BackTissue Types, Locations, and Functions
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Definition: Tissue that covers body surfaces and lines body cavities.
Function: Protection, absorption, filtration, and secretion.
Single layer of flat cells; allows for diffusion and filtration.
Location: Air sacs of lungs, lining of heart, blood vessels.
Single layer of cube-shaped cells; involved in secretion and absorption.
Location: Kidney tubules, ducts of small glands.
Single layer of tall cells; absorption and secretion.
Location: Digestive tract lining, gallbladder.
Single layer with varying cell heights, appears stratified; secretion and movement of mucus.
Location: Respiratory tract lining.
Multiple layers of flat cells; protects underlying tissues.
Location: Skin epidermis, mouth, esophagus.
Multiple layers of cells that can stretch.
Location: Urinary bladder, ureters.
Tissue that supports, binds, and protects organs.
Contains cells, fibers, and ground substance.
Loose connective tissue with collagen and elastic fibers.
Function: Wraps and cushions organs.
Location: Under epithelia, around organs.
Fat-storing tissue; provides insulation and energy storage.
Location: Under skin, around kidneys and eyeballs.
Parallel collagen fibers; resists tension in one direction.
Location: Tendons and ligaments.
Irregularly arranged collagen fibers; resists tension in multiple directions.
Location: Dermis of skin, joint capsules.
Firm, flexible connective tissue with chondrocytes in lacunae.
Types: hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage.
Most abundant cartilage; provides support with some flexibility.
Location: Nose, trachea, ends of long bones.
Contains elastic fibers; maintains shape and flexibility.
Location: External ear, epiglottis.
Thick collagen fibers; resists strong compression.
Location: Intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis.
Hard connective tissue with mineralized matrix; supports and protects body.
Contains osteocytes in lacunae.
Fluid connective tissue; transports nutrients, gases, and wastes.
Contains red and white blood cells in plasma.
Tissue specialized for contraction and movement.
Types: skeletal, cardiac, smooth.
Voluntary, striated muscle attached to bones.
Function: body movement.
Involuntary, striated muscle found in the heart.
Function: pumps blood.
Involuntary, non-striated muscle in walls of hollow organs.
Function: moves substances through organs.
Tissue that transmits electrical signals.
Contains neurons and supporting cells.