2 Tissues

unit

I. Cells are independent, LIVE entities that, working together, make the entire human
body. However, the body is NOT simply an accumulation of hundreds of different cell
types, all jumbled together, each working independently. Within the body, specific, separate
types of cells which are often similar in structure, and almost always similar in function,
group together to form tissues. Tissues are collections of similar cells, all cooperating to
perform a specific function. Within a given organ, different types of tissues will be grouped
together, so that all of the cells of the different tissues can together perform the function of
the organ.
You are responsible for 1) knowing the four primary tissue types, 2) being able to differentiate
them based on their characteristics, 3) knowing the sub-types within each classification, 4)
knowing the basic function of each tissue, 5) being able to give one or two examples of where
each tissue is found in the human body, and 6) being able to identify a given tissue by looking
at a picture or a slide of it. Please note: you will use the images from the textbook, atlas,
and slides for identifying what individual tissues look like. These are the images that will
be used to test your understanding during the lab practical.

1. Epithelia
a. What are characteristics of epithelia, in general??

b. What are its primary functions?

c. Simple squamous epithelium

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d. Simple cuboidal epithelium

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e. Simple columnar epithelium

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f. Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

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g. Stratified squamous epithelium

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h. Stratified cuboidal epithelium

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i. Stratified columnar epithelium

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j. Transitional epithelium
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2. Connective tissue
a. What are the characteristics of CT in general?

b. What are its primary functions?

c. List the names of some of the CT cells…

d. What is extracellular matrix, what is it made of , and what does it do?

e. CT Proper
i.
Loose CT
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Areolar
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Adipose
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Reticular
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ii.
Dense CT
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Dense regular
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2.
Dense irregular
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f. Cartilage
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Hyaline
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ii.
Elastic
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iii. Fibrocartilage
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g. Bone
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h. Blood
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3. Nervous tissue
a. What types of cells make up nervous tissue?

b. What is the function of nervous tissue?

c. Where is it located?

4. Muscle
a. What does it do?

b. Skeletal muscle
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c. Cardiac muscle
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d. Smooth muscle
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TISSUE STUDY QUESTIONS

2. What is extracellular matrix? What tissue produces it? What is it made of?

3. Why is blood a connective tissue?

4. What are some characteristics of nervous tissue that are unique?

5. Differentiate between smooth, skeletal, and cardiac muscle on the basis of

6. What is the basement membrane, where is it, and what does it do?

7. Glands, both exo- and endocrine, are formed from epithelia. Why does this make sense?