A&p 231

Front 1

Function and location of Simple Squamus Epithelium

Back 1

Function: Secrete and absorb
Location: blood vessels, air sacs of lungs

Front 2

Function and location of simple cuboidal epithelium

Back 2

Function: Secretion/absorption
Location: kidney tubules

Front 3

Function and location of simple columnar epithelium

Back 3

Function: absorption/secretion
Location: digestive tract

Front 4

Function and location of pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Back 4

Function: secretion of mucus
Location: trachea

Front 5

Function and location of stratified squamous epithelium

Back 5

function:protection
location: esophagus, vagina. anus

Front 6

Function and location of stratified columnar epithelium

Back 6

function:protection, secretion
location: male urethra

Front 7

function and location of transitional epithelium

Back 7

function: permits stretching
location: ureters, bladder

Front 8

function and location of areolar connective tissue

Back 8

function: cushion organs
locations: dermis, around organs

Front 9

function and location of adipose connective tissue

Back 9

function: insulates, protects
location: under skin, breasts

Front 10

function and location of reticular connective tissue

Back 10

function: supports white blood cells. filters
location: spleen, lymph nodes

Front 11

function and location of dense connective tissue

Back 11

function: attaches muscles to bones and bone to muscle
location: tendons, ligaments

Front 12

function and location of dense irregular connective tissue

Back 12

function: withstand tension and provides more range of motion
location: joint capsule, dermis

Front 13

function and location of hyaline cartilage

Back 13

function: supports and reinforces with a little "give"
location: nose, trachea

Front 14

function and location of elastic cartilage

Back 14

function: support
location: ear, epiglottis

Front 15

function and location of fibrocartilage

Back 15

function: shock absorber
loctioin: intervertrebral disc

Front 16

function and location of osseous tissue

Back 16

function: support and protection
location: bones

Front 17

function and location of blood

Back 17

function:transport gases, nutrients and waste
location: within blood vessels

Front 18

function and location of nervous tissue

Back 18

function: transmit electrical signals
location: bran, spinal cord

Front 19

function and location of skeletal muscle

Back 19

function: allows movement of the body
location: skeletal muscles attached to bone

voluntary movement

Front 20

function and location of cardiac muscle

Back 20

function: allows contraction of the heart
location: heart


involuntary movement

Front 21

function and location of smooth muscle

Back 21

function: allows food etc to move down different 'pipes"
location: digestive system

involuntary movement