Module 1 Flashcards
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Types of tissue
Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
Functions of epithelial tissue
Covers exposed surfaces, lines internal passageways and chambers , forms secretory glands
Epithelia function
Control permeability, provide sensation, produce specialised secretion s
Types of glands
Endocrine and exocrine
Connective tissue functions
Fills internal spaces, provides structural support, stores energy
Types of connective tissues
Connective tissue proper, fluid connective tissue, supporting connective tissue
Types of fluid connective tissue
Blood and lymph
Supporting connective tissue e.g.
Cartilage and bone
Types of cartilage
Hyaline, elastic and fibrocartilage
Connective tissue proper types
Loose and dense
Loose connective tissue proper examples
Areolar, adipose, reticular
Dense connective tissue proper
Dense regular, dense irregular, elastic
Muscle tissue function
Contracts to produce movement
Types of muscle tissue
Skeletal, Cardiac, smooth
Nervous tissue function
Conducts electrical impulse, carries info
Most abundant tissue in body
Muscle 50% of all tissue
Least common tissue in body
Nervous tissue 2%
Anterior
Front of body
Superior
Top of head
Medial
Midline of body
Proximal
Closer to limb
Divisions of body
Saggital, coronal, transverse
Sagital
Divides boy into left and right pieces through medial plane
Coronal
Divides body into front and back sections