Tissues

Front 1

Back 1

Pseudostratified Columnar

Location:
lines nasal cavities, trachea, bronchi, and portions of
male reproductive tract

Function:
Protection, Secretion, and Absorption

***Goblet Cells & Celia***

Front 2

Back 2

Simple Columnar

Location:
Stomach, Gallbladder, Uterus, Small & large intestines

Function:
Secretes digestive fluids and absorbs nutrients from digested food

*Goblet Cell**

Front 3

Back 3

Simple Cuboidal

Location:
Ducts of glands, Kidney (Renal) tubules, Bronchial, Thyroid gland...

Function:
Secretion and absorption. Secretes glandular products

Front 4

Back 4

Simple Squamous

Location:
Air sacs of lungs, Ventral cavities, Blood vessels, Lymphatics, Sections of renal tissue

Function:
Diffusion and Filtration

Front 5

Back 5

Stratified Squamous

Location:
oral cavity, esophagus, and vagina

Function:
protection against abrasion, chemical damage and invasion of pathogens. It is located in oral cavity

Modified for stretching

Front 6

Back 6

Transitional

Location:
Renal Pelvis, Ureters, and Urinary Bladder

Function:
Capable of Stretching and Recoiling

Front 7

Back 7

Loose Connective Tissue
Adipose

Location:
dermis, hypodermis, in between smooth muscle layers conforming blood vessels, in all types of mucous membranes

Function:
deep to the skin, especially at sides, buttocks, breasts.

Can also be found around internal organs such as the eyes, heart, and kidneys

Front 8

Back 8

Loose connective tissue
Areolar

Location:
dermis, hypodermis, in between smooth muscle layers conforming blood vessels, in all types of mucous membranes

Function:
Fills internal spaces, and presence of elastic fibers makes it very resilient. Areolar connective tissue is the most ubiquitous of all.

Front 9

Back 9

Dense connective tissue
Regular

Location:
tendons & ligaments

Function:
Connects tissue to one another

Front 10

Back 10

Loose connective tissue
Reticular

Location:
liver, kidneys, spleen, lymph nodes, and bone marrow

Function:
provides support