Chapter 5: Tissues

Question 1

What are the 4 major types of tissues?

Answer 1

Epithelial tissue
Connective tissue
Muscle tissue
Nervous tissue

Question 2

What are the types of glandular secretion? And their functions?

Answer 2

Merocrine glands: a fluid product released through the cell membrane by exocytosis
Apocrine glands: lose small parts of cell during secretion
Holocrine glands: release entire cells filled with product

Question 3

What are the structural types of exocrine glands?

Answer 3

Simple:
Compound:
Tubular:
Alveolar:

Question 4

What are fibroblasts?

Answer 4

Large star shaped cell

Question 5

What are the types of intercellular junctions?

Answer 5

Tight junctions, Desmosomes, Gap junctions

Question 6

What are the characteristics of tight junctions?

Answer 6

close space between cells by fusing cell membranes; blood-brain barrier

Question 7

What are the characteristics of Desmosomes?

Answer 7

Bind cells by forming “spot welds” b/w cell membranes; Located among outer skin cells

Question 8

What are the characteristics of Gap junctions?

Answer 8

form tubular channels b/w cells that allow exchange of substances; located in cardiac muscle cells

Question 9

What type of gland are salivary and sweat glands?

Answer 9

Merocrine

Question 10

What type of gland are mammary and ceremonious glands?

Answer 10

Apocrine

Question 11

What type of gland are sebaceous glands?

Answer 11

Holocrine

Question 12

What are the 2 types of glands? and what do they do?

Answer 12

Endocrine: secrete into tissue fluid or blood
Exocrine: Secrete into ducts that open onto surface

Question 13

Where is nervous tissue found? What is its function?

Answer 13

Found in brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.

Sensory reception, release of neurotransmitters, and conduction of electrical impulses.

Question 14

What are the 3 types of epithelial membranes?

Answer 14

Serous membranes
mucous membranes
cutaneous membranes

Question 15

How is synovial membranes different from epithelial membranes?

Answer 15

Composed entirely from connective tissue; lines joint cavities

Question 16

What is cutaneous membranes?

Answer 16

Covers body surface; commonly called skin

Question 17

Where is serous membranes located?

Answer 17

lines body cavities that do not open outside of the body; inner linings of thorax and abdomen, covers organs

Question 18

Which membrane is made out of simple squamous epithelium and areolar connective tissue?

Answer 18

Serous Membranes

Question 19

Which membrane is made out of epithelium and areolar connective tissue?

Answer 19

Mucous membranes

Question 20

Where is mucous membranes?

Answer 20

lines cavities and tubes that open outside of the body; lining of digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive tracts

Question 21

What are the 4 structural types of exocrine glands?

Answer 21

Simple
compound
tubular
alveolar

Question 22

What is the function of skeletal muscle tissue and its location?

Answer 22

Voluntary movements of skeletal parts.

Muscles usually attached to bones

Question 23

What is the function of cardiac muscle tissue and its location?

Answer 23

Heart movements

found in the heart muscle

Question 24

What is the function of smooth muscle tissue and its location?

Answer 24

Involuntary moments of internal organs.

walls of hollow internal organs

Question 25

What are the four tissue types? And their functions?

Answer 25

Epithelial: protection, secretion, absorption, excretion
Connective: bind, support, protect, fill spaces, store fat, produce blood cells
Muscle: Movement
Nervous: conduct impulses for coordination, regulation, integration, and sensory reception

Question 26

What are the 3 shapes for epithelial tissue?

Answer 26

Squamous, cuboidal, columnar

Question 27

What are the 3 layers for epithelial tissue?

Answer 27

simple (one layer)
Stratified (2 or more layer of cells)
pseudostratified (appears layered but isn’t)