Epithelial Experts
What type of tissue covers and lines other tissues and can protect, absorb, filter, secrete and excrete substances?
Epithelial Tissue
What are the 3 types of connective tissue fibers?
Collagen, reticular, and elastic
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
Skeletal, Smooth, and Cardiac
This tissue is the most common type of cartilage and is found at the ends of long bones and in the tracheal rings.
Hyaline cartilage
What is the body's initial response to tissue injury?
Inflammation
What are the two surfaces of an epithelial cell called?
Apical and Basal surfaces
Which type of connective tissue fiber is strong and commonly found in tendons and ligaments?
Collagen fibers
Which type of muscle is striated and voluntary?
Skeletal muscle
This type of cartilage contains elastic fibers and can withstand repeated bending. It is found in the pinna of animal ears.
Elastic cartilage
Name two classic visible signs of inflammation.
Redness, swelling, heat, tenderness
An epithelial tissue has only one layer of cells. What classification would you give it?
Simple epithelium
Which connective tissue is also known as fat and functions as an energy storehouse and thermal insulator?
Adipose tissue
Which type of muscle is non-striated, involuntary, and is responsible for movements such as peristalsis?
Smooth muscle
This type of cartilage is found between the vertebrae and in the knee joint.
Fibrocartilage
True or false: Inflammation always means that an infection is present.
False
This epithelial specialization consists of finger-like projections that increase surface area for absorption and secretion.
Microvilli
A dog has injured a tendon. Which type of connective tissue makes up most of the tendon, and in what direction is it particularly strong?
Dense regular connective tissue, it is very strong in one direction.
A veterinarian is discussing the lining of a dog's abdominal cavity and the outer surface of abdominal organs. What type of membrane is being described?
Serous membrane
This tissue is the hardest most rigid type of connective tissue. It is well vascularized and serves as a calcium reserve.
Bone
A surgical incision has edges that are held closely together. The wound heals without significant granulation tissue formation and with minimal scarring. What type of wound healing is this?
First intention
A tissue sample form the urinary bladder must be able to stretch as the bladder fills while remaining relatively leak-proof. What type of epithelium would you expect to find?
Transitional epithelium
What is another name for cartilage?
Gristle
A dog has inflammation affecting a joint. The veterinarian is concerned about the membrane responsible for producing the fluid within the joint space. What membrane is involved, and what does it produce?
Synovial membrane, it produces synovial fluid.
A histology slide shows a tissue with nuclei appearing at different levels. Some cells do not reach the luminal surface. The tissue is commonly found in the respiratory tract. What is it?
Pseudostratified epithelium
A dog has a large open wound with edges that cannot be brought together. Granulation tissue develops to fill the gap, and significant scarring occurs. What type of healing is occurring?
Second intention healing