Tissues Flashcards
joints, connecting the ribs to the sternum, nose
Hyaline cartilage
respiratory passages, digestive tract
Simple columnar epithelium
widely throughout the body under the skin and around loose organs
Adipose tissue
where substances have to cross the epithelium quickly, like the air sacs of lungs
Simple squamous epithelium
lines glands such as thyroid, certain respiratory passages, and kidneys
Simple cubodial epithelium
cardiovascular system (heart, blood vessels)
Cardiac muscle
found in the superficial layer of skin
Stratified squamous epithelium
muscles attached to the bones
Skeletal muscle
no nucleus
Blood
lines hollow organs, in the skin, in the eyes, and surrounding many glands
Smooth muscle
brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves
Nervous tissue
collagen fibers and calcium salts in the ECM
Bone