Front | Back |
A |
Vascular
-blood
f - transport of gases, wastes, etc.
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A |
Osseus
-bone
f - support and acts as lever for muscles
|
A |
Cardiac muscle
-heart
f - involuntary, controls circulation of blood
|
A |
Simple columnar
-digestive tract
f - absorption, secretion of mucus, if ciliated, propels substances
|
A |
Nervous
-brain, spinal cord, nerves
f - transmits electic impulses
|
A |
Smooth muscle
-walls of hollow organs
f - propels substances or objects along internal passages
|
A |
Adipose
-under skin, around kidneys, in abdomen
f - cushioning, protection, insulation
|
A |
Areolar
-under epithelia, lamina propria, packages organs
f - wraps and cushions organs, holds and conveys tissue fluids, macrophages phagocytize bacteria, inflammation
|
A |
Simple cuboidal
-kidney
f - secretion and absorption
|
A |
Skeletal muscle
-attached to bones
f - voluntary movement
|
A |
Pseudostratified
-trachea
f - secretes mucus
|
A |
Simple squamous
-lung
f - allows diffusion and filtration, secretion
|
A |
Stratified squamous
-skin
f - protects underlying tissue in areas of high abrasion
|
A |
Dense, regular CT
-tendon
f - attaches muscle to bone
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