Ch5 Tissues

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Name the tissue, Name the parts if needed, Name one location it can be found, Name one function of the Tissue.

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Simple Squamous Epithelium

Location: Alveoli in the lungs

Function: Ideal for diffusion and filtration

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Location: Thyroid Gland

Function: Secretion

Simple Columnar Epithelium

Top: Microvilli

Middle: Goblet Cell

Bottom: Basement Membrane

Location: Small Intestines

Function: Absorption

Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Location: Esophagus

Function: Protection

Transitional Epithelium

Location: Urinary Bladder

Function: Allows for considerable stretching

Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium

Top: Goblet Cell

Bottom: Basement Membrane

Location: Trachea

Function: Secretion

Glandular Epithelium

Top: Thyroid Follicle

Location: Thyroid Gland

Function: Secretion

Areolar Connective Tissue

Top: Collagen Fibers

Bottom: Elastic Fibers

Location: Subcutaneous layer (Hypodermis)

Function: Binds skin to deeper tissue

Adipose Connective Tissue

Middle: Adipocytes

Location: All over the body where fat is stored

Function: Insulation

Reticular Connective Tissue

Top: Reticular Fibers

Location: kidney

Function: structural support

Dense Regular Connective Tissue

Middle: Collagen Fibers

Location: Tendons

Function: Attaches muscle to bone.

Dense Irregular Connective Tissue

Middle: Collagen Fibers

Location: Reticular layer of the Dermis

Function: Durability

Elastic Connective Tissue

Top: Elastic Fibers

Location: Lungs

Function: Provides flexibility

Hyaline Cartilage

Top: Chondrocytes

Middle: Lacunae

Location: Trachea

Function: Structural support

Elastic Cartilage

Top: Elastic Fibers

Middle: Chondrocytes

Bottom: Lacunae

Location: External Ear

Function: Shape retention with flexibility

Fibrocartilage

Top: Collagen Fibers

Middle: Chondrocytes

Bottom: Lacunae

Location: Intervertebral discs

Function: shock absorption

Compact Bone (Osseous Tissue)

Top: Osteon

Middle: Central Canal

Bottom: Osteocytes

Location: Bones of the body

Function: Protection of vital organs

Blood

Top: White blood cell

Bottom: Red blood cell

Location: Primarily within the blood vessels & heart

Function: Carries respiratory gasses

Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Top: Cell Nuclei

Bottom: Striations

Location: The muscles attached to the bones

Function: Body Movement

(Multinucleated Cells, Striated, Voluntary)

Cardiac Muscle Tissue (Myocardium)

Top: Intercalated discs

Bottom: Striations

Location: Heart wall

Function: Pumps blood through the heart and blood vessels

(Involuntary, uninucleated branching cardiocytes, intercalated discs, striated)

Smooth Muscle Tissue

Location: Blood vessels

Function: Controls the size of the lumen

(Involuntary, uninucleated, & nonstriated)

Nervous Tissue

Top: Neurons

Location: Brain

Function: Receive, send, & process nerve impulses