Tissues
Epithelial Tissues
Connective Tissues
Even more connective tissues!
Muscle and Nervous Tissues
100
The four major types of tissues
What is epithelial, connective, muscle and nervous tissues?
100
Two types of layering that can occur in epithelial tissue
What is simple and stratified?
100
The three major types of cartilage found in the human body
What is hyaline, elastic and fibrocartilage?
100
These cells are a distinguishing characteristic of adipose tissue
What are adipocytes?
100
The only type of muscle tissue that is under voluntary control
What is skeletal muscle?
200
The type of tissue that always has a free surface
What is epithelial tissue?
200
One of the major characteristics of all epithelial tissues (3 possible answers)
What is a free surface/ basement membrane/ avascular?
200
This type of connective tissue provides energy, cushioning and insulation for the human body
What is adipose (fat) tissue?
200
Another name for cartilage cells
What are chondrocytes?
200
This type of muscle tissue is only found in the heart
What is cardiac muscle?
300
The type of tissue that can contract and produce movement
What is muscle tissue?
300
This type of layering is characteristic of epithelial tissue found in areas where secretion, absorption and diffusion occur
What is simple epithelium?
300
Another name for bone cells
What is osteocytes?
300
This type of connective tissue has a poor blood supply and therefore is slow to heal (2 answers possible)
What is cartilage or dense connective tissue?
300
This is the only type of muscle tissue that does not have striations
What is smooth muscle?
400
The type of tissue that fills spaces between organs and provides structural support
What is connective tissue?
400
This specific type of epithelial tissue is found in the lining of the bladder and the cells have the ability to expand and contract
What is transistional epithelium?
400
The THREE formed elements in blood
What are red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets?
400
This type of protein fiber stretches easily and then resumes its original shape
What is elastic fibers?
400
This is the most common (numerous) cell in nervous tissue
What are neuroglial cells?
500
Cells that produce collagen, elastic or reticular fibers
What are fibroblasts?
500
This specific type of epithelium is found in the lining of the trachea in the respiratory system and its cilia help to move mucus
What is pseudostratified columnar epithelium?
500
The most common protein fiber in the human body; has great tensile strength and makes up tendons and ligaments
What is collagen?
500
This type of connective tissue functions as a shock absorber; one of the major areas its found is in between the vertebrae of the spine
What is fibrocartilage?
500
These cells are capable of conducting electrical impulses
What are neurons?
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