Epithelial Tissue
Epithelial tissues cover what?
the outside of organs and structures in the body
Connective tissues are made up of?
a matrix consisting of living cells and a nonliving substance.
What cells make the matrix and fibers of cartilage?
chondrocytes
What are the four types of tissues?
epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous.
Epithelia composed of a single layer of cells is called?
Simple epithelia
The nonliving substance in connective tissues are?
Chondrocytes are found in spaces within the tissue called?
lacunae
When tissues combine, what do they form?
Organs
Epithelial tissue composed of multiple layers is called?
Stratified epithelia
The matrix in connective tissues gives the tissue its
Density
Which type of cartilage has a large amount of elastic fibers?
Elastic
What cells contain mucus that traps irritants.
Goblet
Characteristics of squamous epithelial cells
round, flat, and have a small, centrally located nucleus
When a connective tissue has a high concentration of cells or fibers, it has proportionally a lower
Dense matrix
What is a connective tissue that has a large amount of two different types of matrix material.
Bone
What cells appear only in the urinary system.
Transitional or uroepithelial
Characteristics of cuboidal epithelial cells?
cube-shaped with a single, central nucleus
Loose connective tissue is also called
areolar connective tissue.
What bone is found in the shaft of a long bone and the surface of the flat bones?
Compact
What is pseudostratified, columnar epithelia?
When the nuclei are arranged at different levels in the layer of cells, making it appear as though there is more than one layer,