Tissues Flashcards
What is the main function of epithelial tissue?
To protect underlying structures, act as a barrier, and allow for the passage of substances.
True or False: Epithelial tissue is avascular.
True
Which type of muscle tissue is striated and voluntary?
Skeletal muscle
What is the function of nervous tissue?
To transmit electrical impulses throughout the body.
What is the main function of connective tissue?
To support, bind together, and protect other tissues and organs in the body.
True or False: Connective tissue is highly cellular
False - connective tissue has no living cells
Which type of connective tissue is characterized by a fluid matrix?
Blood tissue
Fill in the blank: ________ tissue covers and lines body surfaces and forms glands.
Epithelial
What is the most abundant type of tissue in the body?
Connective tissue
Which type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow organs?
Smooth muscle
What is neuroglia and its function
- Astroglia, oligodendroglia, and peripheral glial cells and mesodermal origin.
- Neuroglial cells provide homeostatic support, protection, and defense to the nervous tissue.
Fill in the blank: ________ tissue provides support and structure to the body.
Connective
Which type of connective tissue is found in tendons and ligaments?
Dense regular connective tissue
What is the basic unit of nervous tissue?
Neuron
True or False: Epithelial tissue is highly regenerative.
True
Fill in the blank: ________ muscle tissue is found in the heart.
Cardiac
Which type of muscle tissue is involuntary and lacks striations?
Smooth muscle
True or False: Connective tissue is primarily composed of cells with little extracellular matrix.
False
Fill in the blank: ________ tissue is responsible for communication and control in the body.
Nervous
Which type of connective tissue is found in the outer ear and epiglottis?
Elastic cartilage
What is the function of muscle tissue?
To produce movement, generate heat, and maintain posture.
True or False: Nervous tissue is highly vascularized.
True
Fill in the blank: ________ tissue binds structures together, provides support, and stores energy.
Connective
Which type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of blood vessels?
Smooth muscle
True or False: Epithelial tissue lacks nerve fibers.
True
Fill in the blank: ________ tissue is responsible for movement in the body.
Muscle
Which type of connective tissue is found in the external ear and epiglottis?
Elastic cartilage
