Tissue Big Test (Tuesday) Flashcards
(44 cards)
regenerates the quickest of all tissue
Muscle
function is to support cells
Connective
function is to protect and line
Epithelial
forms endocrine and exocrine glands
Epitheleal
surrounds and cushions body organs
Connective
Supports and reinforces the body organs
Connective
characterized by having large amounts of extracellular material
Connective
Allows you to smile, grasp, swim
Muscular
Widely distributed, found in bones, cartilage, and fat deposits
Connective
Allows movements of limbs
Muscular
Organ movement
Muscular
uses electrochemical signals
Nervous
cells of this tissue may absorb/ or secrete substances
Epithelial
basis of the major controlling system of the body
Nervous
relies on nutrients from underlying CT
Epithelial
function is to communicate
Nervous
its cells shorten to exert force
Muscle
forms the brain and spinal cord
Nervous
Function is to contract and move body
Muscular
cells are tightly packed forming continuous cellular sheets
Epithelial
Tight Junction
connect two tissues together similar to a glue
What two things is a tight junction like?
Glue
Watertight seal
Material can not get in between cells for this type of cell junction
Tight Junction
Where are tight junctions found?
Bladder, intestines, kidney