Histology Flashcards
(39 cards)
4 PRINCIPAL TYPES OF TISSUE IN ADULTS:
- epithelial tissue
- connective tissue
- muscle tissue
- nervous tissue
2 main subtypes of epithelial tissues
- simple epithelium
- stratified epithelium
simple epithelium
- simple squamous ET
- simple cuboidal ET
- simple columnar ET
- pseudostratified columnar
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
simple squamous ET: in air sacs in lungs
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
simple cuboidal ET: kidney tubules
2 types of simple columnar ET
- nonciliated simple columnar ET
- ciliated simple columnar ET
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
nonciliated simple columnar ET: lining of digestive tract
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where does this tissue located?
ciliated simple columnar ET: lining of uterine tubes
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
pseudostratified columnar ET: bronchi
subtypes of stratified epithelium
- stratified squamous ET: keratinized and nonkeratinized
- stratified cuboidal ET
- stratified columnar ET
- transitional epithelium
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
stratified squamous ET (keratinized): epidermis of skin
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where does this tissue located?
stratified squamous ET (nonkeratinized): lining of vagina
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
stratified cuboidal ET: in ducts of exocrine glands
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where does this tissue located?
stratified columnar ET: in male urethra
what is this type of tissue?
where does this tissue located?
transitional epithelium: lining of urinary bladder
broad types of connective tissue
- embryonic CT
- connective tissue proper
- supporting CT
- fluid CT
types of embryonic connect tissue
- mesenchyme
- mucous CT
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
Mesenchyme: throughout body of embryo, fetus, adult
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
Mucous CT (Wharton’s Jelly): umbilical cord of fetus
types of CT proper
- Areolar CT
- Adipose CT
- Reticular CT
- Dense regular CT
- Dense irregular CT
- Elastic CT
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
Areolar CT: subcutaneous layer under skin
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Adipose CT: subcutaneous layer
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Reticular CT: lymph node
what is this type of tissue and where does it locate?
Dense regular CT: tendon
