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What are the four types of tissues?

Epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous

Fibers and ground surface make up what?

The Matrix

A group of cells and cell products that work together for a common fuction

Tissues

Little Matrix
Occur as Sheets
Basement Membrane
High Mitotic Rate
Avascular

Epithelial Tissue

The three cell shapes of epithelial tissue are?

Squamous
Cuboidal
Columnar

The cell shape that is flat and thin

Squamous

The cell shape that is cubed

Cuboidal

The cell shape that is tall and skinny

Columnar

What's the difference between simple and stratified cells?

Simple is just one sheet, stratified is many layers.

What's the difference between the basal and apical surface?

The apical surface is on the top, while the basal is on the bottom, usually attached to the basement membrane.

Simple Squamous epithelium

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Simple Columnar Epithelium

What do goblet cells do?

Produce mucus

What do microvilli do?

Assist in Absorbing

Transitional Epithelium

All ________ are lined with epithelial cells

Glands

This type of gland has a duct

Exocrine

This type of gland has no duct and produces hormones

Endocrine

Binds, Supports, Strengthens
Lots of Matrix
Highly Vascularized

Connective Tissue

Mesenchyme - An undifferentiated, connective tissue found it what?

Embryos
Stem Cells

This type of tissue has scattered fibers, collagen, and elastic. It also contains FIBROBLAST, which makes fibers.

Areolar

This type of tissue stores fat
Functions in nutrient, energy storage
Thermal Regulation
Protection & Padding
Contains Adocytes

Adipose

 Lots of collagen fibers, same directionTendons, ligaments

Lots of collagen fibers, same direction
Tendons, ligaments

Dense Regular Connective

 Fibers go in different directions

Fibers go in different directions

Dense Irregular Connective

 Can be stretched
Found in large blood vessels

Can be stretched


Found in large blood vessels

Elastic Connective

Adipose

Areolar

Elastic Cartilage

Fibrocartilage

Hyaline Cartilage

- Some fibers, gel like ground substance
- Smooth, soft, flexible in some joints

Hyaline Cartilage

- Strong, many fibers
- Can be found in between spine vertebrae

Fibrocartilage

-Flexible, bendable
- Ears

Elastic Cartilage

Cells: Osteocyte
Matrix: Collagen and Hard minerals

Bone

WBC, RBC, Platelets
Function = Transport

Blood