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Forms membranes? Epithelium
Allows movement of limbs and for organ movements within the body? Muscles
Function to support cells? Connective
Function is to communicate? Nervous
Uses electrochemical signals to carry out its functions? Nervous
Supports and reinforces the body organs? Connective
Cells of this tissue may absorb and/or secrete substances Epithelium
Basis of the major controlling system of the body? Nervous
Its cells shorten to exert force? Muscle
Forns endocrine and exocrine glands? Epithelium
Surrounds and cushions body organs? Connective
Function is to contract and move body? Muscle
Characterized by having large amounts of extracellular material? Connective
Allows you to smile, grasp, swim, ski, and throw a ball Muscle
Widely distributed; found in bones, cartilages, and fat deposits Connective
Forms the brain and spinal cord? Nervous
A tissue is a collection of cells
What are the four major tissue types? Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
What are the inside of blood vessels lined with? Squamous epithelium
What is the urinary system lined with? Transitional epithelium
Where is simple columnar epithelium found? Lining the trachea/several layers of cells.
Stratified epithelia: Consist of several layers of cells
What allows the bladder to stretch? Transitional epithelium
Stratified squamous epithelium does not occur when? Covering the body
The surface cells of stratified squamous epithelium are continually? Being shed from the surface
Which of the following are not connective tissues? Saliva
Which of the following muscle tissues has branched fibers, intercalated discs between adjacent cells and contracts automatically? Cardiac muscle
Which of the following muscle tissues has long fibers and nuclei on the surface? Striated voluntary muscle
Which muscle tissue moves bones? Striated voluntary muscle
Which muscle tissue is found in blood vessel walls, in the gut wall and in glands? Smooth involuntary muscle
Consists of many cells with little intercellular substance(matrix) Epithelial
Penetrated by blood vessels(vascular) Connective
Does not cover body surfaces or line passageways and cavities, but is more internally located; binds, supports, protects Connective
Found where strength and rigidity are needed, as in discs between vertebrae and the symphysis pubis Fibrous
White, glossy cartilage covering ends of bones (auricular) covering ends of ribs (costal) and giving strength to nose, larynx, and trachea Hyaline
Provides strength and flexibility, as in external part of the ear Elastic
Tissue forming the walls of the heart Cardiac
Attached to bones Skeletal
Spindle-shaped cells with ends tapering to points Smooth
Contain intercalated discs and gap junctions Cardiac
Found in walls of intestine, urinary bladder, and blood vessels Smooth
Cells are multinucleate Skeletal
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