A & P Tissue Study Guide

Elastic fibers

-Aka yellow fibers -Allows for structure to stretch or reform -Found in vocal cords

Macrophage

-Clears foreign particles from tissues -Wandering cell -Phagocyte

Reticular fibers

-Composed of thin fibers of collagen -Forms delicate supportive networks within tissues -Found in spleen

Smooth muscle

-Found in walls of blood vessels/hollow organs -Short spindle shaped cells -Non-striated cells -Involuntary

Collagen fibers

-Has tensile strength -Composed of thick, threadlike fibers of collagen -Found in tendons -Holds structure together -White

Cardiac muscle

-Involuntary -Striated -Highly branched -Found in wall of heart

Mast cells

-Secretes heparin & histamine -Large cells, usually located near blood vessels

Skeletal muscle

-Striated cells -Voluntary -Long threadlike cells -Attached to bone

Nervous tissue is composed mainly of _______ types of cells

2

Beneath skin, surface of heart, & around kidneys

Adipose

Stores fat & insulates

Adipose

Ceremonious(wax) glands lining the external ear canal

Apocrine

Ceruminous glands in ear

Apocrine

Name the exocrine gland that loses small portions of their glandular cell bodies during secretion

Apocrine

Small cellular portions are lost during secretion

Apocrine

Between muscles; beneath skin & epithelial tissue

Areolar

Transports substances, helps maintain stable internal environment

Blood

Nervous tissue can be found mainly in the _________, spinal cord, & in the limbs as ________________________

Brain, peripheral nerves

Ends of bones

Cartilage

Holds structure together w/great tensile strength

Collagen fibers

Tissue

Composed of similar cells w/a common function

The largest membrane of the body, the __________, provides a protective barrier from environmental factors such as chemicals,water, microbes & mechanical trauma.

Cutaneous

The membrane that is composed of stratified squamous epithelium & dense connective tissue is called the _______ or skin

Cutaneous

Binds body parts together & withstands pulling forces

Dense connective

Tendons & ligaments

Dense connective

Which connective tissue is comprised of many interwoven & randomly organized collagenous fibers?

Dense irregular

Provides framework for external ear

Elastic

Glandular tissue is a type of ___________ tissue that secretes substances into ______ or body fluids. Glands that secrete their products into a small passageway that opens onto a surface are __________ glands. An example of this type of gland is a _________ . Glands that secrete their product into tissue fluid or blood are called ________ glands. An example of this type of gland is the ________. Merocrin, apocrine, & holocrine glands are all types of _______ glands

Endocrine, ducts, exocrine, sweat glands, endocrine, thyroid, exocrine

_________ tissues are found covering or lining body surfaces or organs. This tissue can also form ___________ which make & secrete substances. This tissue always has an apical surface that is exposed to an open space. The other side of the tissue has a _______________ which helps anchor the tissue

Epithelial, glands, basement membrane

Produce fibers

Fibroblasts

Provides support & shock absorption for structures subjected to abrasion or pressure

Fibrocartilage

Which type of cartilage provides support & shock absorption?

Fibrocartilage

Disintegrated entire cells are released

Holocrine

Sebaceous gland in skin

Holocrine

Sebaceous(oil) glands of skin

Holocrine glands

Protects & provides framework for respiratory passageways

Hyaline cartilage

Epithelial tissue _______ blood vessels. Epithelial cells _______ divide & are ________ packed together. Epithelial tissues are classified or named according to the _______ of the apical cells, for ex squamous or cuboidal. The tissue is also named according to the _______ of cell layers, for for ex simple

Lack, readily, tightly, shape, #

Carries on phagocytosis

Macrophages

Secretes heparin & histamine

Mast cells

Fluid product released through exocytosis

Merocrine

Salivary glands, sweat glands

Merocrine

Sweat glands

Merocrine

Consisting of epithelium overlying areolar tissue connective tissue, a ______________________ lines passageways of the body such as those of the digestive, respiratory, urinary & reproductive tracts

Mucous

The structure that lines cavities or tubes which open to the outside world is called a ______________. This membrane contains goblet cells that secrete ___________ to help trap particles & protect the cells

Mucous, mucus

The _________ support & bind the components of the nervous tissue

Neuralgia

Basic cell in the nervous tissue that carries out most of the functions of nervous tissue is the ____________

Neurons

On the cellular level, the _____________ are responsible for carrying electrical signals throughout the body

Neurons

Fibroblast

Produce fibers

Substance between connective tissue is called extracellular matrix. In addition to ground substance, what is the matrix made of?

Protein fibers, water

Lining of respiratory passages

Pseudostratified columnar

What type of epithelial tissue is most likely to be found lining the respiratory passageway due to its ability to move mucus?

Pseudostratified columnar

Due to these cells, the nervous tissue is able to coordinate, _________, & integrate many bodily functions

Regulate

Lends delicate support

Reticular fibers

Thin sheetlike structures cover all surfaces & line the cavities of the body are known as ______________. There are 3 major types found in or on the body

Serous

The epithelial membrane that lines a cavity that lacks an opening to the outside is a ____________________.

Serous membrane

Which type of membrane lines body cavities that do not open to the external environment, such as thoracic cavity, & abdominal cavity

Serous membrane

Consisting of simple squamous epithelium overlying a thin layer of areolar connective tissue, a ________________ lines the insides if some body cavities & produces a thin, watery secretion, ______________ , that lubricates internal areas

Serous membrane, serous fluid

Lining of stomach & intestines

Simple columnar

Air sacs of lungs & walls of capillaries

Simple squamous

Skeleton(Location)

Skeletal

Protects organs & provides a framework for the body

Skeletal tissue

Due to its exposure to friction & its protection function, what type of epithelial tissue is best suited for the layer of skin?

Stratified squamous

Outer layer of skin & lining of inside of cheek

Stratified squamous

In complex organisms, cells are organized into ________. These tissues are composed of groups of __________ cells. Although the shapes of the cells may differ, all cells in the tissue have a __________ function. There are ________ major types of tissues

Tissues, similar, common, 4

The membranous layer that covers an organ is called the ________ layer & the layer that lines the wall of the body cavity is the __________ layer.

Visceral, parietal