Epithelial Tissue
Connective Tissue
Muscle & Nervous Tissue
Epithelial & Connective Part 2
Miscellaneous
100

What is the difference between simple and stratified epithelium?

Simple epithelium has one layer of cells, and stratified epithelium has more than one layer of cells

100

What are connective tissues mostly composed of?

Extracellular matrix

(Ground substance and fibers)

100

Name the types of nervous tissue

Neurons

Neuroglia

100

What are the two types of glands?

Exocrine

Endocrine

100

Which types of muscle tissue are involuntary?

Cardiac

Smooth

200

What structures do all epithelial tissues share?

Free surface

Basal surface

Basement membrane

200

List the types of loose and dense connective tissues

Loose: areolar, adipose, reticular

Dense: regular, irregular, elastic

200
List the types of muscle tissue and where they are found in the body

Smooth: walls of stomach, uterus, intestines, bladder, arteries, veins, & eyes

Cardiac: heart muscle

Skeletal: bones of skeleton

200

What are the functions of connective tissues?

To support and bind other tissues together

200

Which type of tissue changes its appearance as it stretches & is found in the bladder?

Transitional epithelium

300

What type of epithelial tissue is pictured?

Simple squamous epithelium

300
List the function of adipose tissue.

Store fats/oils to provide insulation and nutrients to other cells

300

What is the function of the two types of nervous tissue?

Neurons: send electrical impulses

Neuroglia: provide support and nutrition to neurons

300

What is the type of tissue pictured?

Stratified cuboidal epithelium

300

What does "avascular" mean? Which category of major tissues is avascular?

Avascular= no blood vessels

Epithelial tissues are avascular

400

What type of epithelial tissue is pictured?

Pseudostratified

400

What are lacuna? What type of connective tissue are these found in?

Spaces for cells

Found in cartilage

400

What does it mean to be "striated?" Which tissues have striations?

To have lines or bands

Skeletal and cardiac

400

What is the difference between irregular and regular connective tissue?

Regular: Collagen fibers arranged in one direction

Irregular: Collagen fibers arranged in many directions

400

What is the name of the cells that secret mucus?

Goblet cells

500

Name the types of exocrine glands

Merocrine

Apocrine

Holocrine

500

What are the types of blood cells and what is their function?

Red Blood Cells: carry oxygen throughout the body

White Blood Cells: provide immune response

500

List and provide the location of the 3 types of cartilage

Hyaline: bridge of nose, ribs

Elastic: Tip of nose, outer ear

Fibrocartilage: in between vertebrae (discs)

500

What is the name of the cells that form bone tissue?

Osteocytes

500

In which type of gland does the entire cell rupture and spill products into the duct?

Holocrine

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