Tissues

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Back 1

Simple Squamos

Functions: *very thin and permeable
*very slick

Location: *lines the inside of all blood
vessels (endothelium)

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Back 2

Simple Cuboidal

This tissue is a big secretor! It makes up all types of glands

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Back 3

Simple Columnar

This tissue is a big absorber! Just look for the microvilli.
(I.E. Intestines)
This tissue is also found in many places in the body with
cilia. (I.E. fallopian tubes or epidydimas)

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Back 4

Psuedostratified Colimnar (false)

This tissue is ONLY found lining the upper respiratory
tract (trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles). The cells have cilia in order to sweep debris out of the lungs

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Back 5

Stratified Squamous

This is the body’s WEAR-N-TEAR tissue

This process is known as
desquamification

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Back 6

Stratified Cuboidal

This tissue secretes and is usually found in sweat glands and larger glands
(Endocrine)

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Back 7

Stratified Columnar

This tissue isn’t located in too many places in the body. The main
area of location would be the junction of the distal esophagus and
the stomach’s cardiac sphincter

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Back 8

Transitional Epithelium

bladder

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Back 9

Loose Areolar

This is a common CT found under skin because of its vascularity and high nutrient content

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Back 10

Loose Reticular CT

This tissue makes up the framework of non-hollow organs such as the spleen,
liver, and lymph nodes.

This is a picture of a lymph node.

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Back 11

Adipose- Our Friend Fat

This tissue is very vascular.

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Back 12

Dense Irregular CT

This tissue is found wrapping around bone

The fibers run in ALL directions, which give this tissue strength in ALL
directions.

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Back 13

Dense Regular

This tissue only makes up tendons, ligaments, and fibrous membranes that increase surface areas of the body.

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Back 14

Dense Elastic

This tissue is mainly found under the transitional epithelium (urinary bladder), wall of respiratory pathways, and wall of blood vessels.

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Back 15

Hyaline Cartilage

This tissue can be found at the ends of bones at joints where there is movement, nose, trachea and bronchiole tubes, and connects the ribs to the sternum

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Back 16

Fibrocartilage

This alternating rows of cells, matrix, and fibers creates a tissue that can take
compression forces. A lot like a spring!

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Back 17

Elastic Cartilage

This cartilage is strong like hyaline, but because of the elastic fibers it is able to return to its original shape after extreme bending.

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Back 18

Bone (Osseous) Connective Tissue

The gel-like matrix of the cartilage has calcium salts added. This causes the matrix to harden.Very vascular! Large nerve supply.The matrix has a high amount of collagen fibers for strength

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Back 19

Blood (Connective Tissue)

Matrix is a fluid known as plasma. Fibers are used for blood clotting. Cells all originate from the red bone marrow

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Back 20

Smooth Muscle Tissue

involuntary muscles

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Back 21

Nervous Tissue

Neuron
Transmit Nerve Impulese