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Chapter 4 TISSUES

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  • Simple Squamos

    Diffusion and Filtration

    Kidneys

  • Simple cuboidal

    Secrete and Absorb

    Kidneys

  • Simple Columnar

    Secrete and Absorb; Mucus and Enzymes.

    Respiratory Tract; Digestive Tract

  • Pseudostratified Columnar

    Secrete Mucus.

    Respiratory Tract

  • Stratified Squamos

    Protects Abrasion

    SKIN

  • Transitional

    STRETCH

    Urinary

  • LOOSE: Areolar

    Protects Organs; INFLAMMATION.

    Epithelia of body. Packages organs.

  • LOOSE: Adipose

    Protects Organs. Energy. Heat Loss.

    Subcutaneous tissue. Mammory glands.

  • LOOSE: Reticular

    WBCs, MAST, MACRO.

    Lymph nodes, Marrow.

  • DENSE: Regular

    Muscle to Bone. Tensile strength.

    Tendons and Ligaments.

  • DENSE: Irregular

    Fibrous capsule joints.

    Tension from all directions.

  • DENSE: Elastic

    Tissue recoil.

    Arteries,

  • CARTILAGE: Hyaline

    Cushion.

    Costals (RIBS)

  • CARTILAGE: Elastic

    Stretch

    EAR

  • CARTILAGE: Fibrocartilage

    Tensile strength, shock absorb.

    Vertebral discs.

  • Smooth Muscle

    Propels substances

    Digestive Tract