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Simple squamous epithelium tissue
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Function: Filter, diffusion, secretion, osmosis
Location: Subcutanous layer of the skin, blood vessels
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Simple cuboidal epithelium tissue
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Function: Secrete and Absorb
Location: Kidney tubules
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Simple columnar epithelium tissue
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Function: movement
Location: Gastronintestinal tract
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Pseudostratified epithelium tissue
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Function: Move "pollutants" to the mouth where they are swallowed
Location: respiratory tract
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Stratified squamous epithelium tissue
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Function: Protect, secrete, and absorb
Location: Skin
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Stratified cuboidal epithelium tissue
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Function: Protect
Location: Sweat gland ducts
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Transitional epithelium tissue
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Function: distention
Location: bladder
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Epithelium tissue
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Cover body surface, lines hollow organs and body cavities
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Connective tissue
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Protects and supports the body and its organs, binds organs, helps w/ immunity, stores fat for energy
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Areolar connective tissue
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Function: Support, strength, elasticity
Location: Subcutaneous layer of the skin, blood vessels and nerves
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Adipose connective tissue
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Function: Reduces heat loss through skin, an energy source
Location: padding of the knee, yellow bone marrow, subcutaneous layer of the skin
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Reticular connective tissue
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Function: Forms the stroma of the organs, binds smooth muscle cells together, filters
Location: Forms liver, spleen, lymphnodes, and red bone marrow
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Dense regular connective tissue
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Function: Provide strong attachment between various structures
Location: Tendons, ligaments
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Elastic connective tissue
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Function: Stretching of organs
Location: lung tissue, walls of elastic arteries
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Hyaline cartilage
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Function: Provides smooth surfaces for movement of joints, support, flexibility
Location: End of long bones, nose, embryonic and fetal skeleton
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