Classification of Tissues

Epithelial Tissue

Simple and Stratified

Classification

Squamous, Cuboidal, Columnar

Shapes

Squamous, Cuboidal, Columnar, Pseudostratified

Simple

Squamous, Cuboidal, Columnar, Transitional

Stratified

Simple Squamous

Simple Cuboidal

Simple Columnar

Pseudostratified

Stratified Squamous

Stratified Cuboidal

Stratified Columnar

Transitional (urinary bladder)

Connective Tissue

Support

Extracellular matrix

secreted with ground substance (glycoproteins and polysaccharides) and fibers - GAGs, proteoglycan and adhesive glycoproteins

Proteoglycans

Help hold tissues together like a net to attract the immune system

Loose and Dense

Connective Types

Areolar, Adipose, Reticular

Loose Types

Areolar

Adipose

Reticular

Regular and Irregular

Dense types

Dense Regular

Tendons and ligaments and Yellow Elastic Tissue
Found in wavy sheets - tends to tear

Dense Irregular

More free movement - no tearing - resist stretching

Hyaline, Fibro, Elastic

Cartilage types

hyaline cartilage

fibro cartilage

elastic cartilage

Compact and spongey

Bone types

Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth

Muscle types

Skeletal

has thin striations

Cardiac

striation not long but branching - dark striations and one or two nuclei

Smooth

No striation - spindle and fuseform shape

Nervous Tissue

Neurons and Neuroglia

Blood Tissue