Tissues - ch 4

Question 1

• covers the body and many of its parts

- continuous sheets that contain no blood vessels

Answer 1

epithelial tissue

Question 2

• the most abundant & widely distributed tissue in the body
• more varied forms than any of the other tissue types

Answer 2

connective tissue

Question 3

• higher degree of contractility

- skeletal, cardiac and smooth (types)

Answer 3

muscle tissue

Question 4

-rapid communication between body structures and control of body functions

Answer 4

nervous tissue

Question 5

the 4 kinds of tissue

Answer 5

• epithelial
• connective
• muscle
• nervous

Question 6

the intercellular substance of a tissue

Answer 6

matrix

Question 7

flat and scalelike

Answer 7

squamous

Question 8

cube shaped

Answer 8

cuboidal

Question 9

more tall than wide

Answer 9

columnar

Question 10

a single layer of cells of the same shape

Answer 10

simple

Question 11

varying shapes that can stretch

Answer 11

transitional

Question 12

• many layers of cells

- named for the shape of cells in the outer layer

Answer 12

stratified

Question 13

simple squamous

Answer 13

• single layer of flattened cells

- diffusion, filtration and osmosis

Question 14

stratified squamous

Answer 14

• many layers
• outermost layer in flattened cells
• protection
• surface of the skin

Question 15

simple columnar

Answer 15

• single layer of tall, narrow cells
• lining of stomach
• protection, secretion and transport

Question 16

stratified transistional

Answer 16

• many layers of varying shapes
• capable of stretching
• urinary bladder
• protection

Question 17

pseudo stratified

Answer 17

• single layer of tall cells that wedge together to appear as if there are two or more layers
• lining of respiratory tract, lining of fallopian tubes
• protection

Question 18

simple cuboidal

Answer 18

• single layer of cells that are as tall as they are wide
• glands, kidney tubules
• secretion and absorption

Question 19

“glue” that holds organs together

Answer 19

areolar tissue

Question 20

• lipid storage is primary function

- fat

Answer 20

adipose tissue

Question 21

• bundles of strong collagen fibers
• tendons
• anchors muscle to bone

Answer 21

fibrous tissue

Question 22

support system for hematopoietic tissue

Answer 22

reticular tissue

Question 23

• matrix is calcified
• function is support and protection
• storage area for calcium

Answer 23

bone

Question 24

• matrix is gristle like

- cell type is chondrocyte

Answer 24

cartilage

Question 25

- matrix is fluid | - transportation and protection

Answer 25

blood

Question 26

blood like connective tissue

Answer 26

hematopoietic tissue

Question 27

elastic fibers that help tissues return to normal after being stretched

Answer 27

elastin

Question 28

fibrous material that helps hold skin, muscles, bones & organs together

Answer 28

fascia

Question 29

structural building blocks

Answer 29

osteons

Question 30

cartilage cells located in tiny spaces throughout the matrix

Answer 30

chondrocytes

Question 31

- responsible for formation of blood cells & lymphatic system cells (important in defense against disease) - found in red bone marrow cavities

Answer 31

hematopoietic tissue

Question 32

- voluntary - long, threadlike cells - multiple nuclei & striations - "striated voluntary"

Answer 32

skeletal tissue

Question 33

- involuntary - branching interconnected cylinders with faint striations - contract the heart - "striated involuntary"

Answer 33

cardiac tissue

Question 34

- threadlike cells with single nuclei & no striations | - "non striated involuntary" or "visceral"

Answer 34

smooth tissue

Question 35

-growth of new tissues

Answer 35

regeneration

Question 36

dense fibrous mass

Answer 36

scar

Question 37

unusually thick scar that develops in lower layer of the skin

Answer 37

keloid

Question 38

- nerve cells | - functions of conducting units of the system

Answer 38

neurons

Question 39

connecting and supporting cells

Answer 39

glia

Question 40

transmits a nerve impulse away from the cell body

Answer 40

axon

Question 41

carry impulses toward the cell body

Answer 41

dendrites