tissues Flashcards
Where is Simple Squamous Epithileum tissue located?
What does it do?
Air sacs of lungs, lining of heart
Allows materials to pass by diffusion and filtration in sites where protection is not important
Where is Simple Cubodial Epithelium tissue located?
What does it do?
Kidney tubules, ovary surfaces
Secretion and absorption
Where is Simple Columnar Epithelium tissue located?
What does it do?
Lining of the stomach or rectum, gallbladder
Absorption; secretes mucus, enzymes, and other substances
Where is Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium tissue located?
What does it do?
Trachea
Secretes substances, particularly mucus
Where is Stratified Squamous Epithelium tissue located?
What does it do?
Mouth
Protects underlying tissues in areas subjected to abbrasions
Where is Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium tissue located?
What does it do?
Sweat glands, mammary glands
Protection
Where is Stratified Columnar Epithelium tissue located?
What does it do?
Urethra
Protection; secretion
Where is Transitional Epithelium tissue located?
What does it do?
Urinary bladder
Strecthes readily and permits distention of urinary organ
Where is Mesenchyme Connective tissue located?
What does it do?
Primarily in the embryo
Gives rise to all other connective tiusse types
Where is Areolar Connective tissue located?
What does it do?
Under epithelia of the body
Wraps and cushions organs
Where is Adipose Connective tissue located?
What does it do?
Under skin; around kidneys and eyeballs; in breasts
Provides reserve fuel; insulates against heat loss
Where is Reticular Connective tissue located?
What does it do?
Spleen
Fibers form a soft internal skeleton that supports other cell types
Where is Dense Regular Connective tissue located?
What does it do?
Tendons, most ligaments
Attaches muscle to bone or other muscles
Where is Elastic Connective tissue located?
What does it do?
Walls of large arteries (heart)
Allows recoil of tissue after stretching
Where is Dense Irregular Connective tissue located?
What does it do?
Fibrous capsules of organs and of joints
Able to withstand tension exerted in many directions
Where is Hyaline Cartilage located?
What does it do?
Forms costal cartilages of the ribs
Supports and reinforces
Where is Elastic Cartilage located?
What does it do?
Ear
Maintains the shape of a structure while allowing great flexibility
Where is Blood located?
What does it do?
Blood vessels
Transport of respiratory gases
Where is Skeletal Muscle tissue located?
What does it do?
In skeletal muscles attached bones or occasionally skin
Voluntary movement
Where is Cardiac Muscle tissue located?
What does it do?
The walls of the heart
As it contracts, cardiac muscle propels blood into the circulation
Where is Smooth Muscle tissue located?
What does it do?
Walls of hollow organs
Propels substances along internal passageways
