Histology: Tissues & Organs

Flashcards covering various types of tissues including nervous, muscular, connective, and epithelial.

Nervous Tissue

Composed of giant multipolar neurons, including cell body, nucleus, and axon.

Muscle Tissue

Includes smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscle types.

Smooth Muscle

Involuntary, non-striated muscle that lines most visceral organs and has uninucleated fibers.

Cardiac Muscle

Involuntary striated muscle with intercalated discs, tubular and branched in structure.

Skeletal Muscle

Voluntary muscle characterized by striations and multinucleated fibers.

Epithelial Tissue

Covers body surfaces and lines cavities; includes types such as stratified squamous and simple columnar.

Transitional Epithelium

Type of epithelium that changes shape to accommodate stretching, found in the bladder.

Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium

Epithelial tissue with varying cell heights, found in the nasal passage.

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Single layer of cube-like cells, commonly found in kidney tubules.

Stratified Squamous Epithelium

Multiple layers of cells that protect underlying tissues; found in the esophagus lining.

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Single layer of flat cells, found in the lungs.

Connective Tissue

Supports and connects other tissues; includes types such as blood, cartilage, and adipose.

Hyaline Cartilage

Type of cartilage with chondrocytes, providing support and flexibility.

Adipose Tissue

Connective tissue that stores fat droplets for energy and insulation.

Bone Tissue

Connective tissue with a central canal and osteons for structural support.

Tendon

Composed of white fibrous tissue, connecting muscle to bone.