Tisses
TISSUE
Need for cells to cooperate
Similar in
Structure
Function
Embryonic origin
Bound together with
intercellular materials
Types of Tissue
Epithelium
Connective
Muscular
Nervous
Germ Layers
Endoderm
Digestive
Associated structures
Mesoderm
Skeleton
Muscle
Ectoderm
Outer covering of skin
Nervous system
Epithelium
Epithelial cells
Connected together
Many cells
Little matrix
Attached to
Supporting layer
Basement Membrane
Lamina Propria
Separates from underlying tissues
Functions
Protection
Absorption
Excretion
Secretion
Junctions
Tight
Form barrier
Gap
20 Angstrom separation
Bridges
Transport between cells
Ions
Molecules
Intermediate
Cemented
Desmosome
Fiber bound
TYPES
Simple - Single layer
Stratified - Several distinct layers
Pseudostratified
Appear as several layers
All contact BM
SHAPES
Squamous - Flat and thin
Cuboidal - Square
Columnar - Rectangular
Flask - Goblet shaped
Pyramidal - Pyyramid shaped
Spindle - Long and thin
Transitional - Changes w/organ state
Connective Tissue
Connective
MUSCLE
Smooth
Skeletal
Cardiac
NERVE
Neurons
Glial cells
Astrocytes - blood-brain barrier
Microglia - WBC of CNS
Ependimal - CSF production
Oligodendrocytes - Myelin in CNS
Schwann - Myelin in PNS