Tissues

Question 1

1.) Function of Epithelial Tissue?

Answer 1

Protects, Covers, and Lines

Question 2

2.) Function of Epithelial Tissue?

Answer 2

Absorbs Nutrients

Question 3

3.) Function of Epithelial Tissue?

Answer 3

Provides Sensory Input

Question 4

4.) Function of Epithelial Tissue?

Answer 4

Manufactures Secretions

Question 5

5.) Function of Epithelial Tissue?

Answer 5

Manufactures Excretions

Question 6

1.) General Characteristics of Epithelial Tissue?

Answer 6

Cells are polar, has an apical surface, and a basal surface.

Question 7

What Side Does the Apical Surface Face?

Answer 7

The Lumen, or Body Cavity

Question 8

What Side Does the Basal Surface Face?

Answer 8

The Underlying Connective Tissue.

Question 9

2.) General Characteristics of Epithelial Tissue?

Answer 9

Lateral Surfaces Connected to Neighboring Cells by Junctional Complexes.

Question 10

3.) General Characteristics of Epithelial Tissue?

Answer 10

They Lack Blood Vessels or Capillaries. They are Avascular.

Question 11

4.) General Characteristics of Epithelial Tissue?

Answer 11

Most Cells are Innervated and Provide Sensory Input.

Question 12

What is a Desmosome?

Answer 12

A Strong, Welded Plaque Connects the Plasma Membranes of Adjacent Cells.
Formed by Filaments.

Question 13

What is a Hemidesmosome?

Answer 13

A Half Desmosome, Links Epithelial Cells to the Basement Membrane.

Question 14

What are Gap Junctions and Connexons?

Answer 14

Cells Connected by Gap Junctions are Linked by Tubular Channel Proteins Called Connexons.

Question 15

What Is Microvilli?

Answer 15

Fingerlike Projections, or Thousands of Tiny Hairs, Called Cillia

Question 16

Simple Epithelia?

Answer 16

Provides Little Protection to the Underlying Connective Tissues. Found in Protected Areas such as Internal Compartments, Ducts, Vessels, and Passageways.

Question 17

Stratified Epithelia?

Answer 17

Thicker and Stronger, Subjected to Mechanical and Chemical Stress.

Question 18

Stratified Squamous Epithelium?

Answer 18

Cuboidal Cells are visible near the Basement Membrane. Squamous Cells are Found Near the Luminal Surface. Altogether, Is call Stratified Squamous.

Question 19

Simple Squamous Epithelia?

Answer 19

Delicate and Thin. Lining Passages Involving Gases or Liquids.

Question 20

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium?

Answer 20

A Single Layer of Cubic Cells. Provides Little Protection from abrasion. Is Found in Areas of Secretion and Absorption.

Question 21

Simple Columnar Epithelia?

Answer 21

Elongated and Closely Packed Together. Lines the Length of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Found in Many Excretory Ducts.

Question 22

Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium?

Answer 22

Two Layers of Cuboidal Layers. Found in Large Excretory Ducts.

Question 23

What is Connective Tissues Composed of?

Answer 23

Extracellular Fibers, Ground Substance, and Cells

Question 24

What is Ground Substance?

Answer 24

Amorphous, Homogenous Material. Can be a Liquid, a Gel, or a Calcified Solid.
Composed of Unbranched Chains of Glycoproteins Called Glycosaminoglycans.

Question 25

What are Collagenous Fibers?

Answer 25

Strong, Thick Strands Composed of Structural Protein Collagen. Possess Tremendous Tensile Strength.

Question 26

What are Reticular Fibers?

Answer 26

Thin, Delicate Collagenous Fibers. Provides Support for Highly Cellular Organs.

Question 27

What are Elastic Fibers?

Answer 27

Composed of Protein Elastin. Branched and Form Complex Networks (Like Reticular Fibers). Found in Tissues Subjected to Stretching.

Question 28

What is a Fibroblast?

Answer 28

Large, Irregularly Shaped Cells that Manufacture and Secrete Both the Fibers and Ground Substance.

Question 29

What are Reticular Cells?

Answer 29

Flat, Star-Shaped Cells. Involved in the Immune Response.

Question 30

What is Fat?

Answer 30

Adipose Tissue.

Question 31

Where is White Adipose Tissue?

Answer 31

Found Throughout the Body, Especially Deep Layers of the Skin.

Question 32

Where is Brown Adipose Tissue?

Answer 32

Found in Newborn Animals and in Animals that Hibernate During the Winter.

Question 33

What is the Reticular Connective Tissue?

Answer 33

Composed of a Complex, Three-Dimensional Network of Thin Reticular Fibers. Forms a Stroma.

Question 34

What is the Stroma?

Answer 34

A Framework Formed by Reticular Connective Tissue. Forms Several Organs.

Question 35

What is the Perichondrium?

Answer 35

Gives Nutrition to the Cartilage as a Surrounding Membrane.

Question 36

What is the Hyaline Cartilage?

Answer 36

Most Common Type of Cartilage.

Question 37

What is the Elastic Cartilage?

Answer 37

Contains Elastic Fibers.

Question 38

What is the Haversian Canal?

Answer 38

Supports the passage of Blood Vessels.