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Skeletal muscle fibers have what type of appearance

Straited or striped
Where is dense irregular connective tissue found

In the dermis of the skin
Describe dense irregular connective tissue

Collagen fibers are randomly arranged
Describe dense regular connective tissue

Collagen fibers are arranged in a parallel linear fashion
Elastin fibers are found where
- Wall of the aorta
- Dermis of the skin
What are the three main kinds of fiber produced by fibroblast
- Collagen
- Reticular
- Elastin
Fibroblast produce and secrete what?

Collagen
What is a fibroblast

The principal cell type found in connective tissue
Decribe reticular fibers

Very fine branched fibers
Where is the transitional epithemium found

In the lining of the urinary passages and bladder
Where are goblet cells found

Lining of the intestines
Stratified squamous epithelium covers what part of the body
- Surface of the skin
- Lining of the mouth
- Throat
- Esophagus
- Vagina and anus
Pseudostratified epithelium line where

Respiratory passages
The internal surfaces of blood vessels and body cavities are what type of epithelium

Simple squamos
The most common simple epithelium is

Simple squamos
Where is Simple ciliated columnar found
- Lining uterine tubes
- Limited areas of the respiratory tract
Describe stratified epithelial tissue

Composed of two or more layers
Describe the squamous cell

Flattened pancake shape
What are the three types of epithelial cells
- Squamous
- Cuboidal
- Columnar
Connective tissue fibers

thin fiber-like bundles of protein molecules that connect body parts together
Describe pseudostratified epithelium

Appears to be layered but is not
What is the definition of tissues

Groups of similiar cells performing a common function
What are the four categories of tissues
- Epithelial
- Connective
- Nervous
- Muscle
What is the basement membrane

Thin connective tissue sheet that seperates the epithelial and connective tissue layer
What are the five types of simple epithelial tissue
- Simple squamous
- Simple cuboidal
- Simple columnar
- Simple ciliated columnar
- Pseudostratified ciliated columnar
Where is simple cuboidal epithelium found
- Ovaries
- Salivary ducts
- Pancreatic ducts
- Kidney tubules lining
Where is simple columnar epithelium found
- Lining digestive tract
- Gallbladder
- Excretory ducts of some glands

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Tissue Classification

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Tissue Classification

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2012-07-18T04:08:26Z

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