Unit 2 A&P

Epithelial Tissue

Tightly packed cells with minimal extracellular matrix

Epithelial Tissue

Covers body organs and surfaces, lines the body cavities, and organ cavities

Epithelial Tissue

Connective Tissue

Contains cells, protein fibers,

Connective

lots of extracellular matrix, cells far from each other, bone cartilage, blood

Connective Tissue

the study of tissues

histology

group of cells

tissue

Muscle tissue

cells that are cylindrical, branching, or spindle-shaped; contractile proteins

muscle tissues

skeletal, cardiac, smooth muscle

muscle tissue

one single layer of cells

simple epithelium

multiple layers of cells

stratified epithelium

Nervous Tissue

Neurons and glial cells

Nervous Tissue

cube shaped cells

cubical

flattened cells

squamous cell

tall, narrow cells

columnar