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Tissues are structures that consist of ________ cells that have a ______ function.

Similar; Common

What are the four classifications of tissues?
Epithlial, Connective, Muscle & Nervous
What are the four functions of Epithelial tissue?

Protection, Secretion, Absorbtion & Excretion

PEAS
What are the three locations of Epitheial tissue?
Body Surface, cover and line Internal Organs, compose Glands
BIG
Which classification of tissue lacks blood vessels?
Epithelial
The classification of tissue where cells readily divide and are tightly packed.
Epithelial
The classification of tissue that rapidly divides.
Epethelial
This classification of tissue contains a non-living basement membrane on a connective tissue foundation.
Epethelial
Vasculature
The arrangement or the distribution of blood vessels in an organ or body part.
In Epethelial tissue ______ diffuse in and out of the cells to and from the nearby vasculature.
Nutrients
What are the five functions of connective tissue?
Bind, Support, Fill Spaces, Store Energy (fat), Produce Blood Cells
BSFSP
Where is connective tissue located?
Widely distributed throughout the body.
This classification of tissue mostly have good blood supply.
Connective
Cells within ________ tissue are farther apart than cells within ________ tissue.
Connective; Epithelia
This classification of tissue includes a matrix in between cells.
Connective
What is the one function of muscle tissue?
Movement
Where are the three places muscle tissue is located?
attatched to BONES, in the walls of HOLLOW INTERNAL ORGANS, and the HEART
HBH
What are the four functions of nervous tissue?

Transmit impulses for Coordination, Regulation, Integration and Sensory Reception.

CRIS
Where are the three locations of nervous tissue?
Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves
In this classification of tissue, cells connect to each other and other body parts for purposes of regulation and communication.
Nervous
This type of epithelium is contractile.
Muscle
This type of Epithelia tissue consists of a single layer of broad, flat, thin cells with flattened central nuclei.
Simple squamos
(True/False) In Simple squamos epithelium, substances pass through with relative ease.
True
Specific tissue found in the lungs and lines the body cavities, blood vessels and capillaries.
Simple squamos
Specific tissue responsible for diffusion, osmosis, and filtration.
Simple squamos
Specific tissue that consists of a single layer of cube-shaped cells.
Simple cuboidal
These cells usually have a centrally located, spherical nuclei.
cuboidal (cube-like) cells.
Cuboidal cells are generally located in ________, ______ & ducts.
Kidney Tubules, Glands & Ducts
KGD
Substances are secreted and/or reasorbed in this specific tissue.
Simple cuboidal
This specific tissue is found in the salivary glands, pancreas, liver and kidneys.
Simple cuboidal
This specific tissue's function is the active transport of substances or products.
Simple cuboidal
This specific tissue consists of a single layer of elongated cells whose nuclei are all at about the same level.
Simple columnar
This specific tissue is found in the uterus, GI tract and may be ciliated or not ciliated.
Simple columnar
In Simple columnar tissue substances may be ________ or _________ or substances move along their surface.
Absorbed, Secreted
This specific tissue's function is absorption(as in digestion) or movement of substances.
Simple columnar
This specific tissue usually contains goblet cells for mucus production.
Simple columnar
This specific tissue forms a thick layer that protects underlying tissue.
Simple columnar
This specific tissue consists of a single layer that appears to be multi-layered.
Pseudostratified
This specific tissue has a nuclei at two or more levels.
Pseudostratified
This specific tissue is found in the passages of the respiratory system
Pseudostratified
This specific tissue usually has a fringe of cilia.
Pseudostratified
Mucous is produced by these cells.
Goblet Cells
This sweeps mucous produced by goblet cells.
Cilia
When mucous is sweeped up by cilia it provides a cleaning function in which organ system?
Respiratory tract
This specific tissues function is secretion and movement of protective mucus, cells (ovum through the uterine tubes)
Pseudostratified
This specific tissue type has entrapment of dust particles and microorganisms.
Pseudostratified
This specific tissue type consists of many layers of cells and is found in the skin, oral cavity, throat, esophagus, vagina, and anal canal.
Stratified squamos
Deep layers of stratified squamos are usually
A. stratified
B. cuboidal
C. columnar
B. cuboidal
Keratinized (stratified squamos) is found mostly in the ________.
Skin (dry)
Non-Keritanized (stratified squamos) is found in areas of _________, usually located internally soft and ________.
Moisture; pliable
This specific tissue's function mechanical durability and physical protection.
Stratified squamos
This specific tissue consists of two or three layers of cuboidal cells.
Stratified cuboidal
This specific tissue is found in duct and glands and in certain parts of the reproductive tissue
Stratified cuboidal
This specific tissue consists of several layers of elongated cells.
Stratified columnar
This specific tissue is found in parts of the vas derferens, male urethra and parts of the pharnx.
Stratified columnar
This specific tissue consists of a specialized cell type that changes its shape in response to tension.
Transitional
This specific tissue is found in the inner lining of the urinary bladder.
Transitional
This specific tissue's function is to stretch to accomodate changes in volume.
Transitional
This specific tissue consists of cells that are specialized to produce or secrete substances into ducts or the blood.
Glandular Epithelium
This specific tissue is found in the tissue of glands, and the walls of hollow organs.
Glandular Epithelium
This specific tissue produces sweat, milk, hormones, enzymes and waste products.
Glandular Epithelium
This specific tissue may consist of a single cell or many cells and may be dispersed in a tissue.
Glandular Epithelium
(Glandular Epithelium) Two general types of glands.
Exocrine & Endocrine
Exocrine
secrete their products into ducts
Endocrine
secrete their products into the blood, but have no ducts.
This gland may be unicellular or multicellular.
Exocrine
Structure may be simple tubular or highly branached, but are usually classified by mode of secretion.
Multicellular
(Exocrine glands) (Multicelluar) These glands produce fluid-like secretions continuously through their cell membranes into the secretory duct.
Merocrine glands
(T/F) In merocrine glands fluid is accumulated for later release.
False
These glands include salivary, sweat and pancreatic glands. (think digestion)
Merocrine glands
(Exocrine) (Multicellular) In this gland, secretion accumulates at the end of the cell and is released when small amounds of the cytoplasm are pinched off from the cell.
Apocrine glands
(Exocrine) (Multicellular) In this gland the entire cell is filled with secretory products and the disintegrates and release the products.
Holocrine glands
(Exocrine) (Multicellular) These glands release secretions without losing cytoplasm.
Merocrine glands
(Exocrine) (Multicellular) These glands lose small portions of their cell bodies during secretion.
Apocrine glands
(Exocrine) (Multicelluar) These glands release entire cells filled with secretory products.
Holocrine glands
(Exocrine) (Multicellular) A single layer of squamos cells that line blood vessels and the heart, they are very thin and highly permeable.
Endothelium
(Exocrine) (Multicellular) When simple squamos epithelium secretes a watery fluid to moisten serous membranes and lubricate them, what type of secretion would this classify as?
a merocrine type of secretion (exocytosis type secretion)
This classification of tissue is composed of cells and a matrix.
Connective Tissue
Abundance of intercellular material
Matrix
Composed of fibers and ground substance that can be fluid, semi-solid, or solid.
Matrix
Binds, supports and provides a medium through which exchange of nutrients, gases, and wastes can take place in connective tissue.
Ground substance
The most common kind of fixed cell.
Fibroblast
Large star-shaped cell that produces fibers by secreting protein into the matrix.
Fibroblast
(Also called histocytes) can detach from fibers and move about like scavengers.
Macrophage
Widely distributed cells that are usually near blood cells.
Mast cells
These cells secrete herapin.
Mast cells
These cells are an anticoagulant and histamine, which is associated with inflammation and allergies.
Mast cells
Antihistamine medications are used to cure ___________.
Inflammation and allergies
This connective tissue fiber contains thick threads of a protein called collagen.
Collagenous fibers
Thick threads of a protein are known as ______.
Collagen
This connective tissue fiber is a major structural protein, and is found in dense bundles, such as ligaments (dense CT)
Collagenous fibers
These connective tissue fibers may be found in ligaments (dense CT) and sparsely distributed (loose CT)
Collagenous fibers
These connective tissue fibers contain bundles of microfilaments imbedded in protein called elastin.
Elastic fibers
Bundles of microfilaments imbedded in protein
Elastin
These connective tissue fibers branch and form networks--they also resume their original shape after being stretched.
Elastic
These connective tissue fibers are very thin collagenous fibers, highly branched, net-like.
Reticular fibers
This specific tissue is made up of mostly fibroblast cells.
Loose CT (aka Areolar)
This specific tissue is made up of collagenous and elastic fibers, forms thin, delicate membranes throughout the body.
Loose CT (aka Areolar)
This specific tissue binds skin to underlying organs and forms fascia.
Loose CT (aka Areolar)
This specific tissue lies beneath most layers of epithelium and fills in spaces between muscles.
Loose CT (Areolar)
Space between muscles
Fascia
This specific tissue hold blood vessels in place, "body glue" CT
Loose CT (Areolar)
This specific tissue's cells contain large fat droplets that push the nuclei close to the cell membranes.
Adipose
These cells are contained within adipose tissue and store fat in droplets within their cytoplasm.
Adicpocytes
This specific tissue is found under the skin, around the heart, kidneys, between muscles, and behind the eyes.
Adipose
This specific tissue cushions joints and some organs (kidneys), insulates skin, and stores energy.
Adipose
In theory the number of fat cells is determined during infacy, therefore overfeeding an infant may cause the number of fat cells to ________.
increase
(T/F) After infancy the number of fat cells rapidly increase.
False
This specific tissue forms a three-dimensional network that functions to support and strengthen the liver, spleen, and lymphatic organs.
Reticular CT
This specific tissue is composed of many closely packed, thick collagenous fibers.
Dense CT
This specific tissue contains few fibroblasts and is poorly vacularized (few blood vessels)
Dense CT
Vacularized
few blood vessels
(T/F) If one contains few fibroblasts and is poorly vacularized then the healing process will be slow.
True
What are the two types of Dense CT?
Dense regular & Dense irregular
This specific tissue does not stretch, and found in ligaments and tendons. (very strong),
Dense Regular
This specific tissue's fibers arrange mostly in the same direction---very unilateral in function.
Dense Regular
This specific tissue has some ability to stretch and resists stress in all directions.
Dense Irregular
This specific tissue's fibers arrrange in all directions.
Dense Irregular
This specific tissue is found in the dermis.
Dense Irregular
Deeper layer of the skin.
Dermis
This specific tissue is found in the long ligaments of the vertebral column (ligamenta flava)
Elastic CT
This specific tissue is a network of think collagenous fibers, which contains numberous fibroblast and white blood cells.
Reticular CT
This specific tissue is found in larger arteries and respiratory passagewayes and provides an elastic rebound assist to the heartbeat.
Elastic CT
This specific tissue provides the framework for the external ears and part of the larynx.
Elastic Cartilage
This is a rigid type of connective tissue.
Cartilage
Major support and protective element in body.
Cartilage
Part of connective tissue which helps form the framework of the body.
Cartilage
Part of connective tissue where matrix is secreted by chondrocytes.
Cartilage
In Cartilage the matrix is secreted by ________.
chondrocytes
Cartilage cells are also known as _________.
chondrocytes
Cartilage extracellular matrix is abundant and largely composed of collagenous fibers embedded in a gel like ground substance. This ground substance is rich in a protein-polysaccharide complex known as a __________.
Chondromucoprotein
In Cartilage it's matrix secretes collagenous fibers and a glycoprotein matrix. This complex is known as a _________.
Chondromucoprotein
Chondrocytes (in the matrix of the cartilage) reside in small chambers of the matrix called the
Lacunae
What are the three types of cartilage?
Hyaline, Elastic & Fibrocartilage
This cartilage is loosely packed and contains fine collagenous fibers.
Hyaline
This cartilage caps bones at moveable joints.
Hyaline
This cartilage forms early embryonic structure for bones. Bone "precursors"
Hyaline
This cartilage plays a role in bone repair.
Hyaline
This cartilage helps form some parts of the rib cage as costal cartilages.
Hyaline
This cartilage contains large numbers of elastic fibers.
Elastic
This cartilage is flexible and resilent and is found in the external ear, larynx, and epiglottus.
Elastic
This cartilage has a somewhat "layered" network of collagen fibers.
Fibrocartilage
This cartilage makes it a cushion like and tough and acts like a shock absorber.
Fibrocartilage
This cartilage separates the vertebrae and cushions the knee joint.
Fibrocartilage
This cartilage is used where both movement and great strength and toughness are required.
Fibrocartilage
This cartilage is avascular and has no nerves or blood vessels.
Fibrocartilage
(T/F) Fibrocartilage is dynamic, it heals quickly due to its excessive blood supply.
False
Which would heal quicker fibrocartilage or bone?
Bone
This specific tissue is the most rigid of tissues (except possibly the teeth)
Bone
This specific tissue is made up of osteocytes, which lay down the hard, rigid, intercellular matrix of mineral salts.
Bone
These cells make up the bone. They lay down the hard, rigid intercellular matrix of mineral salts.
Osteocytes
(Bone) Osteocytes lay down the hard, rigid intercellular matrix of these two mineral salts.
Calcium phosphate and Calcium carbonate.
Osteocytes (like chondrocytes) reside in the ____________ and are surrounded by a ____________.
Lacunae; Matrix
Osteocytes project processes out from lacunae in small channels called _________.
Canaliculi
(T/F) Bone is a highly vascularized and dynamic tissue.
True
The route by which the vessels enter and travel through the bone.
Haversian system
(T/F) The bone is constantly being remolded.
True
This specific tissue is used for protection, support and movement. Makes up the skull and the rib cage.
Bone
This specific tissue is used for the attachment of muscles and act as levers.
Bone
This specific tissue is used for mineral/ion storage. It stores calcium and phosphate.
Bone
This specific tissue is used for blood cell formation.
Bone
Where is the site of blood cell formation?
Bone Marrow
This specific tissue is a liquid connective tissue, or at least has a liquid matrix.
Blood
A vascular tissue, also a liquid tissue.
Blood
This specific tissue consists of RBC's, WBC's, platelets and plasma.
Blood
This specific tissue includes phagocytic cells which wander through the body fighting infections.
Reticuloendothelial tissue
This specific tissue's principle cells are macrophages, which are associated with the immune system.
Reticuloendothelial tissue
Most of these cells originate in the blood vascular or lymphatic system.
Macrophages
Thin, sheet-like structures composed of epithelial cells and underlying connective tissue.
Epithelial membranes
Lines body cavities that do not open to the outside and reduces friction between the organs and cavity walls.
Serous membranes
Line the cavities and tubes that open to the outside, including the digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive systems.
Mucous membranes
This membrane consists of epithelium overlying a layer of loose CT.
Mucous membrane
Lines joints, or their capsules.
Synovial membrane
This classification of tissue contains cells called muscle fibers.
Muscle tissue
Muscle fibers can be up to _____mm long and _____mm thick.
40mm; 1mm
(T/F) Muscle cells are not contractile.
False
This classification of tissue helps protect the body by providing padding and structural stability.
Muscle
What are the three kinds of muscle tissue?
Skeletal, Smooth & Cardiac
Which of the three muscle tissues is voluntary control?
Skeletal
This specific tissue is the "walk and talk" type.
Skeletal
This specific tissue contains striations caused by structural components.
Skeletal
Having two or more nuclei
Multinucleated
This specific tissue is multinucleated, not branched.
Skeletal
This specific tissue is innervated by the autonomic nervous system.
Skeletal
(T/F) The somatic nervous system is involuntary.
False
This specific tissue is involuntary and innervated by the autonomic nervous system.
Smooth muscle
This muscle tissue lacks striations.
Smooth muscle
Which muscle tissue is not uninucleated, but multinucleated?
Skeletal muscle
Which muscle tissue contains cells that are branched?
Cardiac muscle
This specific tissue is found in hollow organs, uterus, and vessels.
Smooth muscle
This specific tissue is found only in the heart.
Cardiac muscle
This specific tissue is involuntary, but autohythmic, innervated by the sympathetic nervous system.
Cardiac muscle
In the Cardiac muscle ___________ are present between cells--- they transmit the action potential.
Intercalated Discs
Nerve impules are known as _________.
Action potentials
The basic cell of the nervous system is called the __________.
Neuron
The only type of cell that conducts nerve impulses (action potentials) are called ___________.
Neurons
This classification of tissue has diverse shapes and conducts nerve impulses (action potentials).
Nervous tissue
This classification of tissue is amitotic, and contains neuroglial cells which support and nourish neurons.
Nervous tissue
These cells are found in nervous tissue and support and nourish neurons.
Neuroglial
This classification of tissue consists of a cell body, or soma, and processes the projections that emanate from the body.
Nervous tissue