Connective and Epithelial tissue Identification Quiz

areolar

connective tissue proper; loose connective tissue.

widely distributed under epithelia of body i.e. forma lamina propria of mucous membranes; packages organs; surrounds capillaries.

adipose

connective tissue proper; loose connective tissue. under skin in subcutaneous tissue; around kidneys and eyeballs; within abdomen; in breasts.

reticular

connective tissue proper; loose connective tissue. lymphoid organs (lymph nodes, bone marrow and spleen)

dense regular

connective tissue proper; dense connective tissue. tendons, most ligaments, aponeuroses.

dense irregular

connective tissue proper; dense connective tissue. fibrous capsules of organs and of joints; dermis of the skin; submucosa of digestive tract

elastic

connective tissue proper; dense connective tissue. walls of large arteries; within certain ligaments associated with the vertebral column; within the walls of the bronchial tubes.

hyaline cartilage

cartilage; forms most of the embryonic skeleton; covers the ends of long bones in joint cavities; forms costal cartilages of the ribs; cartilages of the nose, trachea, and larynx.

elastic cartilage

cartilage; supports the external ear (pinna); epiglottis

skeletal muscle

in skeletal muscles attached to bones or occasionally to skin

cardiac muscle

the walls of the heart

smooth muscle

mostly in the walls of hollow organs (intestines)

nervous tissue

brain, spinal cord, and nerves

fibrocartilage

intervertebral discs; pubic symphysis; discs of knee joint

osseous tissue

bone;

blood

connective tissue; contained with blood vessels

Nonciliated Simple Columnar

epithelium; lines most of the digestive tract (stomach to anal canal), gallbladder, and excretory ducts of some glands; functions in secretion of mucus and enzymes and absorption.

Simple Ciliated Columnar