TISSUES Flashcards
a group of similar cells
TISSUES
WHAT ARE THE FOUR PRIMARY TYPES OF TISSUE
- EPITHELIAL TISSUE
- CONNECTIVE TISSUE
- MUSCULAR/MUSCLE TISSUE
- NERVOUS TISSUE
provides a COVERING (skin,
the linings of the various passages inside the body).
EPITHELIAL TISSUE
SUPPORTS other tissues and binds them together (bone, blood, and lymph tissues).
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
includes striated (also called
voluntary) muscles that move the skeleton, and smooth muscle, such as the muscles that surround the stomach.
Muscle Tissue
is made up of nerve cells (neurons) and is used to carry “messages” to and from various parts of the body.
Nervous Tissue
Covers internal and external surfaces
EPITHELIAL TISSUE
Fuse cells together tightly so that passing of substances between cells are prevented
CELL JUNCTIONS
mechanically binds the cells together; contain protein filaments that serve as carrier molecules
Desmosomes
binds cells to the
basement membrane
Hemidesmosomes
- areas where the membranes of two adjacent cells join together to form a barrier; it regulates the flow of solutes and liquids according to their charge and size
TIGHT JUNCTION
help the tight junctions anchor
the epithelial cells to each other
Adhesion belts
allow for the transfer of low
molecular-weight substances, ions, and electrical signals between adjacent cells
GAP JUNCTION
has only one cell layer where every cell is in direct contact with the underlying basement membrane.
Simple epithelium
What are the 2 classifications of epithelial tissue by layer
Simple and Stratified
contain two or more layers of cells.
stratified epithelial tissue
Single layer of cube-like cells.
SIMPLE CUBOIDAL EPITHELIUM
What are the 4 classifications of epithelial tissue by shape
- Cuboidal
- Squamous
- Columnar
- Transitional
Single layer of tall, thin cells.
SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM
Flat or squashed
Squamous
Main characteristic is
the square
Cuboidal
Rectangular cell
appearance
Columnar
Rounded ends of cell
layering similar to
stratified
Transitional
Single layer of flat hexagonal cell.
SIMPLE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM
Single layer of tall cells - while some cells reach the free surface, other do not, making it appear stratified
PSEUDOSTRATIFIED COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM
Several layers of cells that are cuboidal in the basal layer and progressively flattened toward the surface
STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM
Several layers of cuboidal epithelial cells.
STRATIFIED CUBOIDAL EPITHELIUM
More than one layer of epithelial cells, but only the surface cells are columnar; deeper layer cells are irregular or cuboidal in shape
STRATIFIED COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM
consists of five or more layers of cuboidal or columnar cells.
TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIUM
A diverse primary tissue type that makes up part of every organ in the body
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
an intricate network composed of an array of multidomain macromolecules organized in a cell/tissue-specific manner
Extracellular Matrix