Epithelial Tissue
Covers the surface of the body & lines internal organs and forms many glands
What is Epithelial Tissue?
Bone, Fat/Adipose & Blood cells
What are the 3 major types of Connective Tissue?
Can contract to provide movement
Cuboidal, Columnar, Squamous
What are the 3 basic shapes of Epithelial cells?
It is a hard and rigid type of connective tissue that is composed of living cells and protein fibers that are surrounded by calcium deposits.
What is Bone Connective Tissue?
A type of muscle tissue that is responsible for voluntary movements such as walking, biking or typing.
Groups of cells that work together to perform a single function.
What are tissues?
Epithelial Tissue that is one-cell thick
It is loose connective tissue that is found beneath the skin, around the organs and in yellow bone marrow.
What is Adipose or Fat connective tissue?
This muscle tissue is not under voluntary control and its cells are connected by gap junctions that allow the muscle cells to contract simultaneously.
What is Cardiac muscle tissue?
Epithelial tissue is characterized by the ______ of its cells and the ____ of layers that is composed of?
shape and number
All Epithelial cells rest on 'scaffolding' that provides a platform for cells to grow and regenerate.
What is the Basement Membrane?
Contains hemoglobin and carries oxygen to cells in the body.
What are red blood cells?
This type of muscle tissue is not under voluntary control and helps to move substances throughout the body. The cells have one nucleus and are not striated.
What is smooth muscle tissue?
Provides energy, protective padding around organs and helps to insulate the body.
What is Adipose or Fat tissue?
Epithelium protects the body from toxins, pathogens & trauma.
It makes up glands.
helps to regulate the exchange of substances in the body.
It helps our senses.
Another type of connective tissue that is less rigid than bones and is found at joints, our ears and nose.
What is Cartilage?
The cells of this muscle tissue are large, multinucleated and have striations.
What is Skeletal muscle tissue?
Connects Muscle to Bone
What are Tendons?