Tissues Deck (Practical 1)

Question 1

What are tissues?

Answer 1

Groups of cells similar in size, shape, & function

Question 2

The study of tissues.

Answer 2

What is histology?

Question 3

What are the 4 categories of tissues?

Answer 3

1) Epithelial
2) Connective
3) Muscle
4) Nervous

Question 4

What is the general purpose of epithelial tissue?

Answer 4

Provide protective barriers

Question 5

How are epithelial cells packed?

Answer 5

Tightly

Question 6

Epithelial cells are avascular. What does this mean?

Answer 6

Epithelial cells contain NO blood supply

Question 7

Name 4 places you’d find epithelial tissue.

Answer 7

1) Blood vessels
2) Hollow organs
3) Skin surface
4) Glands

Question 8

What are the 3 shape classifications of epithelial cells?

Answer 8

1) Squamous
2) Cuboid
3) Columnar

Question 9

What are the 3 layer classifications of epithelial cells?

Answer 9

1) Simple
2) Pseudostratified
3) Stratified

Question 10

The basal surface of epithelial cells is attached to…

Answer 10

The basement membrane

Question 11

The apical surface of epithelial cells refers to the…

Answer 11

Top surface of the cells

Question 12

What is the main difference between stratified & pseudostratified epithelium?

Answer 12

Stratified epithelium consists of multiple cell layers while the pseudostratified variety only appears to have multiple layers but is really just one

Question 13

Name 4 purposes of connective tissue.

Answer 13

1) Bind structures
2) Fill spaces
3) Protect/support
4) Store fat

Question 14

Name the 4 main types of connective tissues.

Answer 14

1) Blood
2) Bone
3) Cartilage
4) Connective tissue proper

Question 15

Name the 2 types of connective tissue proper.

Answer 15

1) Dense/fibrous
2) Loose

Question 16

Name the 3 types of loose connective tissue proper.

Answer 16

1) Adipose
2) Areolar
3) Reticular

Question 17

Name the 3 types of dense/fibrous connective tissue proper.

Answer 17

1) Regular
2) Irregular
3) Elastic

Question 18

Name the 3 types of cartilage.

Answer 18

1) Hyaline
2) Elastic
3) Fibrocartilage

Question 19

Areolar cells are called…

Answer 19

Fibroblasts

Question 20

Areolar fibers consist of these 2…

Answer 20

What are collagen & elastin?

Question 21

Another name for adipose.

Answer 21

What is fat?

Question 22

Reticular connective cells are called…

Answer 22

Fibroblasts

Question 23

Reticular fibers are called…

Answer 23

Reticular fibers

Question 24

Name 3 places you’d find hyaline cartilage.

Answer 24

1) Fetal skeletons
2) Ends of long bones
3) Nasal septum

Question 25

Where would you find the fibrocartilage?

Answer 25

Between vertebrae

Question 26

Cartilage cells are called...

Answer 26

Chondrocytes

Question 27

Name the 3 types of cartilage fibers.

Answer 27

1) Reticular 2) Collagen 3) Elastin

Question 28

The compact bone cells found in the circular osteon are called...

Answer 28

Osteocytes

Question 29

Name the 3 types of blood cells.

Answer 29

1) Erythrocytes 2) Leukocytes 3) Platelets

Question 30

The elongated cells of muscular tissue are called...

Answer 30

Muscle fibers

Question 31

Name the 3 types of muscular tissue.

Answer 31

1) Skeletal 2) Smooth 3) Cardiac

Question 32

Skeletal muscle is { }, { }, & { }.

Answer 32

Striated, voluntary, & multi-nucleated

Question 33

Smooth muscle is { } & { }.

Answer 33

Non-striated & involuntary

Question 34

Cardiac muscle is { } & { }.

Answer 34

Striated & involuntary

Question 35

Name 3 locations you'd find nervous tissue.

Answer 35

1) Brain 2) Spinal cord 3) Peripheral nerves

Question 36

These are the excitable cells that conduct action potentials to other cells.

Answer 36

What are neurons?

Question 37

These cells provide support and protect the neuron.

Answer 37

What is neuroglial?

Question 38

Name the tissue (HINT: blueberry pancakes)

Answer 38

Simple squamous epithelium

Question 39

Name this tissue.

Answer 39

Stratified squamous epithelium

Question 40

Name this tissue (HINT: blackheads & ingrown hairs after shaving)

Answer 40

Simple cuboidal epithelium

Question 41

Name this tissue.

Answer 41

Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Question 42

Name this tissue (HINT: tadpoles in cotton candy)

Answer 42

Areolar loose connective

Question 43

Name this tissue (HINT: rock wall, marshmallows in a jar)

Answer 43

Adipose

Question 44

Name this tissue (HINT: black lightning, Anti-Venom from Spider-Man)

Answer 44

Reticular connective

Question 45

Name this tissue (HINT: purple 360 waves)

Answer 45

Dense regular connective

Question 46

Name this tissue (HINT: Nerds candy)

Answer 46

Hyaline cartilage

Question 47

Name this tissue (HINT: purple peas in a pod)

Answer 47

Fibrocartilage

Question 48

Name this tissue (HINT: AI-generated footprints)

Answer 48

Elastic cartilage

Question 49

Name this tissue (HINT: white tree rings)

Answer 49

Compact bone

Question 50

Name this tissue (HINT: Dippin' Dots)

Answer 50

Blood

Question 51

Name this tissue (HINT: purple vegan bacon or fish)

Answer 51

Skeletal muscle

Question 52

Name this tissue (HINT: tacky pink wall)

Answer 52

Smooth muscle

Question 53

Name this tissue (HINT: has intercalated discs)

Answer 53

Cardiac muscle

Question 54

Name this tissue (HINT: pink bubble gum)

Answer 54

Nervous