Epithelial
This is the primary function of epithelial tissue that forms the linings of organs & the outer layers of the skin.
What is protection?
This type of connective tissue has a solid, calcified matrix and is specialized for support and protection.
What is bone tissue?
The brain, spinal cord & nerves.
Where is nervous tissue mostly located?
Smooth, Cardiac and Skeletal.
What are the three categories of muscle tissue?
The shape of epithelial tissue is classified into these three categories:
What are squamous, cuboidal and columnar?
This strong, flexible protein fiber is the most abundant type in connective tissue, providing strength and structure.
What is collagen?
The two main types of cells in nervous tissue. One transmits signals and the other supports & protects.
What are neurons and glial cells?
The elongated, cylindrical cells that make up skeletal muscle tissue.
Muscle fibers/Myocytes.
This single layer of thin, flat cells is found in places like lung air sacs and blood vessel linings.
What is simple squamous epithelium?
Found in your nose and knee joints, this strong, flexible type of connective tissue lacks its own blood supply, making repair slow.
What is cartilage?
Rapid electrical signals that travel along nerve cells (neurons) to transmit information throughout the body.
What are nerve impulses?
A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by perimysium.
What is a fascicle?
This specialized epithelium, found exclusively in one organ system, can stretch and charge shape as an organ fills and empties.
What is transitional epithelium?
This type of connective tissue is found under skin and around organs, storing fat for energy and insulation.
What is adipose tissue?
This fatty substance produced by glial cells helps insulates axons to speed up electrical signal transmission.
What is myelin?
Found in organs like the stomach & intestines, this type of muscle tissue is involuntary and is the only one to lack striations.
What is smooth muscle?
What is keratin?
This liquid connective tissue has a matrix called plasma and transports gases, nutrients, and wastes.
What is blood?
The tiny gap between neurons where neurotransmitters cross to carry an impulse from one cell to the next.
What is a synapse?
This type of muscle tissue is only found in one organ and is characterized by being striated & involuntary.
What is cardiac muscle?