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EpithelialEpithelial SimpleSimple StratifiedStratified Composed of Composed of
all cellsall cells Continuous Continuous
amounts of amounts of sheetssheets
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Simple
Stratified
SimpleSimple One single One single
layerlayer FiltratesFiltrates
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Epithelial
Squamous
Cubodial
Columnar
Pseudostratified Columnar
Simple SquamousSimple Squamous One single One single
layerlayer FiltratesFiltrates DiffusionDiffusion Low friction Low friction
for fast cellsfor fast cells In kidneys, In kidneys,
lining of lining of heart, blood heart, blood vesselsvessels
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Epithelial
Cubodial
Columnar
Pseudostratified Columnar
Simple CubodialSimple Cubodial Cube like cellsCube like cells Large Large
spherical spherical nucleusnucleus
For secretion For secretion and and absorptionabsorption
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Epithelial
Squamous
Columnar
Pseudostratified Columnar
Simple ColumnarSimple Columnar Tall column Tall column
shaped cellsshaped cells Absorption Absorption
and and secretionsecretion
Nonciliated Nonciliated and ciliatedand ciliated
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Epithelial
Squamous
Cubodial
Pseudostratified Columnar
Pseudostratified Pseudostratified ColumnarColumnar
Differently Differently layered nucleilayered nuclei
Secretion and Secretion and absoptionabsoption
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Epithelial
Squamous
Cubodial
Columnar
Stratified epithelialStratified epithelial More than one More than one
layer of cellslayer of cells ProtectionProtection On and in the On and in the
bodybody
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Epithelial
Squamous
Cubodial
Columnar
Stratified ColumnarStratified Columnar Limited in the Limited in the
bodybody Found in Found in
transitional transitional areas between areas between other epithiliaother epithilia
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Epithelial
Squamous
Cubodial
Stratified CubodialStratified Cubodial Rare in bodyRare in body In memory In memory
and sweat and sweat glandsglands
Normally two Normally two layerslayers
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Epithelial
Squamous
Columnar
Stratified SquamousStratified Squamous Function for Function for
protectionprotection Makes up the Makes up the
lining of the lining of the skinskin
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Epithelial
Cubodial
Columnar
ConnectiveConnective Throughout Throughout
bodybody Most common Most common
is is mesenchymemesenchyme
VascularVascular Fibers Fibers Ground Ground
substances substances
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Proper
Blood
Bone
Cartilage
Connective properConnective proper Subclasses Subclasses
are loose and are loose and densedense
Includes all Includes all but bone, but bone, blood and blood and cartilagecartilage
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Loose
Dense
Connective looseConnective loose 1 form of 1 form of
proper proper connective connective tissuetissue
3 3 subcategories subcategories such as such as Areolar, Areolar, adipose, adipose, reticularreticular
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Loose
Areolar
Adipose
Reticular
Connective reticularConnective reticular Loose ground Loose ground
substancessubstances Forms soft Forms soft
internal internal skeletonskeleton
Also forms Also forms stroma that stroma that supports other supports other cell typescell types
Ex: Lymph Ex: Lymph nodes, bone nodes, bone marrow, and marrow, and the spleenthe spleen
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Loose
Areolar
Adipose
Connective areolarConnective areolar Cushions and Cushions and
supports supports organsorgans
Gel-like Gel-like matrixmatrix
3 types of 3 types of connective connective fibersfibers
1.1. FibrobalstsFibrobalsts
2.2. MacrophasesMacrophases
3.3. White blood White blood cellscells
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Loose
Adipose
Reticular
Connective adiposeConnective adipose Similar for Similar for
matrix as matrix as areolarareolar
Reserves Reserves foodsfoods
Insulates heatInsulates heat SupportsSupports ProtectsProtects
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Loose
Areolar
Reticular
Connective denseConnective dense Consists of 2 Consists of 2
subcategoriesubcategoriess
1.1. RegularRegular
2.2. IrregularIrregular
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Regular
Irregular
Connective dense regularConnective dense regular Collagen fibersCollagen fibers Few elastic Few elastic
fibersfibers Major is Major is
fibroblastsfibroblasts Attaches Attaches
muscle to bone muscle to bone and muscle to and muscle to musclemuscle
Ex: Tendons, Ex: Tendons, ligaments, and ligaments, and aponeurosesaponeuroses
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Connective dense
Irregular
Connective dense Connective dense irregularirregular Irregularly Irregularly
arrangedarranged Collagen Collagen
fibers, few fibers, few elastic fiberselastic fibers
FibroblastsFibroblasts Withstands Withstands
tension all tension all overover
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Connective dense
Connective regular
CartilageCartilage 3 3
subcategories subcategories are hyaline, are hyaline, elastic, elastic, FibrocartilageFibrocartilage
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Hyaline
Elastic
Fibrocartilage
Elastic CartilageElastic Cartilage Similar to Similar to
hyaline hyaline cartilage cartilage matrix yet matrix yet more elasticmore elastic
Maintains Maintains shape yet very shape yet very flexibleflexible
Ex: EarEx: Ear
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Cartilage
Hyaline
Fibrocartilage
Hyaline CartilageHyaline Cartilage Supports, Supports,
reinforces, reinforces, cushions and cushions and resist resist compressioncompression
Forms costal Forms costal cartilagecartilage
Chondrocytes Chondrocytes lie in lacunaelie in lacunae
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Cartilage
Elastic
Fibrocartilage
FibrocartilageFibrocartilage Similar to Similar to
hyaline in its hyaline in its matrixmatrix
Less fiem than Less fiem than hyalinehyaline
Has thick Has thick collagen fiberscollagen fibers
Absorbs shock Absorbs shock well well
Ex: Knee jointEx: Knee joint
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Cartilage
Hyaline
Elastic
BloodBlood Red and White Red and White
blood cellsblood cells Within blood Within blood
vesselsvessels TransportatioTransportatio
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Connective
BoneBone Stores Stores
calcium calcium minerals and minerals and fatfat
Calcified Calcified matrix matrix
Collagen Collagen fibersfibers
Supports and Supports and protectsprotects
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Connective
MuscleMuscle SkeletalSkeletal SmoothSmooth CardiacCardiac Voluntary Voluntary
movementmovement Involuntary Involuntary
movementmovement Propels bloodPropels blood
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Smooth
Cardiac
Skeletal
SkeletalSkeletal Long, Long,
cylindrical cylindrical multinucleate multinucleate cellscells
Controls Controls voluntary voluntary movementmovement
Ex. Skeletal Ex. Skeletal muscles that muscles that attach to bone attach to bone and skinand skin
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Muscle
Smooth
Cardiac
SmoothSmooth Spindle Spindle
shaped cellsshaped cells Central nuclei Central nuclei
with no with no striationsstriations
Propels Propels substance substance along internal along internal passagespassages
Ex. Hallow Ex. Hallow walls of organswalls of organs
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Muscle
Skeletal
Cardiac
CardiacCardiac Propels blood Propels blood
into into circulationcirculation
StriatedStriated Branches outBranches out Ex. In heart Ex. In heart
wallswalls
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Muscle
Skeletal
Smooth
NerveNerve BranchesBranches Long cellular Long cellular
processprocess Supports cellsSupports cells Transmits Transmits
electrical electrical signalssignals
Ex. Brain & Ex. Brain & spinal cordspinal cord
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CreditsCredits Created by Andrew GreenCreated by Andrew Green Anatomy G4Anatomy G4 10-12-0710-12-07 PicturesPictures1. http://nte-serveur.univ-lyon
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2.2. http://en.wikipedia.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wiki/Image:Illu_epithelium.jpgImage:Illu_epithelium.jpg
3.3. http://en.wikipedia.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connective_tissuewiki/Connective_tissue
4.4. http://http://www1.broward.edu/www1.broward.edu/~arodrigu/Project/~arodrigu/Project/hyacar40.jpghyacar40.jpg
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