Intro to Histology
The study of tissues and how they form organs.
What is histology?
This tissue type forms sheets that cover body surfaces and line cavities.
What is epithelial tissue
The most abundant tissue type in the human body
What is connective tissue?
The function of this tissue is movement.
What is muscle tissue?
The function of this tissue is to provide control and communication throughout the body.
What is nervous tissue?
The primary tool used to study histology
What is a microscope?
One of the main functions of this tissue is protection.
What is epithelial tissue?
The main function of this tissue is support.
What is connective tissue?
These two types of muscle tissue are considered involuntary.
What are cardiac and smooth muscle?
The two types of cells found in nervous tissue.
What are neurons and glial cells?
The four main types of tissue found in the human body.
What are epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues?
This term describes epithelial tissue's lack of a direct blood supply.
What is avascular?
This type of connective tissue is a fluid that transports substances throughout the body.
What is blood?
This term describes the striped appearance of some muscle tissues, such as skeletal and cardiac.
What are striations?
These cells provide support, protection, and insulation for neurons.
What are glial cells?
This invention was a breakthrouhg becasue it made it possible to see individual cells and thier structures, like the nucleus.
The two ways epithelial tissue is classified.
What are cell shape and number of layers?
The widely spaced cells of connective tissue are surrounded by this non-living material.
What is an extracellular matrix?
This type of muscle tissue is responsible for voluntary movements, like walking.
What is skeletal muscle?
The "listening end" of a neuron that collects signals from other cells.
What are dendrites?
In the hierarchy of living things, this is the level of organization that is more complex than cells but less complex than organs.
What are tissues?
A single layer of flattened, scale-like cells
What is simple squamous epithelium?
This type of connective tissue stores energy and provides insulation.
What is adipose (fat) tissue?
Found only in the heart, this type of muscle tissue has branched cells and is striated.
What is cardiac muscle?
The primary organs of the nervous tissue.
What are the brain, spinal cord, and nerves?