Hyaline Cartilage
• The type of cell that produces this tissue is
• Chondrocytes
• You would find this tissue
• End of bones, trachea rings, costal (ribs)
• Function of this tissue is
• Support and cushioning
Simple cuboidal epithelium
• This tissue would be found in
• Glands, ovaries and kidneys
• The function of this tissue is
• Secretion and absorption
Nervous Tissue
• Cells that support this tissue are called
• Neuroglia
• This tissue is found in the
• Brain, spinal cord and peripherial
Loose Connective Tissue or
Areolar Tissue
• The name of the yellow fibers
• Elastin
• This tissue would be found
• Under the skin
• The function of this tissue would be
• To attach skin to tissues and cushion
organs
Blood
• This matrix of this tissue
• PLASMA
• The function of this tissue
• Transport gases, nutrients and waste
Pseudostratified Epithelium
• This tissue would be found in
• Respiratory tract and oviducts
• The function of this tissue would be
• To move materials along the outer surface
of the cell.
Fibrocartilage
• Tissue is found
• In the intervertebral disc, hips and knee
joints
• The function is to absorb compressive
shock.
Simple squamous epithelium
• In the body this tissue
• Line or covers most abdominal organs
• The function of this type of tissue
• Allows for quick diffusion and to reduce
friction
Bone
• Cell that produces this tissue
• Osteocytes
• This tissue would be found in the
• Skeleton
• The function of this tissue is to
• Support, attachment sites, levers for
movement and mineral storage
Adipose Tissue
• This tissue would be found in the body
• Under skin, behind eyes, around kidneys,
abdominal membranes
• The function of this tissue is to
• Insulate, pad and as a heat energy
reserve
• Substance stored in this tissue is
• Fat
Dense Regular (collagenous)
Fibers
• The white fibers found in this tissue are
• Collagen fibers
• You would find this tissue in the body
• Tendons, ligaments, white part of the eye
Simple columnar epithelium
• This tissue would be found in
• The lining of the digestive tract (stomach)
• The function of this tissue would be to
• Protect, absorb and sucrete
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