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Tissues
the types of tissues
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Anatomy
12th Grade
09/22/2011

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Term
Adipose Connective Tissue
Definition
stores fat
-beneath skin
-around kidneys
-behinds eyes
-surface of the heart
Term
Dense Connective Tissue
Definition
holds tendons and ligaments
-in the dermis, inner layer of skin
Term
Loose Connective Tissue
Definition
forms delicate, thin membranes throughout the body
binds skin to organs and fills spaces between muscles
Term
Elastic Connective Tissue
Definition
branching
-attaches bone to spinal column
-hollow organs
-larger airways
Term
Reticular Connective Tissue
Definition
"framework"
-liver
-spleen
-lymphatic organs
Term
Simple Squamous
Definition
flat cells
-line air sacs, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels
Term
Simple Cuboidal
Definition
cube shaped
-kidney tubules
-covers ovaries
line ducts of some glands
Term
Simple Columnar
Definition
elongated cells
near the basement
-untres, stomach, and intestines
Term
Pseudo-stratified
Definition
line respiratory passages
Term
Stratified Squamous
Definition
oral, vagina, and anal canel
Term
Stratified Cuboidal
Definition
mammary glands, sweat glands, salivary glands and pancreas
Term
Stratified Columnar
Definition
line male uretha and pharynx
Term
Transitional
Definition
uninary bladder, uretars and part of uretha
Term
Fibroblasts
Definition
Connective tissue, star shaped
Term
Macrophages
Definition
wandering cells, eats unwanted (phagocytic)
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