Tissues Flashcards
What type of tissue forms thin membranes that bind body parts together?
Loose connective
What type of cell defends against infection?
Macrophage
Layers of flatten cells that protect underlying layers is…
Stratified squamous epithelium
What type of muscle is involuntary and has intercalated disks?
Cardiac
What type of fibers form a supportive net like around organs?
Reticular
What type of fiber is made up of collagen and holds body parts together?
Collagenous
What type of muscle lacks stritions and is involuntary?
Smooth
What type of tissue appears to be layers but is not truly layered?
Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
What type of tissue is single layer with the nucleus located in the center?
Simple cuboidal epithelium
What type of tissue lacks a vascular systems and heals slowly?
Cartilage
What type of glands release fluids by exocystosis?
Merocrine
What type of tissue is designed to store fat and provide padding
Adipose
Glands that secrete products into fluids are….
Endocrine
What type of tissue is designed to distend and return?
Transitional epithelium
Bone cells are called…
Osteocytes
What tissue is the most rigid connective tissue tissue?
Bone
What type of tissue is single layered, flattened cells, and suited for diffusion?
Simple squamous epithelium
What type of glands release the entire cell?
Holocrine
What type of muscle is voluntary and is attached to bones?
Skeletal
What type of glands lose portions of the cell body?
Apocrine
What is the most common type of cartilage?
Hyaline
The four major types of tissue are nervous, muscle, connective, and…
Epithelial
What type of tissues stores fat, repairs tissue damage, and has a good blood supply?
Connective
What type of tissue is tightly packed and lacks a good blood supply?
Dense connective
What type of fibers are made up of protein elastin and add flexibility?
Elastic
What type of tissue produces and secretes a products into ducts or fluids?
Glandular epithelium
What type of tissue consists of several layers of columns?
Stratified columnar epithelium
Nerve cells are called…
Neurons
What type of tissue is made up of rows of elongated cells with a nucleus located in the basement?
Simple columnar epithelium
What type of tissue conducts nerve impulses?
Nervous
What type of tissue generally lacks blood vessels and is replaced frequently?
Epithelial
What type of cell released heparin and histamine?
Mast
The most common cell type that secretes fibers is…
Fibroblast
What type of tissue consists of 2 or 3 layers of cube shape cells?
Stratified cuboidal epithelium
What type of cells support and nourish the neurons?
Neuroglia
Glads that secrete products into ducts are…
Exocrine
