Epithelial Tissue - correct answer covers and lines the surfaces and cavities of the body
specialized forms cause secretion (glands)
NO ECM
connective tissue - correct answer Connect all tissues to one another
bind, support, protect, and allow for transportation of substances
ECM is prominent
muscle tissue - correct answer generate force through contraction
Little ECM between cells
nervous tissue - correct answer generates, sends, and receives messages
have a unique ECM
extracellular matrix (ECM) - correct answer substances that surround cells of tissue
2 parts: ground substance and protein fibers
Functions of ECM - correct answer -tensile strength & compressive force
,-direct cells to proper positions and hold cells in place
-regulates development, mitotic activity, and survival of cells
ground substance - correct answer makes up most of ECM
-is an extracellular fluid
-3 macromolecules: GAGs, proteoglycans, CAMs
protein fibers - correct answer embedded ground substance; composed of multiple fibrous subunits
provide tensile strength
collagen fibers - correct answer 20-25% of all proteins in body
form white fibrous proteins
resistant to tension and pressure
elastic fibers - correct answer composed of elastin
allow fibers to stretch up from resting length without breaking
give fibers elasticity and recoiling ability
reticular fibers - correct answer thin, short collagen fibers
form a meshwork or scaffold that supports cells and ground substance of many tissues
form a weblike structure in organs like spleen that help trap foreign cells
, tight junctions - correct answer hold cells closely together; space between cells is impermeable to
the movement of macromolecules
leakage can still occur in some tissues
ex: between cells in blood vessels
desmosomes - correct answer linking integral proteins that allow for material in extracellular fluid to
pass through between cells
increase the strength of tissues by distributing mechanical stress
ex: epithelia of skin
gap junctions - correct answer small pores formed by protein channels of adjacent cells
allow SMALL substances to flow freely between cells
ex: cells that communicate w/ electrical signals (neurons, cardiac muscle cells)
function of epithelial tissue - correct answer -protection
-immune defenses
-secretion
-transport into other tissues
-sensation
what links cells of epithelial tissues? - correct answer tight junctions and desmosomes
Is epithelial tissue vascularized? - correct answer no