Statified Squamous Epithelium

Description: Several layers of cells. Basal cells are cuboidal or columnar, apocial cells are squamous.

Function: Protects

Location: Moist lining of the espohagus

Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Description: Single layer of cubelike cells

Function: Secretion and absoption

Location: Kidney tubules

Simple Squamous Epithelium

Descrpition: Single layer of flat cells and sparse cytoplasm

Function: Diffusion, exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste

Location: Capillaries

Psuedostratified Columnar Epithelium

Description: Single layer of cells differing lengths. Nuclei are at different levels and contain cilia

Function: Secretion

Location: Upper respiratory tract

Areolar

Description: Diverse tissue with all three fiber and different cells

Function: Wraps and cushions organs

Location: Underneath the epithelium of the skin

Adipose

Description: Closely packed adipocytes

Function: Stores energy from food

Location: Breasts

Reticular

Description: Network of reticular fibers in loose ground substance

Function: Supports the production of WBC and house WBC

Location: Spleen

Dense Regular

Description: Parallel collagen fibers

Function: Attaches muscles to bones or to muscles 

Location: Tendons

Hyaline Cartilage

Description: Opaque/cloudy appearance with lacunae

Function: Supports and reinforces

Location: Costal cartilages of the ribs

Elastic Cartilage

Description: Similar to hyaline but elastic fibers are visible

Function: Gives structure while allowing flexibility

Location: External ear

Fibrocartilage

Description: Thick collagen fibers are visible

Function: Absorbs the shock

Location: Knee

Bone

Description: Osteon, rings, with lamella, individual rings. There are also central canals in the middle of the osteon

Function: Provides movement

Location: Humerus

Blood

Description: Red and white blood cells in matrix

Function: Transportation of nutrients

Location: Capillaries

Nervous Tissue

Description: Neurons are branched out

Function: Transmits electrical signals from receptors to effectors

Location: Brain

Simple Columnar Epithelium

Description: Single layer of tall cells with round nucleus

Function: Absorbs

Location: Small intestine

Smooth Muscle

Description: No stritations and spindle shaped

Function: Helps move along materials

Location: Small intestines

Skeletal Muscle

Description: Cylindrical and long. Multinucleate cells with stritations

Function: Movement

Location: Bicep

Cardiac Muscle

Descritpion: Branched and striations. Uninucleate and interdigate at specialized junctions

Function: Pumps and sends blood into circulation

Location: Walls of heart

Transitional Epithelium

Description: Looks like both stratified cuboidal and squamous but basal is columnar/cuboidal. Surface is squamous

Function: Stretches to withold urine

Location: Lining of urinary tract