Epithelia
This refers to epithelia made up of stacked cells
Stratified
This is the fluid that surrounds cells and proteins in connective tissue
Ground Substance
This type of muscle has multiple nuclei and are shaped like rods
Skeletal
This is the cell that actually sends and receives signals
Neuron
This is a term for cell growth that increases the volume of a cell
Hypertrophy
This refers to epithelia made up of flattened cells
Squamous
This protein fiber can be referred to as our body's "steel cables"; helps to hold structure in most connective tissues
Collagen
This type of muscle surrounds our organs and has a tapered, squished diamond shape
smooth
This is part of the neuron that sends signals
Axon
This is a term that refers to cell shrinkage
Atrophy
This is an epithelia type that looks like stacked columnar cells; but it isn't
Pseudostratified
This type of connective tissue makes up our tendons and ligaments
Dense Regular
This type of muscle has numerous branches and is only found in one locations
cardiac
Dendrites
This is a term that refers to reversible chances in tissue
Blood vessels
This type of connective tissue is the material that most of our bones start out as when we are a fetus; glassy in appearance
Hyaline Cartilage
This is something cardiac and skeletal muscle have, but smooth muscle does not
Striations
This is a cell that helps support signal producing cells in nervous tissue
Glial
This is a term that refers to abnormal tissue growth
Neoplasia
Holocrine
This type connective tissue is most commonly associated with our lymphatic organs
Reticular
This structure is found in cardiac muscle, allowing for fast communication between cardiac muscle cells
Z-disc
This is a sheath that covers the axon of a neuron
myelin
This is a term that refers to tissue death
Necrosis