Tissues Flashcards
Histology
Study of tissues
Muscle Tissue
Tissue able to contract and shorten its length, thereby producing movement; muscle tissue may be under voluntary control (attached to bones) or involuntary control (heart and digestive organs).
Cardiac Muscle
Involuntary muscle found in the heart
Smooth Muscle
Involuntary muscle found in internal organs such as digestive organs or blood vessels.
Skeletal Muscle
Voluntary muscle attached to bones by tendon
Muscle [Tissue] Fibers
Bundles of muscle tissue that form muscle
Epithelial Tissue
Tissue found throughout the body as skin, outer covering of organs, and inner lining for tubular or hollow structures.
Epithelium
Epithelial tissue composed of close-packed cells that form covering for and lining of body structures.
Connective Tissue
Supporting and protecting tissue in body structures
Adipose
Type of connective tissue; also called fat; it stores energy and provides protective padding for underlying structures.
Cartilage
Strong, flexible connective tissue found in several locations in body, such as covering ends of bones in synovial joint, nasal septum, external ear, eustachian tube, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and intervertebral discs.
Bone
Type of connective tissue and organ of musculoskeletal system; they provide support for body and serve as sites of muscle attachments.
Tendons
Strong connective tissue cords that attach skeletal muscles to bones
Nervous Tissue
Conducts electrical impulses to and from brain and rest of body
Brain
One of the largest organs in the body and coordinates most of the body activities; is the center for all thought, memory, judgement, and emotion; each part of the brain is responsible for controlling different body functions, such as temperature regulation and breathing; the four sections to the brain are cerebrum, cerebellum, diencephalon, and brain stem.
