Histology

Front 1

Simple squamous epithelium

Back 1

Present at sites of filtration

Example: Small intestine

Front 2

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Back 2

Funtion: Secretion and absorption

Location Example: Kidney

Front 3

Nonciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium

Back 3

Function: Secretion and absorption

Location Example: Small intestine

Front 4

Ciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium

Back 4

Location: Uterine tube

Front 5

Psuedo Stratified Columnar Epithelium

Back 5

Location Example: Trachea

Front 6

Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Back 6

Location Example: Vagina

Function: Protection against abrasion, water loss, U.V radiation, and foreign invasion.

Front 7

Transitional Epithelium

Back 7

Function: Allows urinary organ to stretch while holding variable amounts of fluid without rupturing.

Location: Urinary bladder

Front 8

Areolar Connective Tissue

Back 8

Function: Strength, Elasticity, Support

Location: Subcutaneous Layer

Front 9

Adipose Tissue

Back 9

Function: Hold fat, fat storage

Location: Around Heart, where ever aerolar convective tissue is located.

Hint 9

Front 10

Reticular Connective Tissue

Back 10

Function: Forms stroma of organs, bonds smooth muscle tissue cells, filters and removes worn-out blood cells in spleen and microbes in lymph nodes.

Location: Lymph Node

Front 11

Collagenous Connective Tissue

Back 11

Function: Forms tendons, most ligaments, and aponeuroses.

Location: Tendon

Front 12

Elastic Connective Tissue

Back 12

Function: Allows stretching of various organs, can recoil after being stretched

Location: Aorta

Front 13

Hyaline Connective Tissue

Back 13

Function: Moat abundant cartilage in the body

Location: Fetal skeleton

Front 14

Fibro cartilage

Back 14

Function: Support and joining structures together

Location: Intervertebral Discs

Front 15

Elastic Cartilage

Back 15

Function: Provides strength and elasticity

Location: Auricle of the ear

Front 16

Bone tissue

Back 16

Function: Support, protection, storage, houses blood forming tissue.

Location: Femur

Front 17

Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Back 17

Function: Motion, protection, heat production, posture.

Location: Skeletal Muscle

Front 18

Cardiac Tissue

Back 18

Function: pumps blood to all part of body

Location: Heart

Front 19

Smooth muscle tissue

Back 19

Function: Motion

Location: Artery

Front 20

Giant motor Nueron

Back 20

Location: Nervous system

Function: Converts stimuli into nerve impulses

Front 21

Sarcolemma

Back 21

Membrane of muscle tissue cells

Front 22

Sarcoplasm

Back 22

Cytoplasm of muscle tissue cells

Front 23

Epithelial

Back 23

Covers body surfaces, internal and external

Front 24

Connective tissue

Back 24

Protection and support of body structures

Front 25

Muscle Tissue

Back 25

Provides the force necessary for movement

Front 26

Nervous tissue

Back 26

Coordination of body activities

Front 27

Lumen

Back 27

The space that lies nect to the apical surface of certain epithelial tissue

Front 28

Apical surface

Back 28

The outer edge, surface of skin

Front 29

Basal surface

Back 29

Attaches to the connective tissue

Front 30

Basement membrane

Back 30

A thin structure which usually consists of two layers that are located between the connective tissue and epithelial cells

Front 31

Avasucular

Back 31

Lacking a blood supply, epithelial tissue lacks blood vessels

Front 32

Squamous

Back 32

Flattened

Front 33

Cuboidal

Back 33

As tall as they are wide

Front 34

Columnar

Back 34

Calls that are taller than their width, cylindrical and rectangular

Front 35

Transitional

Back 35

These cells change shape as they are are stretched

Front 36

Simple

Back 36

Single layer of cells

Front 37

Stratified

Back 37

Tissue is two or more layers of cells in thickness

Front 38

Psuedo Stratified

Back 38

A single layer of cells that appeared to be stratified, not all of the cells extend to the apical surface

Front 39

Cilia

Back 39

Hair like structures that move substance along the surface of cells. Found in psuedo Stratified columner epithilium

Front 40

Microvilli

Back 40

Finger like cytoplasmic projections that increase surface area. Found in nonciliated simple columnar epithelium

Front 41

Goblet cells

Back 41

Modified Columnar cells that secrete mucous

Front 42

Connective Tissue

Back 42

Characterized by fewer cells and a lot of intercellular matrix

Front 43

Fibroblast

Back 43

Cells that secrete fibers and ground substance. Found in connective tissues

Front 44

Macrophages

Back 44

Macrophages produced from monocytes

Front 45

Plasma cells

Back 45

Produce antibodies

Front 46

Mast cells

Back 46

Release histamine to cause vasodilation

Front 47

Adipocytes

Back 47

Fats cells store triglycerides

Front 48

Chondrocytes

Back 48

Cartilage cells produce and maintain cartilage

Front 49

Osteocyte

Back 49

Bone cells maintain osseous tissue

Front 50

Matrix

Back 50

Material that fills the area between cells

Front 51

Ground substance

Back 51

Non cellular material secreted between connective tissues. Calcium hydroxyapatite - bone. Chondroitin sulfate - cartilage.

Front 52

Fibers

Back 52

Help strengthen and support connective tissue

Front 53

Collagen Fibers

Back 53

Long chains of protein collagen, are flexible that resists stretching

Front 54

Elastic Fibers

Back 54

Composed of the protein elastin, better than collagen fibers, can be stretched as 1 and1/2 times their length without being damaged and are able to return to their original length

Front 55

Mesenchyme

Back 55

Embryonic tissue from which other connective tissues eventually arise

Front 56

Areolar C.T

Back 56

Most prevalent type of connective tissue, fibers are randomly arranged to provide elasticity and strength in several planes of motion

Front 57

Adipose tissue

Back 57

Made up of adipocytes, storage triglycerides

Front 58

Reticular Connective Tissue

Back 58

Composed of a network of reticular fibers and reticular cells

Front 59

Dense regular C.T

Back 59

Collagen fibers are parallel that provides great strength and one plane of motion example tendon

Front 60

Dense Irregular C.T

Back 60

Irregularly arranged collagen fibers, often found in sheets

Front 61

Elastic Connective Tissue

Back 61

Contains many loosely arranged elastic fibers, example lungs and elastic arteries

Front 62

Cartilage

Back 62

Contains Collagen elastic fibers embedded in chondroitin sulfate

Front 63

Lacunae

Back 63

Space where chondrocytes and osteocytes are located

Front 64

Hyaline Cartilage

Back 64

Most abundant cartilage in the body it is flexible and provides support. Example covers joint surfaces

Front 65

Fibro cartilage

Back 65

Intervertebral disks. Usually stained blue

Front 66

Elastic Cartilage

Back 66

Outer ear

Front 67

Ossues Tissue

Back 67

Bone

Front 68

Skeletal Muscle

Back 68

Striated, voluntary, fibers are parallel, nuclei located peripherally

Front 69

Cardiac muscle

Back 69

Striated, involuntarily, nucleus is located centrally, connected via intercalated discs

Front 70

Smooth muscle tissue

Back 70

Non-striated, involuntary, nucleus is centrally located, spindle-shaped

Front 71

Nuerons

Back 71

Nerve cells

Front 72

Neuroglia

Back 72

Cells that support the function of neurons