Tissue Types Study Guide

Loose areolar tissue fibers have _____ orientation and is used for _____.

loose, padding

____ are thin sheets of epithelial tissue that secrete fluid.

membranes

Dense irregular connective tissue surrounds _____ and forms the _____.

organs, dermis

Dense irregular connective tissue fibers have ____ orientation.

random

____ is one layer, ____ is more than one layer, and _____ is one layer but looks like many layers.

simple, stratified, pseudostratified

_____ is flat, _____ is square, and _____ is rectangular.

squamous, cuboidal, columnar

Loose reticular connective tissue provides _____ for organs and is found in the liver, spleen, and kidney

structure

The inside spaces of chondrocytes are called ______.

lacunae

Dense regular connective tissue fibers all ____ ____ and are ____.

line, up, strong

______ is avascular

cartilage

Mineral storage is a function of ____ _____.

connective tissue

____ ____ can be vascular and avascular.

connective tissue

_____ _____ is more ECM than cells.

connective tissue

Dense elastic connective tissue fibers are made of _____.

elastin

_____ glands secrete directly into the blood

endocrine

_____ tissue is usually made up of more cells than ECM.

epithelial

____ glands secrete onto epithelial tissue.

exocrine

The three types of cartilage are _____, ____, and ____.

hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage

Loose adipose connective tissue cells are _____ _____ and used for _____ _____.

tightly packed, energy storage