midterm stuff

epithelial

covering and lining tissues
protection, absorption, excretion

connective

Most abundant and widely distributed
protect support and bind together

muscle

Located in skeletal muscle, walls of hollow organs, in the heart
Contract and Body movement

nervous

send and receives messages

simple

1 layer

stratified

more than 1 layer

psuedostratified

false ( look like multiple layers are one)

what type of cells are transitional

stratified epithelial cell

stratum corneum

superficial layers of cells.

Composed of dead keratinocytes

Stratum lucidum

single layer of translucent,

dead keratinocytes

Stratum granulosum

third layer where the

superficial keratinocytes are dead

Stratum spinosum

first actively metabolizing cells

(fourth layer)

Stratum basale

deepest layer and consists of a single actively dividing row of keratinocytes

Osteoblasts

make new bone cells

Osteoclasts

secrete enzymes that catalyze the digestion of bone – resorption

Osteocytes

mature osteoblasts – hard and mineralized

Spongy bone

produces RBCs (red bone marrow) and adipose tissue (yellow bone marrow)

Compact bone

hard, dense bone tissue

atlas (yes or no)

yes

axis (yes or no)

no

synarthroses

immovable or essentially immovable joints

amphiarthroses

a joint that permits only slight, limited movement

diarthroses

a freely movable joint

synovial

freely movable, fluid-filled joints Hinge Joints Ball-and-Socket Joints Pivot Joints