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Which 3 types of cells are made of epithelial tissue?
squamous, cuboidal, columnar
Which 3 types of cells are made of muscular tissue?
Skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle
Which 2 types of cells are made of neural tissue?
Neuron, glial
Which 7 types of cells are made of connective tissue?
Adipose, areolar,blood, bone, cartilage, dense and reticular
Which cells line the skin?
Squamous
(flat in appearance first line of defense)
Which type of cells line the urinary tubes?
Cuboidal cells
(secrete and absorb material)
Which type of cells line the trachea?
Columnar cells
(secrete and absorb)
Which cells contract and relax under voluntary control?
Skeletal muscle cells
Where can smooth muscle cells be found?
The uterus and blood vessels
(involuntary)
Which cells are made of intercalated discs?
Cardiac muscle cells
Which cells contract and relax in a pulsating manner?
Cardiac muscle cells
Which cells conduct impulses?
Neurons
What do neurons consist of?
dendrites, soma, axon
Which cells make up the nervous system such as the brain and spinal cord?
Neurons
Which cells are nearby the neurons?
Glial cells
What defines connective tissue cells?
They have a matrix
What matrix does adipose tissue have?
Fiber matrix
(these cells surround various organs of the body) Provide insulation
Which cells provide attachment of skin to muscle?
Areolar cells
What kind of matrix do blood cells have?
Plasma
(RBC do not have nucleus)
What is the function of blood cells?
transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from other cells of the body
What type of matrix do bone cells have?
Calcium phosphate
Which cells form concentric rings around a central canal?
Bone cells
Which cells sit in a large lacuna?
cartilage cells
(reduce friction in the joints)
What kind of matrix do cartilage cells have?
Gel matrix
Which type of cells make up tendons and ligaments and have a fiber matrix?
Dense cells
Which cells make up the framework of the liver, spleen tonsils appendix and thymus gland?
Reticular cells
Cells that relax and contract are found in which category of tissue?
Muscular
What cell typically has a gel matrix?
Cartilage cells
The liver consists of cells that have what type of matrix?
Short, thick, fiber matrix
Which type of membrane is made mostly of connective tissue?
Synovial membrane
(complete)
Which type of membrane is made mostly of squamous cells?
cutaneous membrane
(The skin)
Membranes are made of what 2 types of tissue?
Epithelial and connective tissue
What type of membrane can be found in the elbow region?
Synovial membrane
(lines the joints of the body)
Which types of tissue lines the nasal cavity?
Mucous membrane
(line the cavities that are open to the outside
A collection of cells that work together to perform specific functions is called?
Tissue
Which types of cells are the first ones exposed to environmental hazards?
Squamous cells
Make up our skin first line of defense
The cells that are in some gland of the body and are shaped like little cubes?
Cuboid cells
Cells that store molecules of fat are called?
Adipose
Chondroytes are cells with a gel matrix and so are?
cartilage
The reduction of friction between the surfaces within internal cavity of the body is the function of what type of membrane?
Serous membrane
Not exposed to the outside of the body
Watery substance of blood matrix is called?
Plasma
Which type of cell category have small fibers between individual cells?
connective tissue
Inside lining of mouth is made up of what type of tissue?
Epitheltal tissue
Make up lining inside or out
What type of membrane lines the ear canal?
Mucous membranes
Line areas exposed to the outside of the body
Cardiac cells are made up of what type of muscle cell?
smooth muscle
Involuntary
What substance do columnar cells produce?
mucus membrane
What type of membrane line the joints of the body?
synovial membrane
The inside of the abdomen is lined with what type of membrane?
Serous membrane
What type of membrane line the pleural membrane of lungs?
Serous membrane
Identify the type of cell that reduces friction within the joints?
cartilage