Cell tissue
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cerollins38 on September 26, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Epithelial tissue | Covers surfaces, lines cavities and forms glands |
| Connective tissue | Supports and forms the framework of the body |
| Muscle tissue | Contracts and produces movement |
| Nervous tissue | Conducts nerve impulses |
| Squamous tissue | flat and irregular, scalelike. consists of a single layer of very thin and irregularly shaped cells, permeable |
| Cuboidal tissue | Square |
| Columnar tissue | Long and narrow |
| Transitional | Varying shapes that can stretch |
| Stratified Squamous Epithelium | Made of several layers of closely packed cells. Protects the body from invasion by microorganisms. |
| Simple Columnar Epithelium | Lines the inner surface of the stomach, intestines, and some areas of the respiratory and reproductive tracts. Specialize in absorption |
| Stratified Transitional Epithelium | FOund in body areas subjected to stress and must be able to stretch |
| Pseudostratified Epithelium | Lines the trachea or windpipe. Cilia extend from the cells and move in unison. This moves mucus. |
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