Tissue Types

Front 1

Collagen

Back 1

• this structural protein makes up the bulk of connective tissue
• there are 5 types of this tissue (they all contain the amino acids which require vitamin C for their production)
  

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Bone Tissue

Back 2

• composite material comprising osteocytes in an extracellular matrix
• acts as a structural material as well s a store of calcium and phosphorous

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Epithelial Tissue

Back 3

• comprises the surface cells of the epidermis, linings and glands of the body's organs
• may be squamous, cuboidal, or columnar
• may have specialized features

Front 4

Loose Connective Tissue

Back 4

• made of fibers arranged obliquely
• minimal structural strength
• main role is to fill space between organs

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Dense Connective Tissue

Back 5

• designed to withstand high tensile force
• strength is achieved by multiple layers

Front 6

Adipose Tissue

Back 6

• fat tissue which includes yellow fat (under skin, stores energy), brown fat (has mitochondria and generates heat, on the upper back in newborns)

Front 7

Neural Tissue

Back 7

• concerned with the processing of sensory information and control of the body's systems

Front 8

Cartilage Tissue: Hyaline Cartilage

Back 8

• found on synovial joints
• ability to withstand cycles of compression and relaxation
• synovial fluid is exchanged between the cartilage and the joint space

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Cartilage Tissue: Elastic Cartilage

Back 9

• found where flexibility and elasticity are required (external ear)

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Cartilage Tissue: Fibrocartilage

Back 10

• found where body parts are subjected to high compression (IV dicks)

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Immune System Tissue

Back 11

• concerned with the drainage of excess tissue fluid from the extracellular space and the immune surveillance of that fluid
• drain through clusters of lymphoid cells known as lymph nodes

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Muscle Tissue: Smooth Muscle

Back 12

• non striated involuntary
• found in the walls of the respiratory, GI, and genitourinary tracts as well as blood vessels

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Muscle Tissue: Skeletal Muscle

Back 13

• voluntary striated muscle, usually with one attachment to the skeleton
• produces all voluntary movements either by contraction or controlled relaxation

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Muscle Tissue: Cardiac Muscle

Back 14

• type of involuntary striated muscle
• found solely in the heart
• activated by the conducting and pacemaking tissues within the heart and is under the influence of the autonomic nervous system