Tissues

Question 1

what does epithelial tissue cover and protect

Answer 1

• organs
• vessels
• cavities

Question 2

simple epithelium

what is it composed of

Answer 2

composed of cells in a single layer

Question 3

simple epithelium

function

Answer 3

to absorb substances from one system to another

as in the respiratory and digestive tracts

Question 4

stratified epithelium

Composed of

Answer 4

cells in multiple layers

Question 5

stratified epithelium

function

Answer 5

protects deeper tissues

as in the mouth and vagina

Question 6

most of the active cells in glands are

Answer 6

epithelial cells

Question 7

connective tissue

function

Answer 7

supports and binds body structures

Question 8

connective tissue

give 4 examples

Answer 8

• adipose tissue
• cartilage
• bone
• blood

Question 9

muscle tissue

function

Answer 9

contracts to produce movement

Question 10

my/o

Answer 10

muscle tissue

Question 11

muscle tissue

what are the 3 types

Answer 11

• skeletal
• cardiac
• smooth

Question 12

skeletal muscle

function

Answer 12

moves the skeleton

Question 13

skeletal muscle

what does it look like

what is it involved in

Answer 13

visible striations, that are involved in contraction

Question 14

what is skeletal muscle sometimes called

Answer 14

voluntary muscle

Question 15

cardiac muscle

description

Answer 15

forms the heart

function involuntary

Question 16

smooth muscle

forms

Answer 16

forms the walls of the abdominal organs

function involuntary

Question 17

what is smooth muscle sometimes called

Answer 17

visceral muscle

Question 18

what is composed mainly of smooth muscle

Answer 18

• the walls of ducts and blood vessels and abdominal organs

Question 19

nervous tissue

description

Answer 19

• makes up the brain
• spinal cord
• nerves

Question 20

nervous tissue

function

Answer 20

coordinates and controls body responses through electrical impulses

Question 21

neur/o

Answer 21

nervous tissue

Question 22

neuron fibers join to form

Answer 22

nerves

Question 23

the nervous tissue is divided into

Answer 23

• white matter
• grey matter

Question 24

biopsy

Answer 24

removal and examination of living tissue

Question 25

membrane

description

Answer 25

simple, very thin, and pliable sheet of tissue

Question 26

membrane

function

Answer 26

• cover an organ
• line a cavity
• separate structures
• some secrete special substances

Question 27

mucous membrane

function

Answer 27

secrete mucus

Question 28

mucus

description & function

Answer 28

• thick fluid that lubricates surfaces
• protects the under-lying tissue
• lines digestive tract
• lines respiratory passages

Question 29

serous membrane

description & function

Answer 29

• secrete a thin, watery fluid
• line body cavities
• cover organs

Question 30

what type of membrane surrounds the heart and lungs

Answer 30

serous membrane

Question 31

fibrous membrane

function

Answer 31

cover and support organs

Question 32

which type of membrane is found around the bones, brain, and spinal cord

Answer 32

fibrous membrane

Question 33

histology

Answer 33

study of tissues