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1 layer of flattened cells
allows materials to pass through filtration and diffusion
air sacs of lungs and lining of heart |
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1 layer of cubelike cells
secretion and absorption
kidney tubules and ovary surface |
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1 layer of tall cells
(cilia and goblet cells)
absorption, secretion of mucus and enzymes
line digestive tract, uterus and intestines |
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| pseudostratified columnar |
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1 layer different heights
secretes substances (mucus)
trachea, upper resp tract |
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thick membrane, several layers (cub or column)
(keratinized) protect underlying tissue where abrasion
non-esophagus, mouth & vagina
ker-epidermis |
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2 layers of cubelike cells
protection
sweat ducts, mammary glands and saliva glands |
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several layers, superficial, elongated
protection and secretion
rare; found in male urethra |
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cubiodal/columnar, dome shape
stretches readily and permits distension
lines ureters, urinary bladder, urethra |
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embryonic, gel-like, fibers
gives rise to other tissues
embryo |
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areolar
(loose connective) |
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gel matrix with cells, fibroblasts and macrophages
wraps and cushions organs
under epithelia and surrounds capillaries |
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| adipose (loose connective) |
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closely packed, nucleus on end
reserves fuel, insulation, and protects organs under skin, around kidneys, abdomen and breasts |
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reticular
(loose connective) |
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network of fibers in loose ground substance
fibers support other cells
lymphoid organs |
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dense regular
(dense connective) |
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parallel collagen fibers, fibroblasts
attaches muscles to bones
tendons and ligaments |
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elastic
(dense connective) |
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elastic fibers
blood flows & recoil of lungs and tissue
walls of arteries |
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dense irregular
(dense connective) |
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collagen and elastic fibers
withstand tension
dermis, fibrous capsules |
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firm matrix
supports and reinforces
forms embryonic skeleton and inside of ribcage |
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| cartilage: fibrocartilage |
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thick collagen fibers
strength and absorb shock
vertebral disks and knee joints |
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hard matrix contains collagen fibers
supports and protects, stores minerals |
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red and white blood cells
transport gases, nutrients, and waste
contained within blood vessels |
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cell processes, contribute to tissue
(axon, dendrites, cell body, neuron processes)
transmit electrical signals
brain, spinal cord and nerves |
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long cylindrical cells
voluntary movement, facial exp, control
attached to bones |
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connect @ certain parts
propels blood in circulation, involuntary control
walls of heart |
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spindle shaped form sheets
propels substances along internal passageways
walls of hollow organs |
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