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Name
Location
Function
Simple squamous epithelium
Location: lungs, kidney, serosae
Function allows for diffusion/filtration in areas where protection is not important
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Name
Location
Function
simple cuboidal epithelium
Location:Ducts & glands ovary surface
Function:Secretion /absorption
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Name
Location
Function
Simple columnar epithelium
Location: digestive tract (non-ciliated), small bronchi (ciliated)
Function:absorption & secretion of mucus & enzymes
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Name
Location
Function
Pseudostratified columnar Epithelium
Function: secretion/propulsion of mucus
Location: trachea, upper respiratory tract
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Name
Location
Function
Stratified squamous epithelium
Location: esophagus
Function: protects underlying tissue in areas subject to abrasion
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Name
Location
Function
Transitional epithelium
Location: bladder, ureters
Function: stretches, permits stored urine to distend urinary organ
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Name
Location
Function
Areolar
CTP Loose connective tissue
Function: wraps & cushions organs
Location: Under epithelia of body
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Name
Location
Function
Adipose tissue
CTP Loose connective tissue
Location: breast
Function: provides food fuel, insulation against heat loss
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Name
Location
Function
reticular
CTP loose connective tissue
Location: Lymphoid organs
Function: Support other cell types
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Name
Location
Function
Dense regular
CTP Dense connective tissue
Location:Tendons
Function: attachment
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Name
Location
Function
Dense irregular
CTP Dense connective tissue
Location:Joints
Function: provides structural strength
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Name
Location
Function
Hyline cartilage
Location: Ends of long bones
Function: serves as resilient cushion
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Name
Location
Function
Elastic cartilage
Location: External ear
Function: Maintain shape & structure
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Name
Location
Function
fibrocartilage
Location: Intervertebral discs
Function: absorb compressive shock
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Name
Location
Function
Ossseous tissue bone
Location:Bones
Function: Supports/protects store calcium
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Name
Location
Function
Blood
Connective tissue
Function: transport nutrients, waste & other substances
Location: blood vessels
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Skeletal muscle
Location: skeletal muscles attached to bone
Function: voluntary movement; locomotion
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Name
Location
Function
Cardiac muscle
Location: walls of heart
Function: circulation
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Smooth muscle
Location: walls of hollow organs
Function: propels substances or objects along internal passageways : involuntary control
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Name
Location
Function
Nervous tissue
Location: Brain, spinal cord, nerves
Function: transmit electrical signals
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Elastic
CTP Dense connective tissue
Location: walls of arteries/ aorta
Function: recoil after stretching