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- general: epithelium
- specific: simple cuboidal
- location: kidney tubules
- function: secretion and absorbtion
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- general: epithelium
- specific: simple cuboidal epithelium
- location: kidney tubules
- function: secretion and absorbtion
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- General: epithelial
- Specific: simple squamous epithelium
- Location: air sacs of lungs
- Function: this thin single layer allows diffusion and filtration.
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- general: epithelium
- specific: simple squamous epithelium
- location: air sacs of the lungs
- function: diffusion and filtration
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- general: epithelium
- specific: simple columnar epithelium
- location: non-ciliated are located in the digestive tract from the stomach and down. Ciliated can line small bronchi.
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- general: epithelium
- specific: simple columnar epithelium with cilia
- location: lining small bronchi and uterine tubes
- function: secretion and absorption of mucus
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- General: epithelium
- Specific: simple columnar epithelium
- Location: Lining small bronchi
- Function: secretion and absorption
- Features: goblet cells and microvilli(cilia)
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- general: epithelium
- specific: pseudostratified columnar epithelium with cilia.
- location: trachea
- function: secretion
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- general: epithelium
- specific: stratified squamous epithelium
- location: lining of the esophagus (wet)
- function: protection
- features: non-keratinized
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- General: Epithelium
- Specific: Stratified squamous epithelium
- Location: skin (dry)
- Function: protection
- Features: left non-keratinized, right keratinized
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- general: epithelium
- specific: transitional epithelium
- location: urinary bladder
- function: easily stetches
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- general: connective
- specific: areolar connective
- location: ender epithelial throughout most the body.
- function: wraps and cushions organs
- features: loose connective tissue
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- general: connective
- specific: adipose
- location: below skin and in breasts
- function: reserved fuel, insulation
- features: loose connective
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- general: connective
- specific: reticular connective
- location: bone marrow
- function: fibers form supportive skeleton for other cell types.
- features: loose connective
- looks similar to areolar but has reticular fibers
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- General: connective
- specific: dense irregular connective
- Location: skin
- function: withstands tension in many directions
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- general: connective
- specific: elastic connective
- location: arteries
- function: recoil after stretching
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- general: connective
- specific: dense regular connective
- location: tendons
- functions: attaches muscle to bone
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- general: connective
- specific: hyaline cartilage
- location: cartilage rings of the trachea
- function: supports and reinforces
- features: chondrocytes in lacuna
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- general: connective
- specific: fibrocartilage
- location: intervertebral discs
- function: ability to absorb compressive shock
- features: collagen fibers, chondrocytes in lacuna
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- general: connective
- specific: elastic cartilage
- location: external ear
- function: maintains shape and structure
- features: elastic fibers, chondrocyte in lacuna
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- general: connective
- specific: compact bone
- location: bone
- function: support and protect
- features: osteocyte, and central canal
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- general: connective
- specific: blood
- location: within blood vessels
- function: transportation of gases, nutrients, waste and other material
- features: erythrocyte(rbc), leukocyte (wbc), platelet(thrombocyte)
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- general: muscle
- specific: skeletal muscle
- location: attached to bones or skin
- function: movement
- features: strations
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- general: muscle
- specific: cardiac muscle
- location: heart
- function: involuntary contractions, movement
- features: striations
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- general: muscle
- specific: smooth muscle
- location: walls of hollow organs, intestines
- function: involuntary movement, propel substances along passage ways.
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- general: nervous
- specific: nervous
- location: CNS
- function: transport electrical signals
- features: neuron, neuroglia cells( the surrounding supportive material)
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