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Define tissue.
Define tissue.
Groups of cells that are similar in structure and function. There are four primary tissue types: epithelium, connective, nervous, and muscle.
What lines body cavities and covers the body's external surface?
What lines body cavities and covers the body's external surface?
Epithelium
What type of tissue pumps blood and allows one to swing a bat?
What type of tissue pumps blood and allows one to swing a bat?
Muscle
What tissue transmits electrical signals?
What tissue transmits electrical signals?
What type of tissue anchors, packages, and supports body organs?
What type of tissue anchors, packages, and supports body organs?
Epithelial cells may absorb, secrete, and filter.
Epithelial cells may absorb, secrete, and filter.
What is the most involved tissue in regulating and controlling body functions?
What is the most involved tissue in regulating and controlling body functions?
What is the major function of muscle tissue?
What is the major function of muscle tissue?
Which type of tissue synthesizes hormones?
Which type of tissue synthesizes hormones?
Which tissue includes non-living extracellular matrix?
Which tissue includes non-living extracellular matrix?
What is the most widespread tissue in the body?
What is the most widespread tissue in the body?
What type of epithelium forms nerves and the brain?
What type of epithelium forms nerves and the brain?
How are epithelial tissues classified?
How are epithelial tissues classified?
Which type of epithelium is removed with a buccal swab?
Which type of epithelium is removed with a buccal swab?
Explain why a buccal swab procedure shouldn't cause bleeding.
Explain why a buccal swab procedure shouldn't cause bleeding.
List five major functions of epithelium in the body.
List five major functions of epithelium in the body.
How does the function of stratified epithelia differ from the function of simple epithelia?
How does the function of stratified epithelia differ from the function of simple epithelia?
Where is ciliated epithelium found and what role does it play?
Where is ciliated epithelium found and what role does it play?
How does transitional epithelium differ structurally from other stratified squamous epithelia?
How does transitional epithelium differ structurally from other stratified squamous epithelia?
How do endocrine and exocrine glands differ in structure and function?
How do endocrine and exocrine glands differ in structure and function?
What lines the esophagus?
What lines the esophagus?
What lines the stomach?
What lines the stomach?
What characterizes the alveolar sacs of lungs?
What characterizes the alveolar sacs of lungs?
What characterizes the tubules of the kidney?
What characterizes the tubules of the kidney?
What lines the trachea?
What lines the trachea?
What lines the bladder and allows for changes in shape?
What lines the bladder and allows for changes in shape?
What forms the thin serous membranes?
What forms the thin serous membranes?
List three general characteristics of connective tissue.
List three general characteristics of connective tissue.
What functions are performed by connective tissue?
What functions are performed by connective tissue?
How are the functions of connective tissue reflected in its structure?
How are the functions of connective tissue reflected in its structure?
What attaches bones to bones and muscles to bones?
What attaches bones to bones and muscles to bones?
What type of connective tissue insulates against heat loss?
What type of connective tissue insulates against heat loss?
What is the dermis of the skin composed of?
What is the dermis of the skin composed of?
What makes up the intervertebral discs?
What makes up the intervertebral discs?
What composes basement membranes?
What composes basement membranes?
What forms the larynx and the costal cartilages of the ribs?
What forms the larynx and the costal cartilages of the ribs?
What type of connective tissue provides a flexible framework for the external ear?
What type of connective tissue provides a flexible framework for the external ear?
What is the matrix hard owing to calcium salts and provides levers for muscles?
What is the matrix hard owing to calcium salts and provides levers for muscles?
What makes up the walls of large arteries?
What makes up the walls of large arteries?
Why do adipose cells remind people of a signet ring?
Why do adipose cells remind people of a signet ring?
What two physiological characteristics are highly developed in neurons?
What two physiological characteristics are highly developed in neurons?
In what ways are neurons similar to other cells?
In what ways are neurons similar to other cells?
How are neurons structurally different from other cells?
How are neurons structurally different from other cells?
Describe how the unique structure of a neuron relates to its function in the body.
Describe how the unique structure of a neuron relates to its function in the body.
Skeletal muscle tissue is involuntarily controlled.
Skeletal muscle tissue is involuntarily controlled.
Which muscle type is involuntarily controlled?
Which muscle type is involuntarily controlled?
Which muscle types are striated?
Which muscle types are striated?
What muscle type has a single nucleus in each cell?
What muscle type has a single nucleus in each cell?
Which muscle type has several nuclei per cell?
Which muscle type has several nuclei per cell?
What type of muscle is found attached to bones?
What type of muscle is found attached to bones?
What muscle type allows you to direct your eyeballs?
What muscle type allows you to direct your eyeballs?
Which muscle type is found in the walls of the stomach, uterus, and arteries?
Which muscle type is found in the walls of the stomach, uterus, and arteries?
What muscle type contains spindle-shaped cells?
What muscle type contains spindle-shaped cells?
What muscle type contains branching cylindrical cells?
What muscle type contains branching cylindrical cells?
What muscle type contains long, non-branching cylindrical cells?
What muscle type contains long, non-branching cylindrical cells?
Cardiac muscle has intercalated discs.
Cardiac muscle has intercalated discs.
What type of muscle is concerned with locomotion of the body as a whole?
What type of muscle is concerned with locomotion of the body as a whole?
What muscle type changes the internal volume of an organ as it contracts?
What muscle type changes the internal volume of an organ as it contracts?
What tissue is known as the tissue of the heart?
What tissue is known as the tissue of the heart?
Study Notes
Tissue Definition and Types
- Tissue consists of groups of similar cells that share structure and function.
- Four primary tissue types: epithelium, connective, nervous, and muscle.
- Each tissue type has unique structures and functions.
Epithelium
- Lines body cavities and covers external surfaces.
- Functions include absorption, secretion, filtration, and sensory reception.
- Cells are polarized with a free apical surface and a basal surface.
- Avascular but innervated; relies on underlying connective tissue for nutrients.
- Can regenerate if well nourished.
- Classified by arrangement (simple, stratified) and cell shape (squamous, cuboidal, columnar).
- Types include stratified squamous epithelium (esophagus lining) and simple columnar epithelium (stomach lining).
Muscle Tissue
- Responsible for movement: pumps blood, flushes urine, enables bodily movements.
- Major function is contraction.
- Types include skeletal muscle (voluntary control, striated) and cardiac muscle (involuntary control, striated).
Nervous Tissue
- Transmits electrical signals; involved in regulating and controlling body functions.
- Structures include neurons and glial cells.
- Key characteristics: excitability (responding to stimuli) and conductivity (transmitting signals).
Connective Tissue
- Primarily provides support, anchors, and packages organs; includes a diverse range of types.
- Contains a non-living extracellular matrix that varies in composition and amount.
- Well-vascularized except for few (e.g., cartilage, tendons).
- Supports, binds, and protects other tissues.
Specific Connective Tissues
- Adipose connective tissue insulates against heat loss.
- Dense regular connective tissue attaches bones to bones and muscles to bones.
- Hyaline cartilage provides flexible support, found in structures like the larynx, rib costal cartilages, and embryonic skeleton.
- Elastic connective tissue comprises walls of large arteries.
Epithelial Characteristics
- Features of epithelial tissues: specialized contacts (tight junctions), supported by connective tissue, and high regenerating capacity.
- Transitional epithelium, found in the bladder, can stretch and maintain integrity.
Glandular Epithelium
- Endocrine glands: ductless, secrete hormones into extracellular fluid/blood.
- Exocrine glands: have ducts, secrete substances to membrane surfaces (perspiration, digestive enzymes).
Unique Features of Cell Types
- Neurons possess long processes (axons/dendrites) useful for impulse conduction over distance.
- Cardiac muscle contains branching cylindrical cells with intercalated discs enabling coordinated contraction.
- Skeletal muscle features long, non-branching cylindrical cells, typically under voluntary control.
Summary for Quick Revision
- Epithelial tissues are protective, absorptive, and secretory.
- Muscle tissues are classified based on control and striation.
- Nervous tissue functions in signal transmission and regulation.
- Connective tissues vary widely, characterized by their matrix and vasculature.
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Test your knowledge on the classification of tissues with this A & P Lab Quiz. It covers the four primary tissue types, their structures, and functions. Perfect for students looking to reinforce their understanding of anatomy and physiology.
