A&P: Classification of Tissues

How many primary tissue types are found in the human body? __________

4

Squamous epithelial cells ________.

are thin and flat, like fish scales

This connective tissue is made of hard calcified matrix and stores calcium and other minerals.

bone

________ muscle cells consist of branched uninucleate cells with junctions called as intercalated discs.

cardiac

This connective tissue is packed with parallel collagen fibers, attaches muscles to bone, and can withstand great stress when pulled in one direction.

dense regular

Cardiac muscle is found in the ________.

heart

Of the two major cell types found in nervous tissue, __________ cells are highly specialized to generate and conduct electrical signals.

neurons

________ are cells that make up the brain and spinal cord and transmit electrical signals from receptor to effectors.

neurons

This epithelial tissue forms the kidney tubules, and the ducts and secretory portions of small glands.

simple cuboidal

This tissue can look like the hexagonal tiles of a bathroom floor. It also forms the air sacs of the lungs.

simple squamous epithelium

Which muscle tissue type is controlled voluntarily?

skeletal

Of the basic muscle types, this is the "meat" of the body, attached to the skeleton, which moves the limbs and other body parts.

skeletal muscle

This type of muscle tissue is found in the walls of hollow organs. It has no striations, and its cells are spindle shaped. It is __________.

smooth muscle

This tissue type is capable of changing its shape and stretching. It lines the urinary bladder and ureters.

transitional epithelium