BMS 101 CORE CONCEPT ASSESSMENT Flashcards
(42 cards)
What is the levels of of organisation in the human body
. Chemical level
. Cellular level
. Tissue level
. Organ level
. Organ system level
. Organismal level

What are the 4 different tissue types
Epithelial tissue
Connective tissue
Muscle tissue
Nervous tissue
Epithelial tissue describe
Covers surfaces
Lines inside organs

Connective tissue describe
Binds together organs
Supports organs

Muscle tissue describe
Moves skeleton
Organ wall movement

Nervous tissue
Control activities
Processes information

What are the 3 epithelium classifications
Simple Epithelium
Stratified Epithelium
Pseudostratified epithelium
Describe simple epithelium
One cell layer thick
Cells attach directly to Basement membrane

Describe stratified epithelum
two or more cell layers thick
Only deepest layer attaches to basement membrane

Describe pseudostratified epithelium
One layer of cells of varying heights
all cells attach to basement membrane

Simple Cuboidal epithelium
1

Stratified columnar epithelium
1

Simple squamous epithelium
1

Stratified squamous epithelium
1

Stratified cuboidal epithelium
1

Simple columnar epithelium
1

Name examples of connective tissue
Bone
Blood
Cartilage
Tendons

What are the different types of muscle tissue
Cardiac
Skeletal
Smooth
Describe cardiac location
Heart wall
Describe Skeletal location
Attaches to bones or sometimes skin
Describe smooth location
Walls of hollow internal organs
Describe cardiac contraction
Involuntary, initiated by specialised cells
Describe skeletal contraction
Voluntary
Describe smooth contraction
Involuntary













