Epithelial, Nervous, Muscle & Connective Tissues: Structure and Locations

simple squamous epithelial

alveoli of lungs

simple cuboidal epithelial

liver, thyroid

simple columnar epithelial

gallbladder, intestines

pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelial

epidermis

stratified cuboidal epithelium

sweat glands ducts

transitional epithelium

ureter lining

epithelial tissue

layers of closely spaced cells that cover organ surfaces, form glands, serve protection, secretion & absorption

epithelial location

epidermis, inner lining or digestive tract & liver & other glands

Nervous tissue

containing excitable cells specialized for rapid transmission of coded info to other cells

Nervous tissue location

brain, spinal cord, nerves

Muscle tissue

composed of elongated excitable muscle cells specialized for contraction

skeletal muscle tissue

attached to bones for movement & tounge

cardiac muscle tissue

found in heart

smooth muscle tissue

hollow organs ( stomach )

connective tissue

specialized to support and protect organs to bind to other tissues and organs to each other

Areolar connective (straight)

esophagus

Reticular connective (squiggly)

spleen

Adipose connective

kidneys

Dense Regular connective

Tendons

Irregular Regular connective

deeper portions of dermis

elastic cartilage connective

external ear

Hyaline cartilage connective

ends of moveable joints

fibrocartilage

menisci

bone

skeleton

blood

heart and blood vessels

simple squamous epithelium image

simple cuboidal epithelium image

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simple columnar epithelium image

pseudostratified columnar epithelium image

Stratified Squamous Epithelium image

stratified cuboidal epithelium image

stratified columnar epithelium image

transitional epithelium image

nervous tissue image

skeletal muscle tissue image

smooth muscle tissue image

cardiac muscle image

areolar connective tissue image

adipose connective tissue image

reticular connective tissue image

dense regular connective tissue image

dense irregular connective tissue image

elastic tissue image

hyaline cartilage image

elastic cartilage image

fibrocartilage image