Tissues and membranes Flashcards
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Epithelial
They protect, secrete and absorb.
Epithelial
secrets substances such as mucus, enzymes and hormones.
Connective are used for
Binding and structural support, protection, transportation, insulation and store energy reserves.
Muscular
movement
Nervous
receive stimuli from inside/outside the body, conduct nerve impulses.
Tissues are a combination of
are a combination of cells and intercellular material which function together to perform specialised activity.
Endocrine glands
are hormones direct into the bloodstream.
Exocrine glands
via the duct or direct to a free surface.
Squamous epithelium is a
single layer of flattered cells, forms a smooth and thin surface.
Cuboidal epithelium is
actively involved in secretion, absorption and excretion.
Columnar epithelium are
Columnar in shape on basement membrane, mucus is secreted from goblet cells.
Stratified epithelium
protects underlying structures from mechanical wear and tear.
Red blood cells last for
120 days.
Glandular epithelium are
specialised cells that produce specialised secretion.
Loose connective tissue is under the skin and
fills the space between muscles and bind skin to organs.
Adipose are
under the skin and in the spaces between muscles.
What do Adipose do
cushion, insulate and store energy.
Connective tissue blood are
red, white cells, plasma
Connective tissue bone
a living tissue with a blood supply.
Types of muscle cells are
skeletal, cardiac, smooth.
Nervous tissue
receive stimuli from inside and outside the body and relay it to the brain.
Where are nervous tissue found
in the brain, spinal cord and nerves.
Types of systems are
circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, nervous, endocrine, reproductive and musculoskeletal.
