Tissue Types
What tissue type lines body surfaces and cavities?
Epithelial tissue.
What are the two major layers of the skin?
Epidermis and dermis.
Cell that produces melanin?
Melanocytes.
Main mineral stored in bone?
Calcium.
What is bone formation called?
Ossification.
Which connective tissue stores triglycerides?
Adipose tissue.
Which epidermal layer is responsible for new cell production?
Stratum basale.
Which cell acts as a touch receptor?
Merkel (tactile) cells.
What is the shaft of a long bone called?
Diaphysis.
What type of ossification forms the flat bones of the skull?
Intramembranous ossification.
What type of cartilage covers the ends of long bones?
Hyaline cartilage.
What layer contains nerves, blood vessels, and glands?
The dermis.
What structure produces goosebumps?
Arrector pili muscles.
What type of bone tissue contains osteons?
Compact bone.
What structure allows bones to grow in length?
Epiphyseal plate.
Which muscle type is striated and voluntary?
Skeletal muscle.
What structure anchors the skin to underlying tissues?
Subcutaneous layer (hypodermis).
What gland is responsible for cooling the body?
Eccrine (merocrine) sweat gland.
What membrane lines the medullary cavity?
Endosteum.
Hormone that stimulates bone growth in childhood?
Growth hormone.
What nervous system cells support neurons and maintain the environment?
Neuroglia (glial cells).
Which region of the dermis forms fingerprints?
Papillary layer (dermal papillae).
Which skin cell type functions as an immune defender in the epidermis?
Dendritic (Langerhans) cells.
Which bone cells break down bone matrix?
Osteoclasts.
What process replaces cartilage with bone in long bones?
Endochondral ossification.