Name
Function
Location
Structure
Subtype
100
Simple Squamous Epithelium
100
Simple Squamous Epithelium Function
allows for rapid diffusion and filtration; secretion in serous membranes
- forms the lining of the air sacs of the lung bc it allows for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and inhaled air
100
Simple Squamous Epithelium Location
Air sacs in the lungs (alveoli)
lining of lumen of blood vessels and lymph vessels (endothelium)
serous membranes (mesothelium)
100
Simple Squamous Epithelium Stucture
Single layer of thin, flat cells
100
Subtypes of muscle tissue
Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth
200
elastic cartilage connective tissue
200
Ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium function
- Protection
- Secretion of mucin and movement of mucus along apical surface of epithelium by cilia
200
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium Location
Lining of kidney tubules
Surface of ovary
Regions and ducts of most exocrine glands
200
Location of Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
epidermis of skin
200
Subtypes of the nervous tissue
none
300
Keratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium
300
Maintains shape while permitting extensive flexibility
Elastic Cartilage
300
Location: Intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis, menisci of knee joints
Fibrocartilage
300
Fibroblasts squeezed between densely packed, parallel arrays of collagen fibers; scarce ground substance, limited blood vessels
Dense Regular Connective Tissue
300
What are the subtypes of epithelial tissue?
Simple Epithelium (simple squamous, simple cuboidal, simple columnar), Stratified Epithelium (stratified squamous, stratified cuboidal, stratified columnar, transitional)
400
Bone
400
Function: Protection and secretion
Stratified Columnar Epithelium
Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium
400
Location: Lining of urinary bladder, ureters, and part of urethra
Transitional Epithelium
400
Structure: stellate or spindle-shaped; ground substance is a viscous fluid with some immature protein fibers
Mesenchyme Embryonic Connective Tissue
400
What are the subtypes of Connective Tissue?
Connective Tissue Proper Loose (areolar, adipose, reticular)
Dense (regular, irregular, elastic)
Supporting CT Cartilage (hyaline, elastic fibrocartilage)
Bone Fluid (blood, lymph)
500
Transitional Epithelium
500
Function: Protection of underlying tissue from abrasion
Keratinized and Nonkeratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium
500
Lining of the larger bronchioles of the lungs and the uterine tubes
Ciliated Simple Columnar Epithelium
500
Structure: two or more layers of cells, cells at the apical surface are taller than they are wide
Stratified Columnar Epithelium
500
Included within simple epithelium
simple squamous
simple cuboidal
simple columnar