Histology - Types of Tissues Questions and Answers 100% pass

Histology - Types of Tissues Questions and Answers 100% pass Blood Connective Tissue - ANS- Contains large amounts of fluid and lacks visible fibers Bone Tissue - ANS- Acted upon by muscles to allow movement; cells arranged around central canal; matrix contains collagen fibers and mineral salts Cardiac Muscle - ANS- Stratified and Involuntary; Muscle that composes the heart; HEART Dense Connective Tissue - ANS- Main tissue of tendons and ligaments; TENDON Dense Regular Connective Tissue - ANS- Withstands tension from a muscle bulling on a bone Elastic Cartilage - ANS- Forms framework of outer ear; AURICLE Elastic Connective Tissue (Dense) - ANS- Occurs in ligaments attachments between vertebrae and artery walls Fibrocartilage - ANS- Pads between vertebrae that are shock absorbers Hyaline Cartilage - ANS- Forms the flexible part of the nasal septum; forms supporting rings of respiratory passages Loose Connective Tissue Adipose - ANS- Surround many organs, and contains water; functions as heat insulator beneath skin; provides stored energy supply in a vacuoles; cells greatly enlarged with nuclei pushes to the side Loose Connective Tissue Areolar - ANS- Source of concentrated fuel; protects vital organs; binds skin to underlying organs Nervous Tissue - ANS- Contains neurons and neurological cells; Transmits impulses along cytoplasmic extensions; BRAIN Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium - ANS- Propels mucus superiorly in the trachea (ciliated); commonly possesses cilia that move sex cells and mucus; nuclei located a different levels within cells; forms lining of trachea and bronchi; TRACHEA Reticular Connective - ANS- Forms supporting tissue in walls of liver and spleen Reticular Connective Tissue (Loose) - ANS- Houses blood cells within the lymph nodes; LYMPH NODES Simple Columnar Epithelium - ANS- Ciliated variety is found in the lower respiratory tract; absorbs digestive food subunits from the digestive tract; nuclei located near basement membrane; forms lining of stomach and intestines; STOMACH; TRACHEA Simple Cuboidal Epithelium - ANS- Absorbs materials from inside a duct; lines kidney tubules and ducts of salivary glands Simple Squamous Epithelium - ANS- Found in the peritoneum; secretes peritoneal fluid; Single layer of flattened cells; forms walls of capillaries and air sacs of lungs Skeletal Muscle - ANS- Coordinate, regulates, and integrates body functions; type of muscle that attaches to bone; striated and voluntary