Tissue Level l
This type of tissue covers body surfaces and lines cavities.
What is epithelial tissue?
This tissue type contains blood, bone and cartilage
What is connective tissue?
This pigment determines skin color and helps protect against UV radiation.
What is melanin?
This pigment protects against UV radiation
What is melanin?
This type of bone cell breaks down bone tissue
What is an osteoclast?
Body fat that stores energy, insulates the body, and cushions organs
What is adipose tissue?
This epithelial tissue appears stratified but is actually a single layer
What is pseudostratified columnar epithelium?
This epidermal layer is only present in thick skin such as the palms and soles.
What is stratum lucidum?
This cell in the skin is known to aid with immunity
What is langerhans cells?
This region of a long bone contains red bone marrow and is the site of hematopoiesis
What is epiphysis?
An embryonic connective tissue
What is mesenchyme?
These cells secrete mucus
What are goblet cells?
A condition where a person is born with no skin pigment
What is albinism?
These cells are the most common cells in the epidermis
What are keratinocytes?
This is also known as a growth plate
What is epiphyseal plate?
This type of cartilage contains abundant elastic fibers and is found in the external ear.
What is elastic cartilage?
This tissue type lines the bladder
What is transitional epithelium?
This gland secretes an oily substance that helps prevent hair and skin from drying out
What is sebaceous gland?
An autoimmune condition causing rapid turnover of skin cells (6-10 days)
What is psoriasis?
This type of fracture is characterized by an incomplete break, common in children due to flexible bones.
What is a greenstick fracture?
This is the embryonic germ layer that forms the nervous system and the skin
What is the ectoderm?
Hair-like appendages that help move structures along surfaces
What is cilia?
The epidermis layers from the outermost to the innermost layer.
What is Stratum corneum, Stratum lucidum, Stratum granulosum, Stratum spinosum, Stratum ?
This layer of the epidermis is where mitosis primarily occurs
What is stratum basale?
The fibrous membrane covering the outer surface of the bone
What is periosteum?