Epithelial
The term for an epithelial tissue consisting of only a single layer of cells
What is simple epithelium?
This suffix is added to cell types (like osteoblasts) to indicate they are responsible for creating the extracellular matrix .
What is -blasts?
This is the primary characteristic that defines all muscle tissue
What is the ability to contract?
This is the primary function of nervous tissue
What is the ability to conduct electrical impulses?
This is the term for the microscopic study of tissues
What is histology?
These cell connections act as an "impermeable" barrier, blocking the flow of fluids between epithelial cells
What are tight junctions?
This is the most abundant protein fiber found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue, providing strength and flexibility .
What is collagen?
These muscle cells are described as long and cylindrical with many peripherally located nuclei
What is skeletal muscle?
These are the two primary cell types that compose nervous tissue
What are neurons (conductive cells) and glial cells (support cells)?
This happens to connective tissues containing abundant collagen as people age
What is that they become less flexible and more fragile?
These are the three primary classifications of epithelial cells based on their shape
What are squamous, cuboidal, and columnar?
The primary structural difference between "dense regular" and "dense irregular" connective tissue .
What is the orientation of the protein fibers? (Regular is in one direction; Irregular is a meshwork of random directions).
These muscle cells are cylindrical and branching with a single, central nucleus, and are found in the heart
What is cardiac muscle?
These are the two specific cell processes that extend from a neuron
What are dendrites and axons?
This is the classification for cells that are capable of dividing and replacing damaged cells
What are labile cells?
This specialized type of stratified epithelium is found in the urinary bladder and can change shape from cuboidal to squamous when stretched
What is a holocrine gland?
This type of cartilage contains thick bundles of collagen and acts as a shock absorber in areas like intervertebral disks
What is fibrocartilage?
This type of muscle is nonstriated, involuntary, and forms the walls of hollow organs
What is smooth muscle?
This is the specific function of dendrites
What is to receive electrical impulses?
These cells, if destroyed, are usually replaced by a different cell type rather than being regenerated .
What are permanent cells?
This specialized type of stratified epithelium is found in the urinary bladder and can change shape from cuboidal to squamous when stretched .
What is transitional epithelium?
These are the two primary structural differences between spongy (cancellous) bone and compact bone .
What is the presence of trabeculae/porosity in spongy bone versus the concentric lamellae/central canals in compact bone?
This is the distinction between skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle in terms of voluntary vs. involuntary control
What is that skeletal muscle is voluntary, while cardiac muscle is involuntary?
While neurons are the conductive cells, this is the primary role of glial cells
What is to support the neurons?
This is the tissue that forms during the healing process and contributes to scars and wound contracture .
What is granulation tissue?