Four Primary Tissues Flashcards
(52 cards)
Attached by nonliving basement membrane
Epithelial
Main glandular tissue
Epithelial
Cells reproduce rapidly (quick healing)
Epithelial
Function: produce and secrete substances
Found: glands - exocrine (salivary and sweat) & endocrine (hormones)
Glandular epithelium
Usually has no vascular tissue (no blood supply)
Epithelial
Cells packed tightly
Epithelial
Provides support, protection, framework, fills space, stores fat, produces blood cells, fights infection, helps repair tissue
Connective
Binds structures together
Connective
Most abundant tissue in your body
Connective
Composed of scattered cells with abundant intercellular tissue mix
Connective
Most have good blood supply
Connective
Cells can reproduce
Connective
Simple
Single layer
Stratified
Multiple layers
Cuboidal
Square
Found throughout the body - covers all surfaces
Epithelial
Columnar
Column (rectangular)
Squamous
Flat
Function: secretion and absorption
Found: kidney tubules, ducts, covering of the ovaries
Simple cuboidal
Function: diffusion and filtration
Found: air sacs in lungs, walls of tiny blood vessels (capillaries)
Simple squamous
Function: secretion and absorption
Found: digestive tract, uterus, ducts of many glands
Simple columnar
Function: secretion
Found: ducts of sweat glands and mammory glands
Stratified cuboidal
Single layer, uneven nuclei, layered appearance, CILIA
Found: lining air passages, and tubes in the reproductive system (including nasal cavity)
Pseudostratified columnar
Function: protection
Found: outer skin, esophagus, tongue, mouth
Stratified squamous