A&p

Front 1

Four basic tissue types:

Back 1

1. Epithelial—covering.
2. Connective—support and storage.
3. Muscle—movement.
4. Nerve—information transfer.

Front 2

Epithelial tissue—a sheet of cells that covers a body surface or lines a body cavity.
A. Functions:

Back 2

1. Physical protection.
2. Control permeability of body.
3. Produce specialized secretions.
4. Sensory reception.

Front 3

Simple Squamous Epithelial Tissue

Back 3

a. Functions:
i. Filtration.
ii. Gas exchange.
iii. Friction-reduction.
b. Examples:
i. Endothelium—lines blood/lymph vessels.ii. Mesothelium—lines ventral body cavity.
iii. Lungs.
iv. Kidneys.

Front 4

Simple Cuboidal Epithelial Tissue

Back 4

a. Functions:
i. Secretion.
ii. Absorption.
b. Examples:
i. Kidneys.
ii. Small ducts of glands.

Front 5

Simple Columnar Epithelial Tissue

Back 5

a. Functions:
i. Secretion.
ii. Absorption.
iii. Protection.
b. Examples:
i. Digestive system organs.

Front 6

Pseudostratified Ciliated Columnar Epithelial Tissue

Back 6

Functions:
i. Secretion.
ii. Protection.
b. Examples:
i. Nasal cavity.
ii. Trachea.

Front 7

Stratified Squamous Epithelial Tissue

Back 7

a. Functions:
i. Protection.
b. Examples:
i. Epidermis.
ii. Mouth.
iii. Esophagus.
iv. Vagina.

Front 8

Stratified Cuboidal/Columnar Epithelial Tissue

Back 8

i. Protection.
ii. Secretion.
c. Examples:
i. Male urethra.
ii. Ducts in some large glands (e.g. sweat glands and mammary
glands)

Front 9

Transitional Epithelial Tissue

Back 9

Functions:
i. Lining of organs subjected to stretch.
b. Examples:
i. Ureters.
ii. Bladder.