Tissues Flashcards
1
Q
Name 5 Elementary Tissues:
A
- epithelial tissue
- connective tissue
- muscle tissue
- nerve tissue
- vascular tissue: fluid tissues
2
Q
Define
Organs
A
Two or more tissues with common function (e.g., heart, lungs)
3
Q
What are 2 components of
Soft Connective Tissue?
A
- elastin
- collagen
4
Q
2 Types of Loose Connective Tissue
A
-
areolar -
fibrous tissue just beneath skin -
adipose -
collagenous tissue
5
Q
3 Types of Dense Connective Tissue
A
- regular:
- tendons
- aponeuroses
- ligaments
- irregular:
dermis, periosteum, fascia - lymphatic:
tonsils, adenoids
6
Q
2 Types of Rigid Connective Tissues
Also name associated tissue sub-types/parts
A
Cartilage - surrounded by perichondrium.
- Hyaline - Most rigid
- **Firbrous - **
- Elastic - Least rigid
Bone - surrounded by periosteum.
- Dense/compact - exterior bone
-
Spongy/cancellous - interior
- trabeculae - meshwork of interior bone
- enamel - hardest substance
- dentin - most bone-like
7
Q
3 Joint Types
A
- Fibrous -
ex: Skull - Immovable - Cartilaginous -
ex: vertebrae - Slightly movable - Synovial -
6 types - Freely movable
8
Q
6 Synovial Joint Types
And Ranges of Movement
A
- **Ball & Socket
- free movement**
- **Saddle
- free movement, no rotation**
- **Condyloid
- two-plane movement, no rotation**
- **Pivot
- rotation**
- **Hinge
- one-plane movement**
- **Gliding
- sliding movement**