Chapter 3- Cells and Tissues
What does vascular mean?
Blood(vessels)
Which type of tissue can conduct electrochemical impulses?
Nervous Tissue
What tissue type forms the bony part of the skeleton?
Osseous connective tissue
What is the order of tissue from dense to least dense connective tissue?
Osseous(bone), Hyaline, Elastic, Fibrocartilage, Dense, Areolar, Adipose, Reticular, and Vascular(blood).
Julia tore her Achilles (calcaneal) tendon during a recent track meet. What has she injured?
The fibrous connective tissue in her ankle.
What type of tissue is associated with stretching, particularly lining the bladder ns urethra?
Transitional Epithelial
How is fat best described?
Adipose
The connective tissue that protects, insulates, and serves as fuel storage is known as?
Adipose
The layers of epithelial cells that is exposed to the environment is called?
Apex
The connective tissue that resembles cobwebs under the microscope and absorbs excess fluid is called what?
Areolar Tissue
Which of the following is NOT classified as a connective tissue: A.) Bone B.) Cartilage C.) Blood D.) Skeletal muscle E.) Adipose
D (Skeletal muscle)
What is something that may happen to avascular tissue?
Damage, tearing.
The type of tissue with a matrix consisting of rows of fibroblasts that manufacture collagen fibers is known as?
Dense Connective Tissue
What is the non cellular material secreted by cells comprising connective tissue?
Extracellular matrix
What is the name of a cell that makes fibers?
Fibroblast
What are some characteristics of elastic cartilage?
Firm, flexible
What does avascular mean?
Lack of blood(vessels)
What do ciliated epithelial cells do?
Line respiratory tract, propel mucus.
What are some characteristics of goblet cells?
Located in the lining of the digestive tract, produce mucus.
What are the main functions of epithelial tissue?
Protection, secretion, absorption, and filtration.
Identify the type of tissue that is found in lymph nodes, the spleen, and bone marrow?
Reticular Connective Tissue
Fibrosis tissue repair involves the formation of what?
Scar Tissue
What tissue type is associated with glands?
Simple Cuboidal Epithelial
Which type of epithelial tissue is found linking kidney tubes?
Simple Squamous
A single layer of flattened cells would be best described as what?
Simple Squamous Epithelial
Where are goblet cells found?
Simple columnar epithelial (lining of digestive tract).
The epithelial tissue found in areas subject to considerable friction and abuse, such as the esophagus, is known as what kind of tissue?
Stratified Squamous