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Tissue
Connective, Epithelial, Nervous Tissue
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Functions of CT | connecting and binding, support, protection, transport |
| CT proper | loose, dense, reticular, adipose |
| Specialized CT | cartilage, bone, blood |
| Skeletal | striations, voluntary, attached to skeleton, multinucleated |
| Smooth | involuntary, wall of nearly every hollow organ, eyes, skin, ducts |
| Cardiac | striations, involuntary, heart, intercalated disks |
| Neuroglial cells | anchor neurons and blood vessels in place, monitor extracellular fluid composition, increase rate of impulse transmission, circulate surrounding fluid of brain and spinal cord |
| Functions of Epithelial Tissue | protection, immune defenses, secretion, transport, sensation |
| Components of Epithelial Tissue | closely packed cells joined by junctions and desmosomes, very little ECM |
| Simple epithelia | lines hollow organs for diffusion |
| Stratified epithelia | vagina, salivary gland ducts, sweat glands, bladder |