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TISSUES by Mind Map: TISSUES

1. CONNECTIVE TISSUE

1.1. CLASSIFICATION

1.1.1. Loose Connective Tissue

1.1.1.1. Areolar

1.1.1.1.1. STRUCTURE

1.1.1.1.2. FUNCTIONS

1.1.1.2. Adipose

1.1.1.2.1. fat storage

1.1.1.3. Reticular

1.1.1.3.1. framework

1.1.1.4. fills space between and penetrate organs

1.1.2. Dense Connective Tissue

1.1.2.1. flexible but not elastic

1.1.2.2. made from closely packed white collagen fibers

1.1.2.3. has poor blood supply

1.1.2.4. heals slowly

1.1.2.5. ARRANGEMENTS

1.1.2.5.1. Irregular Arrangement

1.1.2.5.2. Regular Arrangement

1.1.2.6. FUNCTIONS

1.1.2.6.1. forms ligaments, tendons, and aponeuroses

1.1.3. Specialized Connective Tissue

1.1.3.1. Cartilage

1.1.3.1.1. cells are called Chondrocytes

1.1.3.1.2. TYPES

1.1.3.2. Bone

1.1.3.2.1. CLASSIFICATIONS

1.1.3.2.2. Teeth

1.1.3.2.3. compromises the skeleton of the body

1.1.3.3. Blood

1.1.3.3.1. fluid portion and formed elements

1.1.3.4. Lymphoid

1.1.3.4.1. produces antibody

1.1.3.4.2. protects body from diseases

1.1.3.5. Reticuloendothelial

1.1.3.5.1. Phagocytosis

1.1.3.5.2. Macrophages

1.1.3.5.3. Neuroglia

1.1.3.5.4. kupffer cells in liver

1.1.3.6. Synovial

1.1.3.6.1. lines joints

1.2. FUNCTIONS

1.2.1. Support

1.2.1.1. bones

1.2.1.2. cartilages

1.2.2. Nourishment

1.2.2.1. blood

1.2.3. Transportation

1.2.3.1. blood

1.2.4. Connection

1.2.4.1. tendons

1.2.4.2. ligaments

1.2.5. Movement

1.2.5.1. bones

1.2.5.2. tendons

1.2.6. Protection and Insulation

1.2.6.1. bones

1.2.6.2. blood

1.2.6.3. fat

1.2.7. Storage

1.2.7.1. bones

1.2.7.2. fat

1.2.8. Attachment and Separation

1.2.8.1. attaches skin to muscle

2. NERVOUS TISSUE

2.1. CATEGORIES

2.1.1. Neuron

2.1.1.1. responsible for conducting nerve impluses

2.1.1.2. STRUCTURE

2.1.1.2.1. Dendrites

2.1.1.2.2. Cell Body

2.1.1.2.3. Axon

2.1.1.2.4. Synapse

2.1.1.3. Irritability

2.1.1.3.1. ability to respond to environmental changes

2.1.1.4. Conductivity

2.1.1.4.1. ability to carry a nerve impulse

2.1.2. Neuroglia

2.1.2.1. provide support nourishment to the neurons

2.1.2.2. secures the placement

2.2. FUNCTIONS

2.2.1. controls the body and coordinates with body parts

2.2.2. makes up the brain, spinal cord, and other nerves

2.2.3. controls and coordinates body activities

2.2.4. allows perception

2.2.5. controls emotion and reasoning

2.2.6. stores memories

3. EPITHELIAL TISSUE

3.1. CLASSIFICATION (SHAPE)

3.1.1. Squamous Epithelium

3.1.1.1. flat, irregularly shaped

3.1.1.2. protection against microbial invasion

3.1.1.3. lines the heart, blood, lymphatic vessels, body cavities, and alveoli of the lungs

3.1.2. Cuboidal Epithelium

3.1.2.1. cube-shaped

3.1.2.2. protection and secretion

3.1.2.3. lines the kidney tubules

3.1.2.4. covers the ovaries and secretory parts of certain glands

3.1.3. Columnar Epithelium

3.1.3.1. elongated and rectangular

3.1.3.2. often ciliated

3.1.3.3. secretion and absorption

3.1.3.4. lines the ducts, digestive tract (lining of intestine and stomach), parts of respiratory tracts, and glands

3.2. CLASSIFICATION (ARRANGEMENT)

3.2.1. Simple Epithelium

3.2.1.1. one cell layer

3.2.2. Stratified Epithelium

3.2.2.1. several cell layer

3.2.3. Pseudostratified Epithelium

3.2.3.1. appears to have several layers, but it actually only has one layer

3.2.4. Transitional Epithelium

3.2.4.1. several cell layers that can be stretched

3.3. CLASSIFICATION (PURPOSE)

3.3.1. Mucous Membrane

3.3.1.1. secretes mucus

3.3.1.2. lines many body cavities and tubular organs

3.3.1.3. naturally protects the body

3.3.2. Glandular Epithelium

3.3.2.1. forms the glands

3.3.3. Exocrine Glands

3.3.3.1. discharge products through ducts

3.3.4. Endocrine Glands

3.3.4.1. releases hormones through diffusion

3.3.5. Endothelium

3.3.5.1. lines the interior of circulatory vessels and the heart

3.3.6. Mesothelium

3.3.6.1. lines the peritoneal, pleural, and pericardial cavities

3.3.6.2. covers viscera

3.4. FUNCTIONS

3.4.1. Protects underlying tissue

3.4.2. Absorbs nutrients

3.4.3. Secretes hormones, mucus, enzymes

3.4.4. Excretes wastes

4. MUSCLE TISSUE

4.1. TYPES

4.1.1. Skeletal Muscle Tissue

4.1.1.1. long, thin, cylindrical, multinucleated cells with obvious striations

4.1.1.2. allows voluntary muscle movements

4.1.2. Cardiac Muscle Tissue

4.1.2.1. cylindrical, branching, striated, generally uninucleated cells

4.1.2.2. allows involuntary muscle movements of the walls of the heart

4.1.2.3. helps the heart contract to pump blood

4.1.3. Smooth Muscle Tissue

4.1.3.1. spindle-shaped cells with single nucleus

4.1.3.2. nonstriated

4.1.3.3. allows involuntary muscle movements

4.1.3.4. propels substances or objects along internal passageways

4.2. FUNCTION

4.2.1. makes Movement possible