Tissues Flashcards
1
Q
Literal Meaning of “tissue”
A
Woven
2
Q
What are the four types of tissues?
A
Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous
3
Q
Study of tissue
A
Histology
4
Q
What is the function of nervous tissue?
A
Sense stimuli and create urges
5
Q
What are the cells in the nervous tissue called?
A
Neurons
6
Q
Three types of muscle tissue
A
Skeletal Cardiac Smooth
7
Q
Skeletal muscle
A
found on bones, moves bones and skin
8
Q
Cardiac muscle
A
only found on the heart, moves involuntary
9
Q
Smooth muscle
A
lines internal organs, moves involuntary
10
Q
Epithelial tissue
A
keeps everything working together
11
Q
Proper epithelial
A
covers and lines your organs
12
Q
Glandular epithelial
A
forms glands and secretes substances such as horomones
13
Q
Primary epithelial
A
protects your whole body
14
Q
Simple (epithelial)
A
single layer
15
Q
Squamous (epithelial)
A
scale-like
