Exam 3: Tissues

Transmembrane glycoproteins called connexins join the cells in this type of cell junction.

Neuroglia are cells in nervous tissue that

Connective tissue may contain

The cells of _____ muscle have each end of the cell tapered to a point.

Name the type of cellular junction.

Describe various cells found in the different connective tissues and give the main function of each.

Epithelial tissues can be classified into various categories according to

The membrane that lines the cavities of freely movable joints also secretes a lubricating fluid called serous fluid.

Dermatan sulfate, proteoglycans, hyaluronic acid, and chondroitin sulfate can be found in

_____ muscle tissue is located within the walls of blood vessels.

A function of fibroblasts is to

List two locations in the body where the pictured tissue exists.

The central canal of an osteon contains

Name the type of cellular junction.

In which type of exocrine glands are portions of cells containing secretions pinched off from the main cell body?

The major fiber type in this tissue is _____.

The axon in most neurons carries nerve impulses away from the cell body to other cells.

Neuroglia generate and conduct nerve impulses in nervous tissue.

List three features and one location for each of the three types of muscle tissue.

This is a _____ cell that produces _____.