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Simple squamous epithelium
Alveoli (air sacs of lungs), lining blood vessels, serosa, Bowman's capsule in the kidneys
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Simple cuboidal epithelium
Kidney tubules, surface of ovaries, small sweat glands
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Simple columnar epithelium
Stomach lining/digestive tract; associated with goblet cells
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Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
Trachea; ciliated
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Stratified squamous epithelium
- Keratinizing: skin
- Nonkeratinizing: esophagus, vagina, mouth
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Stratified cuboidal epithelium
Large sweat glands, salivary glands, mammary glands
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Stratified columnar epithelium
Urethra
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Transitional epithelium
Bladder, ureters
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Areolar CT
Upper epithelia of body, white blood cells
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Adipose CT
Breasts, heart, eyeballs
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Reticular CT
Spleen, lymph nodes, bone marrow; "Bonzai Trees"
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Dense regular CT
Tendons, ligaments, joints that bend in one way (ex: knee)
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Dense irregular CT
Dermis of skin, joints
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Dense elastic CT
Aorta, large arteries
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Hyaline cartilage
Nose, costal cartilages of ribs, youthful skeleton, trachea, all joints
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Elastic cartilage
External ear, epiglottis
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Fibrocartilage
Pubic symphisis, intervertebral discs, knee
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Osseous tissue
Bones (ex: femur, humerus)
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Blood
Blood vessels, arteries, veins, capillaries
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Nervous tissue
Brain, spinal cord, nerves
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Skeletal muscle
Multinucleated (ex: biceps brachii)
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Cardiac muscle
Single nucleus, less striated (ex: heart)
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Smooth muscle
Not striated, moves food through digestive tract (ex: intestines)
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