Epithelial cells rest on this
Basement Membrane
Tissue that has an extracellular matrix and appears to be ossified
What is bone tissue?
A defining characteristic of skeletal muscle tissue
What are striated, multinucleate, many mitochondria?
What is nervous tissue?
What is bone tissue?
Functions of epithelial tissue
What are protection, absorption, filtration, and secretion?
Connective tissue is responsible for holding organs in place
A defining characteristic of smooth muscle tissue
What are no striations, one nucleus, spindle-shaped?
Nervous tissue
What is a tissue that has cells with long, thin projections to enable the transmission of electrochemical impulses?
What is skeletal muscle tissue?
This tissue is highly stretchable, lies on a basement membrane, and is stratified
Transitional Epithelium (Tissue lining the bladder)
Fat tissue
What is adipose tissue?
A defining characteristic of cardiac muscle tissue
What are striations, one nucleus, intercalated discs?
Supporting cells that insulate, support, and protect neurons
What are neuroglia?
What is adipose tissue?
Endocrine glands
What are glands, such as the thyroid, that secrete their contents directly into the blood system?
Characteristics of ALL connective tissues
What are living cells surrounded by a matrix and an extracellular matrix made of ground substances and fibers?
What is smooth muscle tissue?
Basic unit of all living things
What is a cell?
What is areolar connective tissue?
Layers and cell shape
How is epithelial tissue classified?
Components of the extracellular matrix of connective tissue
Collagen, elastin, and fibrin
What is cardiac muscle tissue?
What is simple columnar epithelium?
What is pseudostratified columnar epithelium?