Histology and Human Tissues Practice Flashcards

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues, including microscopic slide identifications.

__________ connective tissue is a loose connective tissue composed of various cell types suspended in a viscous, gel-like extracellular matrix with collagen, elastic, and reticular fibers.

Areolar

The microscopic slide shown here depicts __________ tissue.

Areolar connective tissue

Reticular connective tissue is composed of reticular cells suspended in an extracellular matrix of __________ fibers.

reticular

One function of reticular connective tissue is removing old __________ from the blood supply.

erythrocytes

Human blood is composed of erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes suspended in a fluid extracellular matrix called __________.

plasma

The microscopic slide shown here depicts __________.

Human blood

Smooth muscle tissue is an involuntary muscular tissue composed of __________ muscle fibers.

non-striated

The microscopic slide shown here depicts __________ tissue.

Smooth muscle tissue

Nervous tissue is a specialized tissue composed of neurons and __________ that generates and conducts electrochemical impulses.

neuroglia

The microscopic view shown here depicts a component of __________ tissue.

Nervous tissue

Compact bone tissue is composed of __________ contained in a calcified extracellular matrix with many collagen fibers.

osteocytes

The tissue shown in this microscopic image is __________ tissue.

Compact bone tissue

Skeletal muscle tissue is a __________ muscular tissue composed of striated muscle fibers.

voluntary (consciously-controlled)

The histology slide shown here represents __________ tissue.

Skeletal muscle tissue

Cardiac muscle tissue is located in the __________ wall and consists of involuntary, striated muscle fibers.

heart

Stratified squamous epithelium features multiple layers where cells in the apical (top) layers are __________.

squamous (thin and flat)

The microscopic tissue specimen shown here is __________.

Stratified squamous epithelium

Simple columnar epithelium is composed of a single layer of column-shaped cells located in the mucosa of __________ organs.

digestive

The microscopic view shown here depicts __________.

Simple columnar epithelium

Simple cuboidal epithelium consists of a single layer of __________ epithelial cells.

cuboidal (cube-shaped)

Fibrocartilage is an avascular connective tissue containing many thick __________ fibers in its extracellular matrix.

collagen

The microscopic tissue shown in this image is __________.

Fibrocartilage

Simple squamous epithelium consists of a single layer of thin, flat cells and functions in diffusion and __________ of substances.

filtration

The tissue highlighted in this microscopic slide is __________.

Simple squamous epithelium

Transitional epithelium is composed of multiple layers of cells that vary in shape and functions to permit __________.

distention

Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium produces and secretes mucus from __________ cells.

goblet

The histology slide shown here represents __________.

Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium

Elastic cartilage is an avascular connective tissue containing many elastic fibers, located in the external ear and __________.

epiglottis

The microscopic specimen depicted here is __________.

Elastic cartilage

Hyaline cartilage functions to absorb shock, reduce __________ at joints, and provide flexibility.

friction

Adipose tissue is a loose connective tissue composed of __________ suspended in a gel-like extracellular matrix.

adipocytes

The histology slide shown here represents __________.

Adipose tissue