Histology Lab Extra Credit

Study Location and function

simple squamous epithelium

Location: Line/covers most abdominal organs

Function: Quick diffusion & reduces friction

simple cuboidal epithelium

Location: Glands, ovaries, and kidneys

Function: Secretion and absorbs

simple columnar epithelium

Location: Lining of the digestive tract (stomach)

Function: Protect, absorb, and secrete 

pseudostratified epithelium

Location: Respiratory tract and oviducts

Function: To move materials along the outer surface of the cell

stratified squamous epithelium

What makes it tough? Keratin

Location: Lining of the mouth, anus, and vagina

Function: To secrete and protect

skeletal muscle

Location: found attached to bones

cardiac muscle

Location: Found only in the heart

smooth muscle

Location: Walls of hollow organs

loose connective tissue

Know as? Areolar tissue

Name of yellow fibers? Elastin

Location: Under the skin

Function: To attach skin to tissues and cushion organs

adipose

What substance is stored? Fat

Location: Under skin, behind eyes, kidneys, abdominal membranes

Function: Insulate, pad and as a heat energy reserve

dense regular

Name of white fibers? Collagen fibers

Location: Tendons, ligaments, white part of the eye

hyaline cartilage

What cells produce this tissue? chondrocytes

Location: End of boNes, trachea rings, costal (ribs)

Function: Support and cushioning

fibrocartilage

Location: intervertebral disc, hips and knee joints

Function: Absorb compressive shock

bone

What cells produce this tissue? Osteocytes

Location: Skeleton

Function: Support, attachment sites, levers for movement and mineral storage

blood

Matrix of this tissue? Plasma

Function: Transport gases, nutrients and waste

nervous tissue

What cells support this tissue? Neuroglia

Location: Brain, spinal cord, and peripheral