TISSUES

Question 1

mainly act to support neuronal function

Answer 1

Glia

Question 2

2 types of connective tissue

Answer 2

hard and soft

Question 3

Soft connective tissue is consisting of?

Answer 3

adipose or fatty tissues

Question 4

What are the specialized forms of connective tissue?

Answer 4

adipose tissue, bone, cartilage, and blood

Question 5

Epithelial cells are tightly packed, and this lets them act as barriers to the movement of fluids and potentially harmful microbes. Often, the cells are joined by _______ _________ that hold them tightly together to reduce leaks.

Answer 5

specialized junctions

Question 6

bottom side that faces the underlying cells

Answer 6

Basal side

Question 7

Connects muscle to bone

Answer 7

Tendons

Question 8

Muscle type that is found only in the walls of the heart

Answer 8

Cardiac Muscle

Question 9

covers the surface of the body to secrete and protect; it forms the lining of the intestinal, respiratory, and urinary tracks, as well as other body cavities such as the cranial cavity

Answer 9

Epithelial Tissue

Question 10

Hard connective tissue is consisting of?

Answer 10

bone and cartilage

Question 11

Muscle Tissue found in the walls of blood vessels, as well as in the walls of the digestive tract, the uterus, the urinary bladder, and various other internal structures

Answer 11

Smooth/Visceral Muscle

Question 12

_________ supports and, as the name suggests, connects other tissues

Answer 12

Connective Tissues

Question 13

Muscle Tissue that allows you to consciously control your movements

Answer 13

Skeletal Muscle

Question 14

consists of tightly packed sheets of cells that cover surfaces—including the outside of the body—and line body cavities.

Answer 14

Epithelial Tissue

Question 15

3 Main Types of Muscle Tissue

Answer 15

Skeletal, Smooth or Visceral, Cardiac

Question 16

4 main tissue types

Answer 16

Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous

Question 17

What is the matrix in the connective tissues made up of?

Answer 17

protein fibers like collagen and fibrin in a solid (in bone), liquid (in blood/plasma), or jellylike ground substance (in cartilage/fat)

Question 18

also called striated—striped—muscle, is what we refer to as muscle in everyday life

Answer 18

Skeletal Muscle

Question 19

essential for keeping the body upright, allowing it to move, and even pumping blood and pushing food through the digestive tract.

Answer 19

Muscle Tissue

Question 20

Neurons generate electrical signals called __________ or __________ that allows it to convey information very rapidly across long distances.

Answer 20

conducted nerve impulses, action potentials

Question 21

Tissues are __% to ___% made up of _____

Answer 21

60-90%, water

Question 22

2 protein fibers are called _______, _______, and fiber-producing cell is called _______

Answer 22

elastin, collagen, fibroblast

Question 23

Epithelial cells are ______, meaning that they have a top and a bottom side

Answer 23

polarized

Question 24

They generate electrical signals called conducted nerve impulses or action potentials that allows it to convey information very rapidly across long distances.

Answer 24

Neurons/Nerve Cells

Question 25

top side of an epithelial cell faces the inside of a cavity or the outside of a structure and is usually exposed to fluid or air

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Apical side

Question 26

striped/striated, not under voluntary control

Answer 26

Cardiac Muscle

Question 27

involved in sensing stimuli—external or internal cues—and processing and transmitting information

Answer 27

Nervous Tissue

Question 28

Connects bone to bone

Answer 28

Ligaments

Question 29

tissue consists of cells suspended in an extracellular matrix

Answer 29

Connective Tissue

Question 30

In Cardiac Muscle, the individual fibers are connected by structures called _______________, which allow them to contract in sync

Answer 30

intercalated disks

Question 31

The most common type of connective tissue. It's found throughout your body, and it supports organs and blood vessels and links epithelial tissues to the muscles underneath

Answer 31

Loose Connective Tissue

Question 32

2 main types of Nervous Tissue

Answer 32

Neurons/Nerve Cells, Glia

Question 33

Found in tendons and ligaments, which connect muscles to bones and bones to each other, respectively.

Answer 33

Dense Connective Tissues

Question 34

Muscle cells, often called _________, contain the proteins ______ and ______, which allow them to contract

Answer 34

muscle fibers, actin, myosin