| back 1 Simple squamous epithelium
Location: lungs, kidney, serosae
Function allows for diffusion/filtration in areas where protection is not important |
| back 2 simple cuboidal epithelium
Location:Ducts & glands ovary surface
Function:Secretion /absorption |
| back 3 Simple columnar epithelium
Location: digestive tract (non-ciliated), small bronchi (ciliated)
Function:absorption & secretion of mucus & enzymes |
| back 4 Pseudostratified columnar Epithelium
Function: secretion/propulsion of mucus
Location: trachea, upper respiratory tract |
| back 5 Stratified squamous epithelium
Location: esophagus
Function: protects underlying tissue in areas subject to abrasion |
| back 6 Transitional epithelium
Location: bladder, ureters
Function: stretches, permits stored urine to distend urinary organ |
| back 7 Areolar
CTP Loose connective tissue
Function: wraps & cushions organs
Location: Under epithelia of body |
| back 8 Adipose tissue
CTP Loose connective tissue
Location: breast
Function: provides food fuel, insulation against heat loss |
| back 9 reticular
CTP loose connective tissue
Location: Lymphoid organs
Function: Support other cell types |
| back 10 Dense regular
CTP Dense connective tissue
Location:Tendons
Function: attachment |
| back 11 Dense irregular
CTP Dense connective tissue
Location:Joints
Function: provides structural strength |
| back 12 Hyline cartilage
Location: Ends of long bones
Function: serves as resilient cushion |
| back 13 Elastic cartilage
Location: External ear
Function: Maintain shape & structure |
| back 14 fibrocartilage
Location: Intervertebral discs
Function: absorb compressive shock |
| back 15 Ossseous tissue bone
Location:Bones
Function: Supports/protects store calcium |
| back 16 Blood
Connective tissue
Function: transport nutrients, waste & other substances
Location: blood vessels |
| back 17 Skeletal muscle
Location: skeletal muscles attached to bone
Function: voluntary movement; locomotion |
| back 18 Cardiac muscle
Location: walls of heart
Function: circulation |
| back 19 Smooth muscle
Location: walls of hollow organs
Function: propels substances or objects along internal passageways : involuntary control |
| back 20 Nervous tissue
Location: Brain, spinal cord, nerves
Function: transmit electrical signals |
| back 21 Elastic
CTP Dense connective tissue
Location: walls of arteries/ aorta
Function: recoil after stretching |