A | B |
epithelial tissue | covers organs, forms inner lining of body cavities, lines hollow organs |
basement membrane | base of epithelial cell or layer of cells; connects to underlying tissue |
simple squamous epithelium | single layer of flattened cells |
simple cuboidal epithelium | single layer of cube-shaped cells |
simple columnar epithelium | single layer of elongated cells |
pseudostratified columnar epithelium | appears to be many layers, but only one layer of elongated cells |
stratified squamous epithelium | many layers, top cells flattened |
stratified cuboidal epithelium | 2-3 layers of cube-shaped cells |
stratified columnar epithelium | top layer of elongated cells, lower layers cube-shaped |
transitional epithelium | many layers of cube-shaped and elongated cells; change shape |
ligament | type of dense connective tissue; binds bone to bone |
tendon | type of dense connective tissue; binds muscle to bone |
loose connective tissue | beneath skin & epithelial cells, between muscles |
adipose tissue | beneath skin, behind eyeballs, around kidneys, on surface of heart |
dense connective tissue | tendons, ligaments, dermis |
elastic connective tissue | connects parts of spinal column, in walls of arteries and airways |
hyaline cartilage | ends of bones, nose, and rings in walls of respiratory passages |
elastic cartilage | external ear, part of larynx |
fibrocartilage | between bony parts of spinal column, parts of pelvic girdle, knee |
bone | bones of skeleton, middle ear |
blood | within blood vessels |
fibroblast | large star-shaped cell; secretes proteins that become fibers |
macrophage | motile cell sometimes attached to fibers; clears foreign particles from tissue by phagocytosis |
mast cell | large cell, usually located near blood vessel; releases substances that may help prevent clotting |
collagenous fiber (white fiber) | thick, threadlike fiber of collagen w/ great tensile strength; holds structures together |
elastic fiber (yellow fiber) | provides elastic quality to parts that stretch |
reticular fiber | thin fiber of collagen |
skeletal muscle | voluntary, striated, multinucleate muscle tissue |
cardiac muscle | involuntary, striated, branched muscle tissue |
smooth muscle | involuntary, spindle-shaped, branched muscle tissue |
neuron | transmits nerve impulses, communicates w/ other neurons, coordinate, integrate, regulate body functions |
neuroglial cells | supply nutrients to neurons by connecting them to blood vessels, bind nervous tissue together, phagocytosis |