Types of Tissues
Epithelial
General Features of Ep. Tissue
Connective
100
Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous.
What are the four basic types of tissues?
100
These are the two general types of epithelium.
What are covering and lining epithelium?
100
This is an extracellular structure composed mostly of fibers.
What is the basement membrane?
100
Binds together, supports, and strengthens other body tissues.
What is a function of connective tissue?
200
This is a group of similar cells that function together to carry out specialized activities.
What is a tissue?
200
This means having no blood vessels.
What is avascular?
200
Lies between the epithelium and underlying connective tissue.
What is the location of the basement membrane?
200
Fibroblasts, macrophages, mast cells, and adipocytes.
What are types of connective tissue cells?
300
This tissue is responsible for covering body surfaces.
What is epithelial?
300
Squamous, Cuboidal, Columnar, and Transitional.
What are the four basic shapes of epithelium?
300
Respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems.
What are the organs protected by epithelium?
300
Fibers and ground substance.
What are the components of connective tissue?
400
This is the science that deals with the study of tissues.
What is Histology?
400
A free surface that epithelial cells have.
What is an apical surfaces?
400
The responsibility of diffusion between epithelium and connective tissue.
What is the exchange of materials?
400
A family of more than 200 disorders that affect connective tissues.
What is heritable disorders of connective tissue?
500
This is the scientist who specializes in laboratory studies of cells and tissues to help physicians make accurate diagnosis.
The scientist who specializes in laboratory studies of cells and tissues to help physicians make accurate diagnosis. What is pathologist?
500
Apical Surface, Lateral Surface, and Basal Surface
What are the three surfaces of epithelial cells?
500
This is the deepest layer of cells. What is the basal layer?
What is the basal layer?
500
These are responsible for synthesis the fibers and matrix of connective tissue proper.
What is fibroblasts?
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