Epithelial
What are the 2 ways to classify epithelial tissue?
cell shape and number of layers
How many classes of connective tissue are there?
4 - connective tissue proper, cartilage, bone, and blood
Which type of muscle tissue is striated, branched and contracts involuntarily?
cardiac muscle tissue
Where in the body is nervous tissue found?
brain, spinal cord, nerves
Using your knowledge of root words - what root means cell?
cyte
Name 3 functions of epithelial tissue.
secretion, absorption, filtration, diffusion, protection
What are the 3 types of fibers found in connective tissue?
collagen, elastic, reticular
Which type of muscle tissue contains cells that are multinucleated?
skeletal muscle tissue
What are the 2 cell types found in nervous tissue?
neurons and neuroglia (support cells)
Which type of tissue holds skin (epithelial) to the skeletal muscle beneath?
areolar tissue
Which type of epithelial tissue is found lining the upper respiratory tract?
pseudostratified epitelial tissue
Name 3 functions of connective tissue.
binds, supports, protects, insulates, transports
Where would smooth muscle tissue be found?
lining the insides of some hollow organs (stomach, intestines, blood vessels)
What is the main function of nervous tissue?
regulates and controls body functions
Which type of gland secretes substances like oil, sweat, enzymes onto a surface?
exocrine
Which type of epithelial tissue makes up the lining of much of the digestive tract?
Which type of connective tissue supports the spleen and lymph nodes?
reticular
What is the term for a muscle cell?
muscle fiber
What are the functions of the support cells found in nervous tissue?
Which type of tissue contains mineral salts and cells are arranged around a central canal?
bone
Which type of cell, found in epithelial tissue, produces and secretes mucus?
goblet cell
Which type of connective tissue is found in between vertebrae?
fibrocartilage
What type of cell junctions connect cells in cardiac muscle tissue?
intercalated discs
What type of signals are transmitted through nervous tissue?
electrical signals
Which tissue category is avascular, highly regenerative, has cells connected to form sheets, and has two surfaces that are polar?
epithelial