Human Physiology Tissue Locations

Tissues

Location of Hyaline Cartilage

Connects ribs to sternum support rings of trachea and ends of long bones

Elastic Cartilage location

external ear, epiglottis

Fibrocartilage location

intervertebral disc, meniscus of knee

Bone location

Entire skeletal system

Keratinized stratified squamous location

lining of mouth, and esophagus

Goblet Cell Epithelium

digestive and respiratory tract

Ciliated Psuedostratified Columnar location

respiratory tract, nasal cavity, trachea

Non-Keratinized stratified squamous location

lining of mouth, esophagus

Simple Squamous location

air sacs of lungs, blood vessels

simple cuboidal location

kidney tubules, and walls of ducts of glands

simple columnar location

lines digestive tract from stomach through rectum, respiratory tract

Transitional Cell location

forms lining of hollow urinary organs

Areolar Tissue location

surrounding blood vessels and nerves, under skin

Adipose tissue location

Anywhere in the body where there is fat

Dense regular location

Tendons and ligaments

Dense Irregular location

dermis of skin, fibrous joint capsules

Elastic connective tissue location

walls of arteries and bronchioles

skeletal muscle

attached to bones

cardiac muscle

wall of the heart

smooth muscle location

blood vessels, uterus, digestive and urinary tracts

Nervous tissue location

brain, spinal chord, and nerves