vertebrate animal tissue Flashcards

pseudostratified columnar epithelial
trachea
protection

stratified squamous
skin
cover and potect

simple columnar epithelial
intestine
protect/secrete fluids

simple cuboidal epithelial
respiratory and intestinal tracts
covers and protects tissue

simple squamous epithelial
lungs, kidneys
move h2o and electrolytes

glandular epithelium
liver, mammary glands, pancreas
secrete fluids

subcutaneous tissue
under skin
produces collagen and elastic fibers

reticulin fibers
spleen lymph nodes
support glands/compose junctions

adipose tissue
muscles and liver
secretes fatty acids into blood

macrophages
circulate fluids in blood
engulf and digest debris

tendon
connects muscle and bone
support and connection

elastic cartilage
external ear, nose
flexible support

hyaline cartilage
connects joints and bones
support

blood
in vessels throughout body
maintains proper bodily conditions

bones
skeleton
support and structue

skeletal muscle
attached to skeleton
contracts voluntarily
tightly packed, striations up and down

cardiac muscle
heart
blood in and out
cells are vaguely rectangular/ junctions that are called
intercalated disks run up and down (Calcium deposits)

smooth muscle
guts, blood vessels
contract involuntarily
loosely packed

neurons
brain, spinal cord
send and receive messages