Anatomy Tissue Locations

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Air sacs of lungs, walls of capillaries, linings of blood and lymph vessels

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Surface of the ovaries, linings of the kidney tubules, and linings of ducts of certain glands

Simple Columnar Epithelium

Linings of uterus, stomach, and intestines

Pseudostratified Columnar epithelium

Linings of respiratory passages

Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Outer layer of skin, linings of oral cavity, vagina, and anal canal

Stratified Cuboidal Epithelium

Linings of larger ducts of mammary glands, sweat glands, salivary glands, and pancreas

Stratified Columnar Epithelium

Part of the male urethra and parts of the pharynx

Transitional Epithelium

Inner lining of urinary bladder and linings of ureters and part of urethra

Loose Connective

Beneath the skin, between muscles, beneath epithelial tissues

Adipose Connective

Beneath the skin, around the kidneys, behind the eyeballs, on the surface of the heart

Reticular Connective

Walls of liver, spleen, and lymphatic organs

Dense Connective

Tendons, ligaments, and dermis

Elastic Connective

Connecting parts of the spinal column, in walls of arteries and airways

Hyaline Cartilage Connective

Ends of bones, nose, and rings in walls of respiratory passages

Elastic Cartilage Connective

Framework of external ear and part of larynx

Fibrocartilage Connective

Between bony parts of spinal column, parts of pelvic girdle, and knee

Bone Connective

Bones of skeleton and middle ear

Blood Connective

Throughout the body within a closed system of blood vessels and heart chambers

Skeletal Muscle

Muscles usually attached to bones

Smooth Muscle

Walls of hollow internal organs

Cardiac Muscle

Heart muscle

Nervous

Brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves