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Anatomy: Histology

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What are the four types of tissues and what is the function of each? Nervous - impulses, Muscle - movement, Connective Tissues - support and protects, Epithelial - covers body surfaces and lining
Which type of epithelial tissues lines the urinary bladder? Transitional
Which type of connective tissue has lacuna? Cartilage
Contrast exocrine and endocrine glands. Give example of each. Exocrine is on the outside, sweat glands, and endocrine is on the inside, thyroid gland
Which type of connective tissue makes a stiff framework to support other cells? Reticular
Name 3 types of cells found within the blood. Red blood cells, white blood cells, mast cells, macrophages
How do merocrine glands differ from apocrine glands? Merocrine, cells excrete the products and apocrine secretes while breaking off the tip.
What two structures are found in the extracellular matrix of all connective tissues. Ground substance and fibers/threads
Name 3 types of muscle tissue found in the body. Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth
Which type of muscle tissue is striated and contracts involuntarily? Cardiac
What are the 2 types of nervous tissue? Which one is more common in the body? Neuroglia and Neurons, Neuroglia is more common
What are the top and bottom surfaces of epithelial tissue called? Free surface and basal surface
Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 major categories of tissues found in the human body nervous, muscular, vascular, or epithelial? vascular
This is the type of tissue that contains goblet cells for secreting mucus. simple columnar epithelium
Mammary glands contain not only secrete milk, but also a portion of the secretory cells. Therefore, mammary glands are an example of -------- glands. apocrine
Name the 2 types of fiber found in connective tissues. collagen and elastic
Which type of cells become bone tissue? osteocytes
When looking in a microscope, you notice within lacuna. Which type of connective tissue are you looking at? cartilage
When looking in a microscope, you notice large droplets of oil filling most of the cell's space. which type of connective tissue are you looking at? Adipose
Which type of connective tissue is found in tendons, giving them rope-like strength in one direction? Dense regular
What are two membranes found in or on the body? Mucous, Serous, Synovial, and Cutaneous
Name 2 characteristics of all connective tissue. Contain cell fibers, support and bind other tissues, providing insulation, and mostly all are composed of the extracellular matrix.
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