Types of Tissue

Question 1

What is a tissue?

Answer 1

A group of cells with similar structure and function

Question 2

Study of tissue

Answer 2

Histology

Question 3

Main 4 types of tissue

Answer 3

Epithelial, connective, nervous, muscular

Question 4

What is epithelial tissue?

Answer 4

Forms in large, continuous sheet to cover skin
-Covers outer surface

Question 5

What does epithelial tissue line?

Answer 5

Most inner cavities: Mouth, respiratory tract, reproductive tract (ex)

Question 6

Functions of epithelial tissue?

Answer 6

Protects (skin), absorption (in digestive system), filtration (kidney), secretion (exo and endo), transportation (respiratory)

Question 7

Outer surface

Answer 7

Unattached

Question 8

Inner surface

Answer 8

Attached to basement membrane

Question 9

Avascular

Answer 9

Without blood vessels, epithelial tissue gets blood from connective tissue

Question 10

Classification of epithelial tissue

Answer 10

Squamous
Cuboidal
Columnar

Question 11

Layers of epithelial tissue

Answer 11

Simple epithelium
-Simple cuboidal, simple columnar, pseudostratified columnar epithelium (looks like layers)
Stratified epithelium
-Transitional

Question 12

Simple squamous

Answer 12

Transportation ie: respiratory

Question 13

Stratified squamous

Answer 13

Protection ie: skin

Question 14

Simple columnar

Answer 14

Absorption ie: stomach, intestine, reproductive

Question 15

Stratified transitional

Answer 15

Expands ie: wall of urinary bladder

Question 16

Pseudostratified

Answer 16

Trachea will cillia

Question 17

Cuboidal

Answer 17

Secretory ie: glands

Question 18

Glandular epithelia

Answer 18

Secretion

Question 19

Why are endocrine glands ductless?

Answer 19

Because their glands do not have ducts to carry product to a surface

Question 20

Which tissue is most abundant?

Answer 20

Connective

Question 21

What are the functions of connective tissue?

Answer 21

Connection (connects tissue), support, protection, fat storage, transportation

Question 22

Types of connective tissues

Answer 22

Hard (bone), Semihard (cartilage), liquid (blood)

Question 23

Which tissue is most well vascularized?

Answer 23

Connective tissue

Question 24

Loose connective tissue

Answer 24

Areolar, adipose, reticular

Question 25

Types of cartilage tissue

Answer 25

Hyaline, fibrocartilage, elastic

Question 26

Nervous tissue

Answer 26

Makes up spinal cord, brain, nerves

Question 27

Types of nervous tissue cells

Answer 27

Neurons, neuroglia

Question 28

Neurons functions

Answer 28

Transport signals, do not regenerate

Question 29

Neuroglia functions

Answer 29

Protects and supports neurons, can regenerate

Question 30

Muscle tissue

Answer 30

Composed of cells (fibers) that contract for movement

Question 31

Types of muscle tissue

Answer 31

Skeletal, smooth, cardial

Question 32

Skeletal muscle tissue

Answer 32

Voluntary and stratified

Question 33

Smooth muscle tissue

Answer 33

Involuntary and nonstratified

Question 34

Cardial muscle tissue

Answer 34

Involuntary and stratified

Question 35

Tissue repair

Answer 35

Regeneration: replacing tissue via mitosis

Question 36

Fibrosis

Answer 36

Replacing tissue (injured) with fibrous connective tissue (scar tissue)

Question 37

Keloid

Answer 37

Excessive fibrosis

Question 38

Tissue repair process

Answer 38

1. Wound 2. Clot and scab 3. Tissue repair begins 4. Scar tissue forms 5. Epithelial tissue multiplies 6. Scab detaches

Question 39

Visceral

Answer 39

Filled with fluid

Question 40

Membranes

Answer 40

Cover surfaces, line body cavities, surround organs

Question 41

Epithelial membranes

Answer 41

Cutaneous, mucous (exterior, mouth), serous (not exterior, pleura, pericardium, peritoneum)

Question 42

Connective membranes

Answer 42

Synovial (joints), periosteum (surrounds bone), perichondrium (cover cartialige), meninges (brain and spinal cord), fascia (covers muscle)

Question 43

Peritoneum, pleura, pericardium

Answer 43

Parietal and visceral