unit 2: vocab

Question 1

basic tissue type that lines and covers all body surfaces. protects, secretes, and absorbs

Answer 1

epithelium

Question 2

rigid connective tissue that supports protects, serves as attachment for muscles. produce erythrocytes

Answer 2

cartilage

Question 3

simple squamous epithelium lining the blood cells

Answer 3

endothelium

Question 4

epithelial tissue lining the digestive tract

Answer 4

simple columnar

Question 5

involuntary, non-strained muscle found in hollow organs and in the walls of blood vessels

Answer 5

smooth

Question 6

connective tissue that cushions,insulates, and is a reserve energy supply

Answer 6

adipose

Question 7

specialized basic type which contracts when stimulated

Answer 7

muscle

Question 8

connective tissue composed entirely of collagen. makes up tendons and ligaments

Answer 8

FCT (fibrous connective tissue)

Question 9

striated, voluntary muscle the comprises 40-50% of our body weight

Answer 9

skeletal

Question 10

basic tissue type which binds, protects, support, fills in spaces, and produces blood cells

Answer 10

connective

Question 11

specialized basic tissue type which transmits impulses when stimulated

Answer 11

nervous

Question 12

tissue with a liquid matrix and cellular components which transports gasses, nutrients and fights infection

Answer 12

blood

Question 13

epithelial tissue which makes up most of our glands, ovaries and kidney tubules

Answer 13

simple cuboidal

Question 14

striated, involuntary muscle found only in the heart

Answer 14

cardiac

Question 15

tissue which makes up our skin and lines our external orifices

Answer 15

stratified sqa. epi.

Question 16

a group of similar cells that work together to perform a function

Answer 16

tissue

Question 17

epithelium that is one layer thick

Answer 17

simple

Question 18

the ability to shorten when when stimulated

Answer 18

contractility

Question 19

tissue making up the lungs and pericardial sac

Answer 19

simple squamous

Question 20

connective tissue that binds our skin to underlying tissues and fills in spaces and helps to repair damages tissues

Answer 20

LCT (loose connective tissue)

Question 21

epithelium lining most of the respiratory tract and Fallopian tubes

Answer 21

pseudostrat

Question 22

epithelium that is more than one cell layer thick

Answer 22

stratified

Question 23

connective tissue that provides framework, supports,protects, produces blood cells and stores minerals. (bodies most rigid tissue)

Answer 23

bone

Question 24

the structural and functional component of nervous tissue

Answer 24

neuron

Question 25

tissue which contracts without conscious control (cardiac & smooth muscle)

Answer 25

involuntary