer 4

Liquid, gel-like and calcified

Question 5

What do collagen, elastic and reticular fibres do in the matrix?

Answer 5

Increase strength and elasticity

Question 6

Fibroblast cell function?

Answer 6

Secrete fibers

Question 7

Mesenchymal Cells

Answer 7

Connective tissue stem cells

Question 8

Function of neutrophils, lymphocyte and mast cells?

Answer 8

Prevent infection

Question 9

Function of macrophages?

Answer 9

Remove pathogens

Question 10

What do adipocyte cells do?

Answer 10

Store fat

Question 11

What are the 3types of CONNECTIVE TISSUE?

Answer 11

Embryonic, fluid and mature connective tissue

Question 12

What are the two types of Mature connective tissue?

Answer 12

Connective tissue proper and supportive connective tissue

Question 13

What are the two types of connective tissue proper?

Answer 13

Loose and dense

Question 14

What are the two types of supportive connective tissue?

Answer 14

Bone and cartilage

Question 15

What is a type of embryonic connective tissue?

Answer 15

Mesenchyme

Question 16

Where is mesenchyme found and what’s its function?

Answer 16

Fetus and embryo. Gives rise to all other types of connective tissue

Question 17

What are the two types of loose connective tissue?

Answer 17

Areolar and Adipose

Question 18

What type of matrix is in areolar tissue and what cells are present?

Answer 18

Gel-like and fibroblasts, macrophages, mast cells and some WBC

Question 19

Where can you find areolar tissue?

Answer 19

Under epithelial tissue, packages organs and surrounding capillaries

Question 20

What is the structure of adipose tissue?

Answer 20

Has a matrix and highly vascularized

Question 21

Where can you find adipose tissue

Answer 21

In spaces between organs and surrounding blood vessels

Question 22

What are the two types of dense connective tissue?

Answer 22

Dense regular and dense irregular connective tissue

Question 23

What is the difference between loose and dense connective tissue proper?

Answer 23

Dense has thicker fibers and fewer cells

Question 24

What are two examples of dense connective tissue proper

Answer 24

Tendons and ligaments

Question 25

What is the only connective tissue without blood vessels?

Answer 25

Cartilage

Question 26

What is the function of cartilage? Mature connective tissue (supportive)

Answer 26

Supports, reinforces, cushions and resist compressive stress

Question 27

What is the structure of bone? Mature connective tissue (supportive)

Answer 27

Hard, calcified matrix. Contains collagen fibers and osteocytes. Very well vascularized

Question 28

What is the function of bone? (connective tissue)

Answer 28

Supports and protects, provides levers for the muscles. Stores calcium, minerals and fat.

Question 29

what are the cells in blood, fluid mature connective tissue?

Answer 29

Lymphocytes and erythrocytes

Question 30

what is the structure of lymph, fluid mature connective tissue?

Answer 30

Liquid matrix, no red blood cells and clear/white fluid.

Question 31

What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?

Answer 31

Skeletal, cardiac and smooth

Question 32

What is the structure of skeletal muscle tissue?

Answer 32

Striated, long and cylindrical. Nucleus pushed to the outsides

Question 33

Where is skeletal muscle located?

Answer 33

Attached to bones or occasionally to the skin

Question 34

What is the structure of cardiac muscle?

Answer 34

Branched, striated with intercalated discs

Question 35

Where is cardiac muscle located?

Answer 35

The walls of the heart

Question 36

What is the structure of smooth muscle?

Answer 36

Spindle shaped with no central nuclei, arranged in sheets

Question 37

What is the function of smooth muscle?

Answer 37

Propels substances or objects along internal passage ways.

Question 38

Where is smooth muscle located?

Answer 38

In the walls of hallow organs

Question 39

What are the two types of nervous tissue

Answer 39

Neurons and neuroglia