Name
Location
Function

Simple squamous epithelium
Location: lungs, kidney, serosae
Function allows for diffusion/filtration in areas where protection is not important

Name
Location
Function

simple cuboidal epithelium
Location:Ducts & glands ovary surface
Function:Secretion /absorption

Name
Location
Function

Simple columnar epithelium
Location: digestive tract (non-ciliated), small bronchi (ciliated)
Function:absorption & secretion of mucus & enzymes

Name
Location
Function

Pseudostratified columnar Epithelium
Function: secretion/propulsion of mucus
Location: trachea, upper respiratory tract

Name
Location
Function

Stratified squamous epithelium
Location: esophagus
Function: protects underlying tissue in areas subject to abrasion

Name
Location
Function

Transitional epithelium
Location: bladder, ureters
Function: stretches, permits stored urine to distend urinary organ

Name
Location
Function

Areolar
CTP Loose connective tissue
Function: wraps & cushions organs
Location: Under epithelia of body

Name
Location
Function

Adipose tissue
CTP Loose connective tissue
Location: breast
Function: provides food fuel, insulation against heat loss

Name
Location
Function

reticular
CTP loose connective tissue
Location: Lymphoid organs
Function: Support other cell types

Name
Location
Function

Dense regular
CTP Dense connective tissue
Location:Tendons
Function: attachment

Name
Location
Function

Dense irregular
CTP Dense connective tissue
Location:Joints
Function: provides structural strength

Name
Location
Function

Hyline cartilage
Location: Ends of long bones
Function: serves as resilient cushion

Name
Location
Function

Elastic cartilage
Location: External ear
Function: Maintain shape & structure

Name
Location
Function

fibrocartilage
Location: Intervertebral discs
Function: absorb compressive shock

Name
Location
Function

Ossseous tissue bone
Location:Bones
Function: Supports/protects store calcium

Name
Location
Function

Blood
Connective tissue
Function: transport nutrients, waste & other substances
Location: blood vessels

Skeletal muscle
Location: skeletal muscles attached to bone
Function: voluntary movement; locomotion

Name
Location
Function

Cardiac muscle
Location: walls of heart
Function: circulation

Smooth muscle
Location: walls of hollow organs
Function: propels substances or objects along internal passageways : involuntary control

Name
Location
Function

Nervous tissue
Location: Brain, spinal cord, nerves
Function: transmit electrical signals

Elastic
CTP Dense connective tissue
Location: walls of arteries/ aorta
Function: recoil after stretching