Tissues, Functions + Locations

Front 1

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Back 1

Function: Allows passage of materials by diffusion and filtration in sites where protection is not important; secretes lubriciating substances in serosae

Location: Kidney glomeruli; air sacs of lungs; lining of heart, blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels; lining of ventral body cavity (serosae).

Front 2

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Back 2

Function: Secretion and absorption.

Location: Kidney tubules; ducts and secretory portions of small glands; ovary surface.

Front 3

Simple Columnar Epithelium

Back 3

Function: Absorption; secretion of mucus, enzymes ad other substances; ciliated type propels mucus (or reproductive cells) by ciliary action

Location: Nonciliated type lines most of the digestive tract (stomach to anal canal), gallbladder, and excreteory ducts of some glands, ciliated variety lines small bronchi, uterine tubes, and some regions of the uterus.

Front 4

Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Back 4

Function: Secretion, particularly of mucus; propulsion of mucus by ciliary action

Location: Nonciliated type in male's sperm-carrying ducts and ducts of large glands; ciliated variety lines the trachea, most of the upper respiratory tract.

Front 5

Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Back 5

Funcion: Protects underlying tissues in areas subjected to abrasion.

Location: Nonkeratinized type forms the moist lining of the esophags, mouth, and vagina; keratinized variety forms the epidermis

Front 6

Transitional Epithelium

Back 6

Function: Stretches readily and permits distension of urinary organ by contained urine

Location: Lines the ureters, bladder, and part of the urethra

Front 7

Connective tissue proper: loose connective tissue, areolar

Back 7

Function: wraps and cushions organs; its macrophages phagocytize bacteria; plays important role in inflammation; holds and conveys tissue fluid.

location: under epithelia, packages organs, surrounds capillaries

Front 8

Connective tissue proper: loose connective tissue, adipose

Back 8

Function: Provides reserve food fuel; insulates aginst heat loss; supports and protects organs.

Location: Under skin, around kidneys, within abdomen, in breats

Front 9

Connective tissue proper; loose connective tissue, reticular

Back 9

Fnctions: fibersr form a soft internal skeleton (stroma) that suppors other cell types including white blood cells, mast cells, and macrophages

Location: LYmphoid organs (lymph nodes, bone marrow, and spleen)

Front 10

Connective tissue proper; dense connective tissue, dense regular

Back 10

Function: Attaches muscles to bones or to muscles, attaches bones to bones; withsatnds great tensile stress when pulling force is applied in one direction.

Location: Tendons, most ligaments, aponeuroses.

Front 11

Connective tissue proper: dense connective tissue, dense irregular

Back 11

Function: able to withsand tension exerted in many directions; provides structural strength

Location: Dermis of the skin; submucosa of dgestive tract; fibrous capsules of organs and of joints.

Front 12

Cartilage: hyaline

Back 12

Function: Supports and reinforces;has resilient cushioning properties; resists compressive stress

Location: Forms most of the embryonic skeleton; covers the ends of long bones in joint cavities; forms costal cartilages of the ribs; cartilages of the nose, trachea and larynx

Front 13

Cartilage: elastic

Back 13

Function: Maintains the shape of a structure while allowing great flexibilty.

Location: Supports the external ear, epiglottis

Front 14

Cartilage: fibrocartilage

Back 14

Function: Tensile strength with the ability to absorb compressive shock.

Location: Intervertebral joins pubic sympyhsis, discs of knee joint.

Front 15

Bone (osseous tissue)

Back 15

Function: bone supports and protects, provides levers for the muscles to act on, stores cacium and other minerals and fat

Location: bones

Front 16

Blood

Back 16

Function: Transport of respiratory gaes, nutrients, wastes, and other substances.

Location: contained within blood vessels

Front 17

Nervous tissue

Back 17

Function: Transmit electrical signals from sensory to effector

Location: brain, spinal, cord, and nerves

Front 18

Skeletal muscle

Back 18

Function: voluntary movement,

Location: in skeletal muscle attached to bones or occasionally to skin

Front 19

Cardiac muscle

Back 19

Function ast it contracts, it propels blood into the circulation

Location: the walls of the heart

Front 20

Smooth muscle

Back 20

Function; propels substances or objects, along internal passagewways (peristalsis)

location: mostly in the walls of hollow organs