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What is tissue?
What is tissue?
Groups of cells that are similar in structure and function that come together to work as one functional unit.
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, flushes urine out of the body, and allows one to swing a bat?
What type of tissue pumps blood, flushes urine out of the body, and allows one to swing a bat?
Muscle
What transmits waves of excitation?
What transmits waves of excitation?
What type of cells may absorb, protect, or form a filtering membrane?
What type of cells may absorb, protect, or form a filtering membrane?
Which tissue is most involved in regulating and controlling body functions quickly?
Which tissue is most involved in regulating and controlling body functions quickly?
What is the major function of muscle tissue?
What is the major function of muscle tissue?
What type of tissue anchors and packages body organs?
What type of tissue anchors and packages body organs?
Where is ciliated epithelium found?
Where is ciliated epithelium found?
What role does ciliated epithelium play?
What role does ciliated epithelium play?
How does transitional epithelium differ structurally from other stratified squamous epithelia?
How does transitional epithelium differ structurally from other stratified squamous epithelia?
How does the structural difference of transitional epithelium support its function?
How does the structural difference of transitional epithelium support its function?
What type of epithelium is best suited for areas subject to friction?
What type of epithelium is best suited for areas subject to friction?
What type of epithelium is most suited for rapid diffusion?
What type of epithelium is most suited for rapid diffusion?
What type of epithelium lines tubules of the kidney?
What type of epithelium lines tubules of the kidney?
What type of epithelium lines much of the respiratory tract?
What type of epithelium lines much of the respiratory tract?
Which type of epithelium stretches?
Which type of epithelium stretches?
What type of epithelium lines the small and large intestines?
What type of epithelium lines the small and large intestines?
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 provides levers for your muscles to act on?
What provides levers for your muscles to act on?
What composes basement membranes and is a soft packaging tissue with a jellylike matrix?
What composes basement membranes and is a soft packaging tissue with a jellylike matrix?
What forms the larynx and the costal cartilages of the ribs?
What forms the larynx and the costal cartilages of the ribs?
What tissue forms a network that supports other cells?
What tissue forms a network that supports other cells?
What tissue insulates against heat loss and provides reserve fuel?
What tissue insulates against heat loss and provides reserve fuel?
In what way are nerve cells similar to other cells?
In what way are nerve cells similar to other cells?
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Study Notes
Tissue Overview
- Tissue consists of groups of similar cells that work together as a functional unit.
Epithelium
- Lines body cavities and covers external surfaces.
- Functions include absorption, protection, and filtration.
Muscle Tissue
- Responsible for movement, including pumping blood and flushing urine.
- Major function is contraction, aiding various bodily functions, including swinging a bat.
Nervous Tissue
- Transmits waves of excitation and regulates body functions rapidly.
Ciliated Epithelium
- Found in small bronchi, uterine tubes, and trachea.
- Cilia sweep dust and foreign particles away from lungs; also assist in moving ova from ovaries to the uterus.
Transitional Epithelium
- Unique in being able to stretch and distend, making it vital for bladder function.
- Structural features allow for smooth movement and stretching between cells.
Epithelial Types
- Stratified Squamous Epithelium: Best suited for areas exposed to friction.
- Simple Squamous Epithelium: Most suited for rapid diffusion.
- Simple Cuboidal Epithelium: Found in kidney tubules.
- Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium: Lines much of the respiratory tract.
- Simple Columnar Epithelium: Lines small and large intestines.
Connective Tissue
- Composed of a large amount of non-living matrix that provides strength.
- Dense Regular Connective Tissue: Attaches muscles to bones and bones to bones.
- Osseous Tissue: Provides levers for muscle actions.
- Areolar Connective Tissue: Composes basement membranes and has a jelly-like matrix.
- Hyaline Cartilage: Forms larynx and costal cartilages.
- Reticular Connective Tissue: Fibers form a network that supports other cells.
- Adipose Connective Tissue: Insulates against heat loss and provides reserve fuel.
Nervous Cell Similarities
- Nerve cells have a nucleus and typical organelles, similar to other cell types.
Muscle Tissue Types
- Smooth Muscle Tissue: Involuntary muscle found in various internal structures.
- Skeletal Muscle Tissue: Voluntary muscle responsible for body movements.
- Cardiac Muscle Tissue: Specialized involuntary muscle found in the heart.
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