Types of tissue
Describe simple squamous tissue
one layer and flat
Simple squamous
lungs and blood vessels
Simple squamous
thin to allow for diffusion
What does medial mean
Toward the midline of the body.
Buccal
Cheek region
Describe Simple cuboidal
one layer of cells and cube like
Simple cuboidal
found in the walls of glands and kidney
Simple columnar
absorption and secretion of mucus
What does inferior mean?
Below or toward the feet.
Tarsal
Ankle region
Simple columnar
one layer of cells tall and skinny
Stratified squamous
skin, mouth, esophagus, female urethra
Simple cuboidal
secretion and absorption
What does distal mean
Farther from the trunk or point of attachment.
Thoracic
Chest region
Stratified columnar
two or more layers tall and skinny
Transitional
Urinary organs
Stratified squamous
protection from abrasion
Patellar
The front of the knee
What does anterior mean?
Toward the front of the body.
Stratified cuboidal
two or more layers cube like
Pseudostratified Columnar
trachea and fallopian tubes
Transitional
Stretches to allow urine to stretch the bladder
pedul
Foot region
Carpal
Wrist region