OFFICIAL CARD SORT - PRACTICUM

Simple Squamous Epithelium - Function

passage of materials through filtration and diffusion; lubrication

Simple Squamous Epithelium - Location

air sacs in lungs, lining of heart, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium - Function

Secretion and Absorption

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium - Location

Kidney Tubules; ovary surface; ducts in small glands

Simple Columnar Epithelium - Function

Absorption; secretion of mucus, enzymes

Simple Columnar Epithelium - Location

stomach, intestine, anal canal, gallbladder and excretory ducts of some glands

Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium - Function

Protection

Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium - Location

largest ducts of sweat glands, mammary glands, salivary glands

Stratified Columnar Epithelium - Function

Protection, Secretion

Stratified Columnar Epithelium - Location

rare in the body; male urethra; in large ducts of some glands

Stratified Squamous Epithelium (Non Keratinized) - Function

protection of underlying tissues

Stratified Squamous Epithelium (Non Keratinized) - Location

Lines esophagus, mouth and vagina

Stratified Squamous Epithelium (Keratinized) - Function

protection of underlying tissues

Stratified Squamous Epithelium (Keratinized) - Location

Epidermis of skin (dry membrane)

Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium - Function

Secretion of mucus; propulsion of mucus by ciliary action

Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium - Location

Upper respiratory tract (trachea) sperm ducts and ducts of large glands

Transitional Epithelium - Function

Stretches and distension of urinary organs

Transitional Epithelium - Location

lines ureters, bladder and part of the urethra

Blood Connective Tissue - Function

transport of respiratory gases, nutrients, wastes and other substances

Blood Connective Tissue - Location

Contained in blood vessels

Bone (osseous) connective tissue - Function

supports and protects; stores calcium and other minerals and fats

Bone (osseous) connective tissue - Location

Bones

Areolar connective tissue - Function

wraps and cushions organs; its macrophages phagocytize bacteria; holds and conveys tissue fluid

Areolar connective tissue - Location

Under epithelia of body; packages organs; surrounds capillaries

Adipose connective tissue - Function

provides reserves fuel; insulates against heat loss; supports and protects organs

Adipose connective tissue - Location

under skin; around kidney and eyeballs; within abdomen and breasts

Reticular connective tissue - Function

fibers form a soft internal skeleton to support other cells such as white blood cells, mast cells and macrophages

Reticular connective tissue - Location

Lymphoid organs(lymph nodes, bone marrow, spleen)

Dense regular connective tissue - Function

attaches muscle to muscle, bone to muscle, bone to bone; can withstand great tension in one direction

Dense regular connective tissue - Location

tendons, ligaments

Dense irregular connective tissue - Function

able to withstand tension in many directions; provides structural strength

Dense irregular connective tissue - Location

dermis of skin; submucosa of digestive tract; fibrous capsules of organs and of joints

Hyaline cartilage connective tissue - Function

Supports and reinforces; cushions; resists compressive stress

Hyaline cartilage connective tissue - Location

forms most of embryonic skeleton; covers the ends of long bones in joint cavities; costal cartilage of ribs; cartilage in nose, trachea, larynx

Elastic Cartilage connective tissue - Function

maintains the shape of the structure while allowing great flexibility

Elastic Cartilage connective tissue - Location

Supports internal ear, epiglottis

Fibrocartilage connective tissue - Function

tensile strength with ability to absorb compressive shock

Fibrocartilage connective tissue - Location

intervertebal discs; pubic symphysis; discs of knee joint

Nervous Tissue - Function

transmit electrical signals form sensory receptors and to effectors to muscles and glands

Nervous Tissue - Location

Brain, Spinal Cord, and nerves

Skeletal Muscle - Function

Voluntary Movement; locomotion; facial expressions

Skeletal Muscle - Location

in skeletal muscles attaches to bones of occasionally to skin

Cardiac Muscle - Function

as it contracts, it propels blood into circulation; involuntary

Cardiac Muscle - Location

The walls of the heart

Smooth Muscle - Function

propels substances or objects along internal pathways; involuntary

Smooth Muscle - Location

Mostly in the walls of hollow organs