epithelial basics
These cells are found on body surfaces and lining organs.
What are epithelial cells?
These thin cells allow diffusion and are found in lungs and vessels.
What are simple squamous cells?
This tissue type has scattered cells and lots of matrix.
What is connective tissue?
This voluntary muscle attaches to bones.
What is skeletal muscle?
This tissue sends signals and is found in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
What is nervous tissue?
This is the top surface of an epithelial cell; this is the bottom.
What are the apical and basal membranes?
These layered cells protect areas like the skin and mouth.
What are stratified squamous cells?
These cells secrete matrix: fibroblasts, chondroblasts, and osteoblasts.
What are the names of the cells that secrete into the matrix?
This muscle pumps blood and is found only in the heart.
What is cardiac muscle?
These are the main cells of nervous tissue.
What are neurons?
This word describes how epithelial cells replace themselves quickly.
What is regeneration?
These cube‑shaped cells absorb and secrete in kidneys and glands.
What are simple cuboidal cells?
These are the three fibers found in connective tissue.
What are collagen, elastic, and reticular fibers?
This muscle moves organs like the stomach automatically.
What is smooth muscle?
This describes how well nervous tissue repairs itself.
What is limited regeneration?
This type of section cuts across a structure; this type cuts lengthwise.
What are cross and longitudinal sections?
These cells protect ducts like sweat and mammary glands.
What are stratified cuboidal cells?
Areolar, adipose, and reticular are this type of connective tissue.
What is loose connective tissue?
This muscle type regenerates well; this one does not.
What are smooth muscle and cardiac muscle?
This part of the nervous system can repair slightly better than the brain.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
This is the difference between simple and stratified epithelium.
What is one layer vs many layers?
These stretchy cells line the bladder.
What is transitional epithelium?
Blood is classified as this because it has cells and matrix.
What is connective tissue?
This muscle type regenerates a little but not fully.
What is skeletal muscle?
These helper cells support and protect neurons.
What are glial cells?