Intro to PHysio

• It cover exposed surfaces, lines the internal passageways
• and chambers and produce glandular secretions

• Fills internal spaces, provides structural support and
• stores energy

Exposed while the basal surface is connected to deeper coneective tisse with basement membrane

• Avascular: cells must obtain nutrients across
• attached or exposed surfaces

• Prevent the diffusion of fluids and solutes between the
• cells

• Permit the free diffusion of ions and small molecules
• between two cells through embedded proteins (connexons/channels)

Attaches a cell to extracellular structures