Tissues

Front 1

Back 1

Simple squamous

Alveoli of lungs, blood vessels

Hint 1

Single layer, sheet of flattened cells

Front 2

Back 2

Simple cuboidal

Kidney tubules, lining of glands

Hint 2

Single layer of cubic-shaped cells

Front 3

Back 3

Simple columnar

Stomach, intestines, uterus, fallopian tubes

Hint 3

Single layer, cells are taller than wider

Front 4

Back 4

Pseudostratified columnar

Respiratory tract

Hint 4

Looks like stratified but it's not

Front 5

Back 5

Stratified squamous keratinized

Epidermis

Hint 5

Multiple layers of dead cells with keratin for roughness and moisture lock

Front 6

Back 6

Stratified squamous nonkeratinized

Moist areas of mouth, tongue, esophagus, vagina, anal canal

Hint 6

Multiple layers of dead cells

Front 7

Back 7

Transitional

Urinary blood and ureters

Hint 7

Multiple layers of cells of different shapes

Front 8

Back 8

Adipose

Breast, buttocks, under skin

Hint 8

Cells look empty, nuclei pushed aside

Front 9

Back 9

Areolar

Inbetween organs

Hint 9

Random array of different fibers and scattered cells

Front 10

Back 10

Reticular

Spleen, lymph nodes, liver, bone marrow

Hint 10

Fibers with large number of oval cells in the matrix

Front 11

Back 11

Dense irregular

Dermis and protective capsules around organs

Hint 11

Mesh of collagen fibers with fibroblast cells, not organized

Front 12

Back 12

Dense regular

Tendons and ligaments

Hint 12

Packed bundles of collagen fibers with fibroblasts, organized

Front 13

Back 13

Hyaline cartilage

End of bones, nose, costal ribs, respiratory passages

Hint 13

Most common cartilage, many lacunae

Front 14

Back 14

Elastic cartilage

Ears and epiglottis

Hint 14

Very flexible, lots of lacunae

Front 15

Back 15

Fibrocartilage

Intervertebral disks, pubic symphysis, meniscus pads of knee

Hint 15

Strongest cartilage, fewer lacunae

Front 16

Back 16

Compact bone

All skeletal system

Hint 16

Osteon is the basic unit

Front 17

Back 17

Blood

Hollow organs: blood vessels, intestinal track, uterus/fallopian tube, bladder, ureter

Hint 17

Fluid connective tissue, plasma and dissolved fibers

Front 18

Back 18

Nervous tissue

Central nervous system (brain and spinal cord)

Hint 18

Basic cell unit are neurons

Front 19

Back 19

Skeletal muscle

Skeletal system

Hint 19

Parallel fiber cells with striations and multiple nuclei

Front 20

Back 20

Cardiac muscle

Heart

Hint 20

Has striations, fiber cells are branched

Front 21

Back 21

Smooth muscle

Hollow organs: blood vessels, intestinal track, uterus/fallopian tube, bladder, and ureter

Hint 21

Elongated spindle-shaped cells, no striation