Exam 6: Tissues

Mr.Melbourne has emphysema and has been admitted to the cardiac care unit with oxygen administered per nasal cannula.Emphysema destroys the tiny air sacs in the lungs,reducing the diffusion of oxygen into the blood.These tiny air sacs,alveoli,are formed by what type of tissue? What tissue type will form in place of the now damaged alveoli,and why will this impair the diffusion process?

Tendons have more elastic fibers than do ligaments.

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -cell process that transmits nerve impulses away from the cell body

Areolar tissue usually contains which type of cell in the greatest number?

Being able to readily diffuse material through itself ,such as occurs in alveoli,is a characteristic of which type of epithelial tissue?

What structure is formed by the union of the basal and reticular lamina?

Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium is found in the:

How can epithelial tissue be described?

Which of the following is not true of simple squamous epithelium?

Matrix may be defined as the living intracellular material surrounding the cells of a tissue.

Describe the three types of muscle tissue and give a location and function of each.

Match each type of gland to its corresponding description. -glands that pinch off their tips to release their products,such as milk-producing mammary glands

Connective tissue membranes are made up of two kinds of tissue.

All the cells that make up tissues are held together by intracellular structures called desmosomes.

Stratified columnar epithelium is the most common type of epithelium and is found in many areas throughout the body.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of connective tissue?

Osteoblasts are specialized cells that build bone tissue.

Name and differentiate the two types of stem cells.What are some possible uses for stem cells?

Which type of tissue has the greatest capacity to regenerate?

Osteoclasts are bone-destroying cells.