Histology
What are the 3 cell shapes?
Squamous, Cuboidal, Columnar
Where are stratified, cuboidal, and columnar epithelia found?
In the glands
pseudostratified
What is the apical surface?
borders open space
Simple means? (in relation to tissue)
1 layer
Where are keratinized stratified squamous epithelium found?
epidermis
What do goblet cells do?
secrete mucus
where is the basal surface?
next to underlying connective tissue
Stratified means? (in relations to tissue)
2+ layers
Where are non keratinized sse found?
Esophagus
What are the 3 types of fibers
collagen, elastic, reticular
Describe cardiac muscle and its function
branching, striated, generally uninucleate cells; contracts, propels blood, involuntary control
What is an example of a simple cuboidal epithelium?
Renal (kidney) tubules
Where is simple squamous found? Where is Transitional found?
Alveoli; Urinary bladder
What are the 3 main muscle tissues?
skeletal, smooth, cardiac
describe a skeletal muscle and its function
long, cylindrical, multinucleate cells, obvious striations; voluntary movement
What is an example of simple columnar elithelium?
Small intestine and gallbladder
Where are ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium found?
What is the function of fibrocartilage?
resist compression, prevents bone to bone contact
describe smooth muscle and its function
spindle shapes, central nuclei, no striations, cells arranged closely to form sheets; propels substances or objects along internal passageways, involuntary