Tissues

Question 1

types of epithelial tissue

Answer 1

simple, stratified, squamous, cuboidal, columnar, pseudostratified, transitional

Question 2

distinguishing factors for epithelial tissue

Answer 2

polarity, special contacts, supported by connective tissue, avascular, regeneration

Question 3

simple squamous function

Answer 3

allow for selective diffusion

Question 4

simple squamous location

Answer 4

kidney, air sacs of lungs, lining of heart, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, lining of ventral body cavity

Question 5

simple cuboidal function

Answer 5

secretion and absorption

Question 6

simple cuboidal location

Answer 6

kidney tubules, ducts/secretory regions of small glands, ovary surface

Question 7

simple columnar function

Answer 7

absorption, secrete mucus, enzymes, etc. ciliated columnar cells propel mucus

Question 8

simple columnar location

Answer 8

line digestive tract, gallbladder, excretory ducts of some glands, bronchi, uterine tubes, some part of the uterus

Question 9

stratified squamous function

Answer 9

protects underlying tissues in areas subjected to abrasion

Question 10

stratified squamous location

Answer 10

lining of esophagus, mouth and vagina (non keratinized), epidermis of skin and dry membrane (keratinized)

Question 11

pseudostratified columnar function

Answer 11

secrete substances, especially mucus, propel mucus via cilia

Question 12

pseudostratified columnar location

Answer 12

sperm ducts, ducts of large glands, line trachea and upper respiratory tract

Question 13

stratified cuboidal function

Answer 13

protection

Question 14

stratified cuboidal location

Answer 14

large ducts of sweat glands, mammary glands, salivary glands

Question 15

stratified columnar function

Answer 15

protection and secretion

Question 16

stratified columnar location

Answer 16

rare, small amounts in male urethra and in large ducts of some glands

Question 17

transitional function

Answer 17

stretches readily and permits distension of urinary organ

Question 18

transitional location

Answer 18

lines the ureters, urinary bladder, and part of the urethra

Question 19

4 main types of connective tissue

Answer 19

connective tissue proper, cartilage, bone, blood

Question 20

characteristics of connective tissue

Answer 20

common origin, degrees of vascularity, contains extracellular matrix between cells of connective tissue

Question 21

non living material between cells of connective tissue

Answer 21

extracellular matrix

Question 22

what produces extracellular matrix

Answer 22

osteocytes, chondrocytes, proteoglycans

Question 23

2 main components of extracellular matrix

Answer 23

ground substance and fibers

Question 24

adipose function

Answer 24

provides reserve fuel, insulates against heat loss, supports and protects organs

Question 25

adipose location

Answer 25

under skin, surrounding kidneys and eyeballs, in abdomen and breasts

Question 26

areolar function

Answer 26

wraps and cushions organs, important role in inflammation, holds and conveys tissue fluid

Question 27

areolar location

Answer 27

distributed under epithelia, packages organs and surrounds capillaries

Question 28

reticular function

Answer 28

fibers supports other cell types (wbc, mast cells, macrophages)

Question 29

reticular location

Answer 29

lymphoid organs (bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes)

Question 30

dense regular function

Answer 30

attach muscles to bones or to other muscles, maintains structure when pulling force is applied

Question 31

dense regular location

Answer 31

tendons, most ligaments, aponeuroses

Question 32

dense irregular function

Answer 32

withstands tension in many directions, provides structural strength

Question 33

dense irregular location

Answer 33

fibrous capsules of organs and joints, dermis of skin, submucosa of digestive tract

Question 34

elastic CT function

Answer 34

allows recoil of tissue after stretching, maintains the pulse of blood through arteries, aids in recoil of lungs after inspiration

Question 35

elastic CT location

Answer 35

walls of large arteries, some ligaments in vertebral column, walls of bronchial tubes

Question 36

hyaline cartilage function

Answer 36

supports and reinforces, serves as resilient cushion, resists compressive stress

Question 37

hyaline cartilage location

Answer 37

embryonic skeleton, covers the ends of long bones in joint cavities, bibs, nose, trachea, larynx

Question 38

elastic cartilage function

Answer 38

maintains shape of structure while allowing flexibility

Question 39

elastic cartilage location

Answer 39

supports external ear, epiglottis

Question 40

fibrocartilage function

Answer 40

tensile strength with ability to absorb compressive shock

Question 41

fibrocartilage location

Answer 41

intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis, discs of knee joint

Question 42

bone function

Answer 42

supports and protects, acts as a lever for muscle to act on, stores calcium, minerals, fat, blood cell formation

Question 43

blood function

Answer 43

transport respiratory gasses, nutrients, waste, and other substances

Question 44

blood location

Answer 44

within blood vessels

Question 45

axon vs dendrite

Answer 45

axons send messages down neuron dendrites carry message inward towards cell body

Question 46

neuron

Answer 46

generates impulses

Question 47

nerve

Answer 47

bundle of neurons enclosed like a cable only operates in peripheral nervous system

Question 48

nerve fiber

Answer 48

axon

Question 49

spinal cord function

Answer 49

send motor signals from brain to body, send sensory information from body to brain, coordinate reflexes

Question 50

spinal cord location

Answer 50

spinal column

Question 51

nerve fibers function

Answer 51

enable neurons to connect with each other (axon-dendrite)

Question 52

nerve function

Answer 52

help with two parts of nervous system communicate

Question 53

nerve location

Answer 53

all of nervous system

Question 54

characteristics of muscle tissue

Answer 54

highly specialized to contract and produce body movement

Question 55

skeletal muscle visual characteristic

Answer 55

perfectly organized with striations

Question 56

cardiac muscle visual characteristic

Answer 56

branched fibers with striations and intercalated discs

Question 57

smooth muscle visual characteristic

Answer 57

looks similar to squamous epithelial tissue, forms sheet like patters and has no striations

Question 58

skeletal muscle function

Answer 58

voluntary movement, locomotion, manipulation of environment, facial expression

Question 59

skeletal muscle location

Answer 59

skeletal muscles that are attached to bone or skin

Question 60

cardiac muscle function

Answer 60

propels blood into circulation, involuntary control

Question 61

cardiac muscle location

Answer 61

walls of the heart

Question 62

smooth muscle function

Answer 62

propels substances or objects along internal passageways, involuntary control

Question 63

smooth muscle location

Answer 63

walls of hollow organs

Question 64

stratum basal function

Answer 64

mitotic and pigment layer

Question 65

stratum spinosum function

Answer 65

strong cell to cell junctions

Question 66

stratum granulosum function

Answer 66

water-proofing layer

Question 67

stratum corneum function

Answer 67

dead skin cells, constantly shedding

Question 68

2 major layers of the dermis

Answer 68

papillary and reticular

Question 69

type of tissue in epidermis

Answer 69

epithelial

Question 70

type of tissue in dermis

Answer 70

connective