9. EPITHELIAL TISSUES
Characteristics
Cells fit closely together
The lower surface is bound by a basement
membrane
Avascular (have no blood supply)
Regenerate easily if well nourished
15. SIMPLE EPITHELIUM
Pseudostratified
Single layer, but some cells are
shorter than others
Often looks like a double cell
layer
Sometimes ciliated, such as in
the respiratory tract (trachea)
May function in absorption or
secretion
21. GLANDULAR EPITHELIUM
Gland – one or more cells that secretes a particular product
Two major gland types
Endocrine gland
Ductless
Secretions are hormones
Exocrine gland
Empty through ducts to the epithelial surface
Include sweat and oil glands
26. CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Found everywhere in the body
Includes the most abundant and widely distributed
tissues
Functions
Binds body tissues together
Supports the body
Provides protection
27. CONNECTIVE TISSUE CHARACTERISTICS
Variations in blood supply
Some tissue types are well vascularized
Some have poor blood supply or are avascular
(cartilage)
Extracellular matrix
Non-living material that surrounds living cells
28. EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX
Two main elements
Ground substance – mostly water along with adhesion proteins
and polysaccharide molecules
Fibers
Produced by the cells called fibroblast
Three types
Collagen fibers
Elastic fibers
Reticular fibers
29. CONNECTIVE TISSUE TYPES
Bone (Osseous Tissue)
Composed of:
Bone cells in lacunae
(cavities)
Hard matrix of calcium salts
Large numbers of collagen
fibers
Used to protect and support the
body
30. BONE (OSSEOUS TISSUE)
Osteoblasts- active bone cells (bone-forming cells)
Osteocytes- inactive osteoblasts (found inside lacunae)
Osteoclasts- bone-destroying cells (active in bone resorption)
31. CONNECTIVE TISSUE TYPES
Dense Connective Tissue
Main matrix element is collagen
fibers
Cells are fibroblasts
Examples
Tendon – attach muscle to bone
Ligaments – attach bone to bone
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33. CONNECTIVE TISSUE TYPES
Hyaline Cartilage
Most common cartilage
Composed of
Abundant collagen fibers
Rubbery matrix
Entire fetal skeleton is hyaline cartilage, nose,
trachea, rib ends, joint surfaces
34. CONNECTIVE TISSUE TYPES
Elastic Cartilage
Provides elasticity
Examples
Supports the external ear
Eustachian or auditory tube
Larynx
Epiglottis
38. CONNECTIVE TISSUE TYPES
Areolar Connective Tissue
Most widely distributed
connective tissue
Soft, pliable tissue
Contains all fiber types
Found in dermis, superficial
fascia, subcutaneous layer,
mucous membranes, around
blood vessels & nerves etc.
39. CONNECTIVE TISSUE TYPES
Adipose Tissue
Matrix is an areolar tissue in which fat globules predominate
Many cells contain
large lipid deposits
Functions
Insulates the body
Protects some organs
Serves as a site of fuel storage
40. CONNECTIVE TISSUE TYPES
Reticular Connective Tissue
Delicate network of interwoven
fibers
Forms stroma (internal
supporting network) of lymphoid
organs
Lymph nodes
Spleen
Bone marrow
41. CONNECTIVE TISSUE TYPES
Blood
Blood cells surrounded
by fluid matrix
Fibers are visible
during clotting
Functions as the
transport vehicle for
materials
43. TYPES OF BLOOD CELLS
Red blood cells (Erythrocytes)
no nucleus; bi-concave in shape
transport oxygen to cells & tissues of the body
life span is 120 days
Platelets (Thrombocytes)
fragments of megakaryocytes
involved in blood-clotting mechanism
44. TYPES OF BLOOD CELLS
White Blood Cells (Leukocytes)
colorless cell that circulates in the blood
and body fluids and is involved in
counteracting foreign substances and
disease
there are several types, all amoeboid cells
with a nucleus, including lymphocytes,
granulocytes, monocytes, and macrophages.
45. TYPES OF LEUKOCYTES
Granulocytes (contains granules in cytoplasm)
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Basophils
Agranulocytes (no granules in cytoplasm)
Monocytes
Lymphocytes (B and T)
51. OVERALL FUNCTIONS OF BLOOD
Circulates materials around the body
(gases, nutrients, & hormones)
Maintains homeostasis by controlling body
temperature and pH of body fluids
Protection through phagocytosis &
antibody production
53. MUSCLE TISSUE
Function is to produce movement
Three types
Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle
54. TYPES OF MUSCLE TISSUE
Skeletal Muscle
Can be controlled
voluntarily
Cells attach to connective
tissue
Cells are striated
Cells have more than one
peripherally located nucleus
55. TYPES OF MUSCLE TISSUE
Cardiac Muscle
Found only in the heart
Function is to pump blood
(involuntary)
Cells attached to other cardiac
muscle cells at intercalated disks
Cells are striated
One nucleus per cell
56. TYPES OF MUSCLE TISSUE
Smooth Muscle
Involuntary muscle
Surrounds hollow organs
Attached to other smooth muscle cells
No visible striations
One nucleus per cell
Cells are tapering at both ends
(spindle-shaped)
58. NERVOUS TISSUE
Composed of neurons,
neuroglia, & peripheral glia
cells
Function is to send
impulses to other areas of
the body (neurons), support
& nourishes neurons
(neuroglia)
Irritability
Conductivity