Ch 4 Test Review Tissues
What are the four types of tissue?
Epithelial Connective Muscle Nerve
Describe epithelial
Forms continuous sheets held together by desmosomes
What is the term for one cell thick tissue?
simple
What is the term for several layers thick of tissue?
stratified
What is the term for flattened cells?
Squamous
What is the term for cube shaped cells?
Cuboidal
What is the term for tall cells?
Columnar
What is the term for cells that can stretch, such as those found in the bladder?
transitional
What is the term for cells that appear to be in two layers, but really aren’t?
psuedostratified
Which cells have ducts?
Exocrine
What are the four types of connective tissue?
Connective tissue proper Cartilage Bone blood
What are the functions of connective tissue?
Binding Support Protection Insulation Transport
Where will you find mesenchyme?
In the embryo
Connective fibers that make up ¼ of the body and are very strong.
collagen
The very stretchy connective tissue
Elastic
The connective tissue that fills in spaces between organs.
reticular
Tissue responsible for the origin of blood cells.
hematopoietic
Connective tissue that wraps and cushions organs. Can be found under the skin.
areolar
–Tissue that reserves food stores, insulates against heat loss, and supports and protects
adipose
Tissue that supports other cell types
reticular
Tissue that attaches muscles to bone or to other muscles, and bone to bone
Dense regular
Tissue that withstands tension in many directions providing structural strength
Dense irregular
–Tissue found in embryonic skeleton, the end of long bones, nose, trachea, and larynx
hyaline
Tissue found in the ears
elastic
Tissue found in joints such as knees, jaws and vertebrae. Compressable.
fibrocartilage
Supports, protects, and provides levers for muscular action
bone
Transmits electrical impulses
Nerve
Initiates and controls voluntary movement
Skeletal muscle
Found in the walls of the heart
cardiac
Found in the walls of hollow organs
smooth