Tissues (lab) Flashcards
What is a tissue
Group of similar cells working together for a common function
What is an organ
2 or more tissue types working together for a particular function
4 primary tissues types
Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nervous
Nervous tissue
Internal communication
-brain spinal cord nerves
Muscle tissue
Contracts to cause movement
-muscles attached to bones (skeletal)
-muscles of heart (cardiac)
-muscles of walls of hallow organs (smooth)
Epithelial tissue
Forms boundaries between different environments, protects, secretes, absorbs, filters
-skin surface (epidermis)
-lining of GI tract organs and other hollow organs
Connective tissue
Supports, binds, protects other tissues together
-bones
-tendons
-fat and other soft padding tissue
2 main types of epithelial tissues
- Covering and lining epithelial
- on external and internal surfaces - Glandular epithelia
-secretory tissue in glands of body
1 layer of epithelial tissue
Simple epithelium
1+ layers of epithelium
Stratified epithelium
*pseudo-stratified
3 shapes of cells for epithelial tissue
Squamous
Cuboidal
Columnar
*transistional
How do we figure out the correct shape of epithelial tissue cells
According to the apical layer of cells
Where can you find simple squamous
Frog skin
Where can you find simple cuboidal
Kidney tubules
Where can you find simple columnar
Jejunum of small intestine