tissues Flashcards
What are the 4 types of tissue?
Epithelial
Muscle
Nervous
Connective
What are the overarching classes of epithelial CELLS?
Stratified and simple
What is the difference between stratified and simple epithelial tissue?
Simple tissue is one layer thick while stratified tissue is multi-layered§
What are the 3 different types of epithelial tissue?
Squamous
Cuboidal
Columnar
What are teh 3 types of musclar tissue?
Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle
Where is nervous tissue found?
In the brain, spinal cord and nerves
What are the 4 regions of nervous tissue?
Dentrites
Cell body(soma)
Axon
Terminals
What are teh 5 types of connective tissue
Bone
Blood
Cartialage
Loose connective tissue
Dense connective tissue
What is the function of bone?
Provides protection to internal organs and supports the body. Bone’s rigid extracellular matrix conatins mostly collagen fibres embedded in a mineralised ground substance containing hydroxyapatite (a form of calcium phosphate)
What are the 2 components of blood?
Cells and fluid matrix
What are the 3 types of loose connective tissue?
Adipose
Aerolar
Reticular
Where is loose connective tissue found?
Between many organs where it acts both to absord shock and bind tissues together
What is the function of loose connective tissue?
To diffuse through adjacent or imbedded cells and tissues
Describe adipose tissue
This is a loose connective tissue that consists of fat cells with little extracellular matrix. It stores fat for energy and provides insulation
Describe areolar tissue
Fills the spaces between muscle fibres, surrounds lymph vessels, and supports organs in the abdominal cavity. Areolar tissue underlies most epithelia and respresents a connective tissue component of epithelial membranes