tissues Flashcards
(18 cards)
simple columnar
goblet cells; lines digestive tract
psuedo-stratified
cilia; found in trachea
stratified squamos
cells at free end are flattened; skin mouth esophagus
stratified cuboidal
only 2 layers; ducts of large glands
stratified columnar
ducts of large glands
simple squamos
line lungs
simple cuboidal
lines ovaries and kidney tubules
glandular epithelium
endocrine/ exocrine
transitional epithelum
depends on stretching; line bladder
osseous tissue
supports and protects; compact or spongy (cancellous)
hyaline cartilage
most common type of cartilage; entire fetal skeleton, nose, trachea, and surface of bones
elastic cartilage
ears and larynx
fibrocartilage
compressible; discs between vertebrae and meniscus
dense fibrous
tendons ligaments, dermis, scar tissue
areolar
soak up excess fluid; basement membrane
adipose
insulates, protects and stores fuel; fat
reticular fibrous
interwoven fibers; lymph nodes, spleen, liver
blood
plasma, transport materials; red, white, and platelets