BBG study guide

Squamous Epithelial Tissue

· Found in: heart, blood and lymphatic vessels, body cavities, and alveoli

· Function: diffusion and protection

Cuboidal Epithelial Tissue

· Found in: kidney tubules, cover ovaries and secretory parts of certain glands

· Function: secretion of hormones, mucus, etc

Columnar Epithelial Tissue

· Found in: the ducts, digestive tract, parts of respiratory tract, and glands

· Function: Protect underlying tissue, secretion, absorption

Adipose (connective)

· Found in: almost everywhere in the body

· Function: Stores lipid (fats), Cushions, supports, and insulates the body

Areolar-Loose (connective)

· Found in: Surrounds various organs, skin and subcutaneous layer with adipose tissue

· Function: protects and cusions

Osseous (bone) tissue/ connective

· Found in: attachment points for skeletal muscles

· Function: supports and protects underlying soft tissue parts and organs

Cartilage: Hyaline/ connective

· Found in: articular bone surfaces, nose tip, bronchi, bronchial tubes

· Function: forms skeleton of embryo

Cartilage: Fibrocartilage/ connective

· Found in: between bones

· Function: found between bones wherever great strength is needed

Cartilage: Elastic cartilage/ connective

· Found in: inside auditory ear tube, external ear, epiglottis, and larynx

· Function: provides some movement and stability

Vascular/ connective

· Found in: blood vessels

· Function: Transports nutrients and oxygen to cells, takes metabolic wastes away from cells

Cardiac: Muscle tissue

· Found in: walls of the heart

· Function: allows for the contraction of the heart

Skeletal: Muscle tissue

· Found in: bones

· Function: moves bone

Smooth: Muscle tissue

· Found in: anywhere there is involuntary muscle

· Function: allows for the contraction of digestive organs

Nervous tissue-Muscle tissue

· Found in: the brain, spinal cord and nerves

· Function: Irritability- ability to respond to environmental changes/ Conductivity- ability to carry a nerve impulse