Exam 4: Tissues

Epithelial tissue is characterized by large amounts of intercellular matrix and few cells.

Match the type of connective tissue with its corresponding definition. -Matrix is liquid

Which is the most abundant and widely distributed tissue in the body?

Both neurons and glia cells make up nervous tissue.

Name and describe the four types of tissues in the body. Give an example of each.

Exocrine glands discharge their products directly into the blood.

The terms osteon and haversian system are synonymous.

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -Cell process that carries nerve impulses toward the cell body

Which tissue forms a continuous sheet of cells with no blood vessels?

Which type of tissue can be classified by the shape of its cells?

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -The structure to which dendrites and axons attach

Match the type of epithelial tissue with its location. -Simple cuboidal

Connective tissue covers the body and many of its parts.

When epithelial tissue is badly injured, a thick scar, or keloid, may develop.

Match the general tissue type with its corresponding description. -Covers the body and many of its parts

Classify epithelium according to the arrangement of the cells.

An unusually thick scar that develops in the lower layer of the skin is called a

Alveolar connective tissue specializes in the storage of lipid or fat.

Match each general tissue type with a corresponding specific tissue. -Bone and adipose tissue

Describe the three types of muscle tissue, and give a location and function of each.