LAB- Classification of Tissues

Question 1

Location and Function of

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Answer 1

Absorption and Secretion

Air sacs of lungs

Question 2

Location and Function of Simple Cuboidal

Answer 2

Absorption and Secretion

Kidney Tubules

Question 3

Location and Function of Simple Columnar

Answer 3

Absorption and Secretion
Digestive Tract
Hint: Microvilli- Small intestine

Question 4

Location and Function of Pseudostratified Columnar

Answer 4

Too thick for absorption and secretion, plays a protective role in respiratory tract
Trachea
Upper Part of respiratory tract

Question 5

Stratisfied Squamous Epithelium

Answer 5

Protection
Skin
Cutaneous Membrane

Question 6

Location and Function of Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Answer 6

Absorption and Secretion

Kidney Tubules

Question 7

Location and Function of Simple Columnar Epithelium

Answer 7

Absorption and Secretion
Digestive Tract
Hint: Microvilli- Small intestine

Question 8

Location and Function of Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium

Answer 8

Too thick for absorption and secretion, plays a protective role in respiratory tract
Trachea
Upper Part of respiratory tract

Question 9

Location and Function of Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Answer 9

Protection

Skin
Cutaneous Membrane

Question 10

Areolar Tissue (proper CT)

Answer 10

Support
Protection

Deep to Epidermis
Walls of Hollow Organs
Membranes Lining Body Cavities

Question 11

Adipose Tissue (proper CT)

Answer 11

Heat, Fuel and Protection

Everywhere

Question 12

Reticular Connective Tissue (proper CT)

Answer 12

Looks like grapes on a branch under microscope
Immunity
bone marrow

Question 13

Dense Regular Connective Tissue (proper CT)

Answer 13

Looks like a pic of the sea if it was pink
Strength in one direction
Tendons

Question 14

Dense Irregular Connective Tissue (proper CT)

Answer 14

Looks like a pink “starry night” by Picaso. PInk swirls going in all directions
Structural Strength
Forms Capsules around Organs and Joints

Question 15

Blood (specialized CT)

Answer 15

Looks like plasma with cells, but they have no nuclei
THAT IS YOUR HINT!
Transportation
Blood Vessels

Question 16

Hyaline Cartilage (specialized CT)

Answer 16

Looks like eyes peering through the dark
Bounce and Resilience
Between the ribs

Question 17

Elastic Cartilage (specialized CT)

Answer 17

Looks like a bunch of ears
Stretch
Located in the Aorta

Question 18

Fibrocartilage (specialized CT)

Answer 18

Strongest Cartilage
Absorbs compression
Vertebrae and knees

Question 19

Osseous/Bone (specialized CT)

Answer 19

Looks like cut tree stumps
Support, Protection, Leverage for movement
Located in bones

Question 20

Nervous Tissue

Answer 20

Look for long arms coming off cell bodies
Sending and receiving electrical messages
Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves

Question 21

Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Answer 21

VERY long cells that extend entire length of the muscle. Multinucleate
Contraction
Attached to skeleton

Question 22

Smooth Muscle Tissue

Answer 22

Has many layers so you will see many nuclei on a slide but NO striations.
Involuntary contraction
Hollow Organs

Question 23

Cardiac Muscle Tissue

Answer 23

Can see Striated cells with visible intercalated discs
Involuntary Contraction
Heart