Tissues

Front 1

Simple squamous epithelium

Back 1

Diffusion and filtration; lung air sacs, kidneys

Front 2

Back 2

simple squamous epithelium

Front 3

simple cuboidal epithelium

Back 3

secretion and absorption, lines ducts and glands; kidney tubules, ovaries

Front 4

Back 4

simple cuboidal epithelium

Front 5

simple columnar epithelium

Back 5

absorption, secretes mucus (goblet cells); digestive tract, uterine tubes

Front 6

Back 6

simple columnar epithelium

Front 7

Stratified squamous epithelium

Back 7

protects underlying tissues; skin, mouth, esophagus, vagina

Front 8

Back 8

stratified squamous epithelium

Front 9

Stratified cuboidal epithelium

Back 9

protects; exocrine glands

Front 10

Back 10

stratified cuboidal epithelium

Front 11

Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Back 11

secretes mucus; upper respiratory tract

Front 12

Back 12

Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Front 13

Transitional epithelium

Back 13

stretches readily; urinary organs, bladder

Front 14

Back 14

Transitional epithelium

Front 15

Mesenchyme

Back 15

embryonic tissue; common tissue of origin

Front 16

Back 16

mesenchyme

Front 17

Connective tissue proper

Back 17

Loose and dense

Front 18

Loose connective tissue

Back 18

areolar, adipose, reticular

Front 19

Areolar

Back 19

contains collagen, elastic, and reticular fibers; anchors structures together; anchors skin to muscle

Front 20

Back 20

areolar connective tissue

Front 21

adipose

Back 21

contains adipocytes and collagen fibers; insulation, support, and energy storage; fat

Front 22

Back 22

adipose connective tissue

Front 23

reticular

Back 23

reticular fibers; form inner framework for highly cellular organs; spleen, liver, lymph nodes

Front 24

Back 24

reticular connective tissue

Front 25

Dense connective tissue

Back 25

Regular, irregular, and elastic

Front 26

Dense regular connective tissue

Back 26

collage fibers oriented in the same direction; good at resisting tensile forces in one direction only; tendons and ligaments

Front 27

Back 27

Dense regular connective tissue

Front 28

Dense irregular connective tissue

Back 28

collagen fibers arranged in multiple directions with fibroblasts between fiber bundles; resists tensile forces in many directions; dermis, periosteum, perichondrium

Front 29

Back 29

Dense irregular connective tissue

Front 30

Elastic connective tissue

Back 30

elastic and collagen fibers oriented in same directions with fibroblasts; allows structures to stretch and recoil; arteries

Front 31

Back 31

Elastic connective tissue

Front 32

Supporting connective tissue

Back 32

cartilage and bone; hyaline, elastic, and fibrocartilage

Front 33

Hyaline cartilage

Back 33

strong, semiflexible support; embryonic skeleton, costal cartilage, nasal septum

Front 34

Back 34

hyaline cartilage

Front 35

Elastic cartilage

Back 35

maintains shape and great flexibility; external ear

Front 36

Back 36

elastic cartilage

Front 37

fibrocartilage cartilage

Back 37

absorbs shock, resists compressing forces; intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis, menisci

Front 38

Back 38

fibrocartilage cartilage

Front 39

compact bone

Back 39

osteons; strong, rigid support on outer layer of bone

Front 40

Back 40

compact bone tissue

Front 41

Blood connective tissue

Back 41

fluid connective tissue; erythrocytes, leukocytes, ground substance (plasma), thrombocytes

Front 42

Back 42

blood connective tissue

Front 43

microvilli

Back 43

increase surface area

Front 44

cilia

Back 44

propel surface

Front 45

Back 45

microvilli