Tissue Practical

Simple Squamous

Location: lungs

Function: rapid diffusion

Simple Cuboidal

Location: kidneys

Function: secrete waste

Simple Columnar

Location: digestive tract

Function: absorption of nutrients

Pseudostratified columnar

Location: trachea

Function: traps debris

Stratified Squamous

Location: esophagus

Function: protect from friction

Transitional

Location: bladder

Function: to stretch

Glandular

Location: liver

Function: secretes hormones

Bone:

Location: femur

Function: structure

Hyaline cartilage

Location: babies’ knees (soft spots)

Function: turn soft spots to bone

Fibrocartilage

Location: between vertebrae

Function: cushioning

HINT: hot pink and blue

Elastic cartilage

Location: external ears

Function: elasticity/flexibility

Dense

Location: tendons + ligaments

Function: connect

Areolar

Location: space between organs

Function: cushion and protect

HINT : shiny hot pink

Adipose

Location: under skin (fat)

Function: store energy

Reticular

Location: lymph nodes

Function: forms the stroma

Blood

Location: blood vessels

Function: transport O2

Skeletal

Location: bicep

Function: movement

HINT: striations!! + multinucleated

Cardiac

Location: heart

Function: pump muscle to move blood (contract)

Smooth

Location: stomach

Function: moves substances through digestion (PERISTALSIS)

Neuron

Location: brain

Function: transmit messages to + from the brain