A&P Tissues Location

Simple Squamous

Lining of blood vessels, alveoli of lungs, and portions of kidneys

Simple Cuboidal

Kidney, lungs, surfaces of the ovaries

Simple Columnar

Lungs, uterus, stomach, intestines,

Stratified Squamous

Skin, mouth, throat, larynx, esophagus, anus, vagina, inferior urethra, cornea

Stratified Cuboidal

Sweat glands and salivary glands 

Stratified Columnar

Mammary glands, male urethra

Pseudostratified Columnar

Respiratory tract

Transitional Epithelium

Lining of the bladder, uterus, and ureters

Endocrine

Endocrine organs (ex. Pituitary, adrenal, thyroid)

Exocrine

Sweat glands to the skin, salivary glands to the buccal cavity, gastric glands to the stomach

Cancellous (Spongy) Bone

Interior of most bones and end of long bones

Compact Bone

Outer portion of all bones and shaft of long bones

Trabeculae

fills the holes in the bone

Hyaline

Larynx, attaches to the ribs to the breastbone, covers the end of bones where they make joints

Elastic

External ear, epiglottis

Fibrocartilage

Intervertebral disks, symphysis pubis, knee, jaw

Blood

within the blood vessels and heart, produced by hemopoietic tissue, some white blood cells may leave the circulatory and enter the interstitial spaces

Areolar

Between most organs, under mucous membrane

Adipose

Predominantly in the subcutaneous areas, around the kidneys, in mammary glands, waistline

Reticular

Lymph nodes, spleen and bone marrow

Regular Collagenous

Tendons (muscles to bone) and Ligaments (bone to bone)

Irregular Collagenous

makes up most of the dermis

Regular Elastic

Ligaments between the vertebrae, nuchal ligament in the back of the neck, and vocal cords

Irregular Elastic

Elastic arteries where the blood pressure is high

Skeletal

Attaches to the bone or other connective tissue

Smooth

in hollow organs such as the stomach, intestines, bladder, uterus, and skin and eyes

Cardiac

Heart