Anatomy and Physiology - Tissues

What is the cell type found in adipose tissue?

Adipocytes

What kinds of fibers are found in fibrocartilage?

Collagenous fibers.

Name the three types of fibers found in loose connective tissue.

Collagenous, elastic and reticular fibers

What type of connective tissue is found in the middle walls of arteries?

Elastic connective tissue

How do you distinguish between epithelial cells and connective tissue?

Epithelial tissue is more cellular than connective tissue. The nuclei in many of the simple epithelial tissues are aligned. In connective tissue there are more non-cellular structures present such as fibers or a matrix.

What is another name for bone salts?

Hydroxyapatite

What cell type is responsible for the transmission of electrochemical impulses?

Neurons

What cell type is the conductive cell of the nervous system?

Neurons

Reticular

Resembling a net in form

A single layer of cube-like cells represents what epithelial cell type?

Simple cuboidal epithelium

A single, flattened layer of epithelial cells represents what cell type?

Simple squamous

Name the three muxcle cell types?

Skeletal, Cardiac and Smooth

In a cross section of a bone you can usually see two types of bone tissue. What are these called?

Spongy bone and compact bone

If epithelial cells have many layers they are referred to as being:

Stratified is the term given to epithelial tissue of many layers.

A multiple layer of flattened, epithelial cells represents what cell type?

Stratified squamous epithelium

What is the name of the noncellular layer that adheres epithelial tissue to lower layers?

The basement membrane

Name the outer connective tissue layer that occurs around cartilage.

The perichondrium

How many layers are in simple epithelium?

There is one layer in simple epithelium.

What muscle cell types have the following features? striated and involuntary

cardiac muscle

What muscle cell type has intercalated disks?

cardiac muscle has intercalated disks.

What kind of muscle is the heart made of?

cardiac muscle.

List the four main tissues of the body.

epithelial, muscular, nervous and connective tissue.

Describe the functional difference between fibrocartilage and hyaline cartilage.

fibrocartilage is found in regions of the body where there is more mechanical stress than regions where you find hyaline cartilage.

Squamous cells have what general shape?

flattened.

What muscle cell types have the following features? nonstriated and involuntary

mooth muscle

What is the ground substance called in blood?

plasma.

What muscle cell types have the following features? striated and voluntary

skeletal muscle

The muscle in your arm is composed of what cell type?

skeletal muscle.

The digestive tract has what kind of muscle?

smooth muscle.

Name the three general cell shapes of epithelial tissue.

squamous, cuboidal and columnar.

What cell type lines the inside of the urinary bladder?

transitional epithelium