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Name: Blood - blood cells and a fluid matrix
Function: Transport oxygen
Location: Within the blood vessels |
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Name: Skeletal Muscle - Striated (banded); cells are large, long, cylindrical, with many nuclei located at the periphery
Function: voluntary control
Location: attached to bone |
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Name: Areolar - Cells (e.g., fibroblasts, macrophages, and lymphocytes) within a fine network of mostly collagen fibers; often merges with denser connective tissue
Function: Loose packing, support, and nourishment for the structures with which it is associated
Location: Attaches the skin to underlying tissue |
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Name: Adipose - Little extracellular matrix surrounding cells; the adipocytes, or fat cells, are so full of lipid that the cytoplasm is pushed to the periphery of the cell.
Function: Packing material, thermal insulation, energy storage, and protection of organs against injury from being bumped or jarred
Location: Predominantly in subcutaneous areas |
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Name : Simple Squamous Epithelium - Single layer of flat, often hexagonal cells; the nuclei appear as bumps when viewed as a cross section because the cells are so flat.
Function: Diffusion, filtration, some secretion, and some protection against friction
Location: In the lining of the blood vessels |
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Name: Simple Cuboidal Epithelium - Single layer of cube-shaped cells; some cells have microvilli (kidney tubules) or cilia (terminal bronchioles of the lungs)
Function: Active transport and facilitated diffusion by cells of the kidney tubules
Location: Kidney tubules |
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Name: Simple Columnar Epithelium - Single layer of tall, narrow cells; some cells have cilia (bronchioles of lungs, auditory tubes, uterine tubes, and uterus) or microvilli (intestines)
Function: Absorption by cells of the small and large intestines
Location: Lining of the stomach and intestines |
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Name: Simple Columnar Epithelium - Single layer of tall, narrow cells; some cells have cilia (bronchioles of lungs, auditory tubes, uterine tubes, and uterus) or microvilli (intestines)
Function: Absorption by cells of the small and large intestines
Location: Lining of the stomach and intestines |
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Name: Psuedostratified Columnar Epithelium - Single layer of cells; some cells are tall and thin and reach the free surface, and others do not; the nuclei of these cells are at different levels and appear stratified; the cells are almost always ciliated and are associated with goblet cells that secrete mucus onto the free surface.
Function: Secrete mucus and remove foreign particles from passages
Location: Lining of the nasal cavity |
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Name: Transitional Epithelium - Stratified cells that appear cube-shaped when the organ or tube is not stretched and squamous when the organ or tube is stretched by fluid; the number of layers also decreases on stretch
Function: Protects against the caustic effects of urine
Location: Lining of the Bladder |
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Name: Reticular - Fine network of reticular fibers irregularly arranged
Function: Provides a superstructure for lymphatic and hemopoietic tissues
Location: Within the lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow |
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Name: Dense Irregular Collagenous Connective Tissue - Matrix composed of collagen fibers that run in all directions or in alternating planes of fibers oriented in a somewhat single direction
Function: Tensile strength capable of withstanding stretching in all directions.
Location: Sheaths; most of the dermis of the skin; organ capsules and septa; outer covering the body tubes |
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Name: Dense Regular Collagenous Connective Tissue - Matrix composed of collagen fibers running in somewhat the same direction
Function: Able to withstand great pulling forces exerted in the direction if fiber orientation; great tensile strength and stretch resistance
Location: Tendons (attach muscle to bone) and ligaments (attach bones to each other) |
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Name: Hyaline Cartilage - Collagen fibers are small and evenly dispersed in the matrix, making the matrix appear transparent; the cartilage cells. or chondrocytes, are found in spaces, or lacunae, within the firm but flexible matrix.
Function: Allows growth of long bones; flexibility of ribs and nose
Location: Growing long bones, nose, ribs |
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Name: Fibrocartilage - Collagen fibers similar to those in hyaline cartilage; the fibers are more numerous than in other cartilages and are arranged in thick bundles
Function: flexible and capable of withstanding considerable pressure
Location: Intervertebral disks |
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Name: Elastic Cartilage - Similar to hyaline cartilage, but matrix also contains elastic fibers
Function: Provides rigidity with more flexibility than hyaline cartilage
Location: Ears |
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Name: Compact Bone - Hard, bony matrix predominates; circular around a central canal
Function: Provide strength and support
Location: Outer portion of all bones and shafts of long bones |
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Name: Spongy Bone - Latticelike network of scaffolding characterized by trabeculae with large spaces
Function: Provides strength and support without the weight of compact bone
Location: Interior of bones, and the end of the long bones |
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Name: Skeletal Muscle - Striated (banded); cells are large, long, cylindrical, with many nuclei located at the periphery
Function: voluntary control
Location: attached to bone |
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Name: Cardiac Muscle - Cylindrical and striated and have a single, centrally located nucleus; they are banded and connected to one another by intercalated disks, which contain gap junctions
Function: involuntary control
Location: Heart |
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Name: Smooth Muscle - Tapered at each end, not striated, and have a single nucleus
Function: involuntary control
Location: in stomach and large intestine |
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Name: Smooth Muscle - Tapered at each end, not striated, and have a single nucleus
Function: involuntary control
Location: in stomach and large intestine |
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Name: Neuron and Neuroglia - dendrites, a cell body, and a long axon
Function: transmit information
Location: brain and spinal cord |
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Name: Adipose - Little extracellular matrix surrounding cells; the adipocytes, or fat cells, are so full of lipid that the cytoplasm is pushed to the periphery of the cell.
Function: Packing material, thermal insulation, energy storage, and protection of organs against injury from being bumped or jarred
Location: Predominantly in subcutaneous areas |
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Name: Areolar - Cells (e.g., fibroblasts, macrophages, and lymphocytes) within a fine network of mostly collagen fibers; often merges with denser connective tissue
Function: Loose packing, support, and nourishment for the structures with which it is associated
Location: Attaches the skin to underlying tissue |
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Name: Cardiac Muscle - Cylindrical and striated and have a single, centrally located nucleus; they are banded and connected to one another by intercalated disks, which contain gap junctions
Function: involuntary control
Location: Heart |
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Name: Cardiac Muscle - Cylindrical and striated and have a single, centrally located nucleus; they are banded and connected to one another by intercalated disks, which contain gap junctions
Function: involuntary control
Location: Heart |
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Name: Dense Irregular Collagenous Connective Tissue - Matrix composed of collagen fibers that run in all directions or in alternating planes of fibers oriented in a somewhat single direction
Function: Tensile strength capable of withstanding stretching in all directions.
Location: Sheaths; most of the dermis of the skin; organ capsules and septa; outer covering the body tubes |
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Name: Dense Irregular Collagenous Connective Tissue - Matrix composed of collagen fibers that run in all directions or in alternating planes of fibers oriented in a somewhat single direction
Function: Tensile strength capable of withstanding stretching in all directions.
Location: Sheaths; most of the dermis of the skin; organ capsules and septa; outer covering the body tubes |
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Name: Dense Regular Collagenous Connective Tissue - Matrix composed of collagen fibers running in somewhat the same direction
Function: Able to withstand great pulling forces exerted in the direction if fiber orientation; great tensile strength and stretch resistance
Location: Tendons (attach muscle to bone) and ligaments (attach bones to each other) |
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Name: Dense Regular Collagenous Connective Tissue - Matrix composed of collagen fibers running in somewhat the same direction
Function: Able to withstand great pulling forces exerted in the direction if fiber orientation; great tensile strength and stretch resistance
Location: Tendons (attach muscle to bone) and ligaments (attach bones to each other) |
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Name: Elastic Cartilage - Similar to hyaline cartilage, but matrix also contains elastic fibers
Function: Provides rigidity with more flexibility than hyaline cartilage
Location: Ears |
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Name: Fibrocartilage - Collagen fibers similar to those in hyaline cartilage; the fibers are more numerous than in other cartilages and are arranged in thick bundles
Function: flexible and capable of withstanding considerable pressure
Location: Intervertebral disks |
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Name: Hyaline Cartilage - Collagen fibers are small and evenly dispersed in the matrix, making the matrix appear transparent; the cartilage cells. or chondrocytes, are found in spaces, or lacunae, within the firm but flexible matrix.
Function: Allows growth of long bones; flexibility of ribs and nose
Location: Growing long bones, nose, ribs |
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Name: Psuedostratified Columnar Epithelium - Single layer of cells; some cells are tall and thin and reach the free surface, and others do not; the nuclei of these cells are at different levels and appear stratified; the cells are almost always ciliated and are associated with goblet cells that secrete mucus onto the free surface.
Function: Secrete mucus and remove foreign particles from passages
Location: Lining of the nasal cavity |
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Name: Psuedostratified Columnar Epithelium - Single layer of cells; some cells are tall and thin and reach the free surface, and others do not; the nuclei of these cells are at different levels and appear stratified; the cells are almost always ciliated and are associated with goblet cells that secrete mucus onto the free surface.
Function: Secrete mucus and remove foreign particles from passages
Location: Lining of the nasal cavity |
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Name: Reticular - Fine network of reticular fibers irregularly arranged
Function: Provides a superstructure for lymphatic and hemopoietic tissues
Location: Within the lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow |
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Name: Simple Columnar Epithelium - Single layer of tall, narrow cells; some cells have cilia (bronchioles of lungs, auditory tubes, uterine tubes, and uterus) or microvilli (intestines)
Function: Absorption by cells of the small and large intestines
Location: Lining of the stomach and intestines |
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Name: Simple Columnar Epithelium - Single layer of tall, narrow cells; some cells have cilia (bronchioles of lungs, auditory tubes, uterine tubes, and uterus) or microvilli (intestines)
Function: Absorption by cells of the small and large intestines
Location: Lining of the stomach and intestines |
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Name: Simple Cuboidal Epithelium - Single layer of cube-shaped cells; some cells have microvilli (kidney tubules) or cilia (terminal bronchioles of the lungs)
Function: Active transport and facilitated diffusion by cells of the kidney tubules
Location: Kidney tubules |
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Name: Simple Cuboidal Epithelium - Single layer of cube-shaped cells; some cells have microvilli (kidney tubules) or cilia (terminal bronchioles of the lungs)
Function: Active transport and facilitated diffusion by cells of the kidney tubules
Location: Kidney tubules |
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Name : Simple Squamous Epithelium - Single layer of flat, often hexagonal cells; the nuclei appear as bumps when viewed as a cross section because the cells are so flat.
Function: Diffusion, filtration, some secretion, and some protection against friction
Location: In the lining of the blood vessels |
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Name : Simple Squamous Epithelium - Single layer of flat, often hexagonal cells; the nuclei appear as bumps when viewed as a cross section because the cells are so flat.
Function: Diffusion, filtration, some secretion, and some protection against friction
Location: In the lining of the blood vessels |
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Name: Skeletal Muscle - Striated (banded); cells are large, long, cylindrical, with many nuclei located at the periphery
Function: voluntary control
Location: attached to bone |
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Name: Skeletal Muscle - Striated (banded); cells are large, long, cylindrical, with many nuclei located at the periphery
Function: voluntary control
Location: attached to bone |
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Name: Smooth Muscle - Tapered at each end, not striated, and have a single nucleus
Function: involuntary control
Location: in stomach and large intestine |
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Name: Smooth Muscle - Tapered at each end, not striated, and have a single nucleus
Function: involuntary control
Location: in stomach and large intestine |
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Name: Spongy Bone - Latticelike network of scaffolding characterized by trabeculae with large spaces
Function: Provides strength and support without the weight of compact bone
Location: Interior of bones, and the end of the long bones |
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Name: Transitional Epithelium (Not Stretched) - Stratified cells that appear cube-shaped when the organ or tube is not stretched and squamous when the organ or tube is stretched by fluid; the number of layers also decreases on stretch
Function: Protects against the caustic effects of urine
Location: Lining of the Bladder |
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Name: Transitional Epithelium (Not Stretched) - Stratified cells that appear cube-shaped when the organ or tube is not stretched and squamous when the organ or tube is stretched by fluid; the number of layers also decreases on stretch
Function: Protects against the caustic effects of urine
Location: Lining of the Bladder |
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Name: Transitional Epithelium (Stretched) - Stratified cells that appear cube-shaped when the organ or tube is not stretched and squamous when the organ or tube is stretched by fluid; the number of layers also decreases on stretch
Function: Protects against the caustic effects of urine
Location: Lining of the Bladder |
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Name: Transitional Epithelium (Stretched) - Stratified cells that appear cube-shaped when the organ or tube is not stretched and squamous when the organ or tube is stretched by fluid; the number of layers also decreases on stretch
Function: Protects against the caustic effects of urine
Location: Lining of the Bladder |
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