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
What are connective tissues mostly composed of?
Extracellular matrix
(Ground substance and fibers)
Name the types of nervous tissue
Neurons
Neuroglia
What are the two types of glands?
Exocrine
Endocrine
Which types of muscle tissue are involuntary?
Cardiac
Smooth
What structures do all epithelial tissues share?
Free surface
Basal surface
Basement membrane
List the types of loose and dense connective tissues
Loose: areolar, adipose, reticular
Dense: regular, irregular, elastic
Smooth: walls of stomach, uterus, intestines, bladder, arteries, veins, & eyes
Cardiac: heart muscle
Skeletal: bones of skeleton
What are the functions of connective tissues?
To support and bind other tissues together
Which type of tissue changes its appearance as it stretches & is found in the bladder?
Transitional epithelium
What type of epithelial tissue is pictured?
Simple squamous epithelium
Store fats/oils to provide insulation and nutrients to other cells
What is the function of the two types of nervous tissue?
Neurons: send electrical impulses
Neuroglia: provide support and nutrition to neurons
What is the type of tissue pictured?
Stratified cuboidal epithelium
What does "avascular" mean? Which category of major tissues is avascular?
Avascular= no blood vessels
Epithelial tissues are avascular
What type of epithelial tissue is pictured?
Pseudostratified
What are lacuna? What type of connective tissue are these found in?
Spaces for cells
Found in cartilage
What does it mean to be "striated?" Which tissues have striations?
To have lines or bands
Skeletal and cardiac
What is the difference between irregular and regular connective tissue?
Regular: Collagen fibers arranged in one direction
Irregular: Collagen fibers arranged in many directions
What is the name of the cells that secret mucus?
Goblet cells
Name the types of exocrine glands
Merocrine
Apocrine
Holocrine
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
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)
What is the name of the cells that form bone tissue?
Osteocytes
In which type of gland does the entire cell rupture and spill products into the duct?
Holocrine