Groups of cells similar in: Structure Function

Four types of tissues. Epithelial Connective Muscle Nervous

Make up organs Connective Nervous Epithelial Muscle Credits

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Most common Most widely

distributed 5 main functions

Bind Support Protect Insulate Transport

Home Cartilage Proper Bone BloodMesenchymes

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Stands up to tension and compression

Its both tough and flexible

80% water Rarely found in

adults

Home Connective Tissues Elastic CartilageHyaline Fibrocartilage

Similar to Hyaline cartilage

More elastic Cartilage

Maintains shape but still flexible

Home Connective Tissues Cartilage Hyaline Fibrocartilage

Most common Cartilage

Contains imperceptible collagen fibers

Forms the costal cartilage

Found at the end of bones and compression points Home Connective Tissues Cartilage

Elastic Cartilage Fibrocartilage

Intervertebral disks Compressible and

Resists tension Able to withstand

heavy pressure

Home Connective Tissues Cartilage Elastic Cartilage Hyaline

Two subclasses Loose Dense

Home Connective Tissues Loose Dense

Parallel Collagen Fibers

Subcatagorizied Regular and

Irregular

Home Connective Tissues ProperRegular Irregular

Parallel collagen fibers

Fibroblasts commonly found

Can withstand tension

Found in digestive tract

Home Connective Tissues Proper Dense Regular

Parallel collagen fibers

Fibroblasts commonly found

Found in Tendons

Home Connective Tissues Proper Dense Irregular

Consists of ground substances, fibers, and masenchymal cells

Can become any other tissue type

Found in embryo

Home Connective Tissues

Broken down into three subclasses: Reticular Areolar Adipose

Home Connective Tissues Proper Reticular AreolarAdipose

Very Rare Cells lie in a fiber

network Supports other

systems

Home Connective Tissues Proper Loose Areolar Adipose

Gel-like matrix Wraps and

cushions organs Found throughout

body

Home Connective Tissues Proper Loose Reticular Adipose

Gel-like matrix Reserves food Found under skin Provides nutrients

to organs

Home Connective Tissues Proper Loose Reticular Areolar

Supports Protects and aids

muscular action Hollow with hard

collagen fibers Stores nutrients

Home Connective Tissues

Fluid matrix Found in blood

vessels Used to transport

nutrients

Home Connective Tissues

Compose entirely of cells

Either simple or Stratified

Supported by fibers

Home Simple Stratified

One Layer Cubodial Squamous Columnar

IrregularPseudostratified

Columnar

Home Epithelial Cubodial Squamous Pseudostratified Columnar Columnar

Single layer Often with cilia Found in tubes Absorption and

secretion

Home Epithelial Simple Squamous Pseudostratified Columnar Squamous

Single layer Pancake Shaped Disk shaped nuclei Slick Surface Diffusion and

Filtration

Home Epithelial Simple Cubodial Pseudostratified Columnar Columnar

Single layer Often with cilia Goblet cells

included Oval nuclei

Home Epithelial Squamous Cuboidal Pseudostratified Columnar

Single layer with different heights

Secretion and propulsion of mucus

Ciliated and non-ciliated

Home Simple Epithelial Cuboidal Squamous Columnar

More than one cell layer Squamous Cubodial Columnar

One irregularTransitional

Home Epithelial Squamous CubodialColumnar Transitional

Extremely rare Found in glands 1-2 layers Protection

Home Epithelial Stratified Squamous Columnar Transitional

Found in places of Abrasion

Thick membrane Many layers Forms outer layer

of epidermis Surface cells are

dead

Home Epithelial Stratified Cubodial Columnar Transitional

Limited distribution Transitions

between epithelia Protection and

Secretion

Home Epithelial Stratified Squamous Cubodial Transitional

Several layers Cubodial and dome

shaped cells Stretches

Home Epithelial Stratified Cubodial Columnar Squamous

Contract and

release Three main types

Skeletal Cardiac Smooth

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Closely fit together No striations Single nuclei Involuntary Walls of hollow

organs

Home Muscular Cardiac Skeletal

Branch out Found in walls of

heart Propel blood

involuntarily

Home Muscular Smooth Skeletal

Long cylinder cells

Stripes Many nuclei Voluntary

movements Attach to bones

Home Muscular Smooth Cardiac

Branched Neurons Transports Signals Found in brain,

spinal cord and peripheral nerves.

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