Seeley's Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 4 | 225 Questions with 100 % correct Answers | Verified

1. Tissue - a collection of similar cells and the substances surrounding them 2. How do the cells in different tissues vary? - vary in size, shape, arrangement and function 4. histology - study of tissues 4. biopsy - removing a sample of a tissue for study purposes 3. four types of tissue in the human body - Epithelial, Connective, Muscular, and Nervous 5. three locations of epithelial tissue - covering organs, lining internal body cavities, as well as lining the interior of hollow organs 6. two characteristics of epithelial tissue - 1. Tightly packed cells, 2. Scanty intercellular material, 3. The presence of a Basement membrane 7. three kinds of glands formed from epithelial tissue - 1. sweat, 2. oil, 3. mammary 8. name the surfaces found on a typical epithelial tissue *** - one free surface, 2 lateral surfaces, and a basal surface*** 9. basement membrane - a specialized type of extracellular material secreted by epithelial and connective tissue cells. 10. What 2 structures bind epithelial tissue together? - 1. tight junctions, 2. desmosomes11. What is the consequence of the fact that blood vessels do not penetrate the basement membrane? - Blood vessels do not penetrate the basement membrane, therefore cells can divide readily. Injuries heal rapidly because of the rapid division of E cell