5.1: Terminology Checklist

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    Terminology Checklist for tissue lab

    To enhance your understanding of different tissue types and their structures, the following checklist provides essential terminology and classifications related to epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues. Familiarizing yourself with these terms will help you identify and describe the unique characteristics and functions of each tissue type as you progress through the lab activities.

    Epithelial Tissue

    Key Terms

    • Apical surface
    • Basal surface
    • Basement membrane
    • Cell projections
      • Cilia
      • Microvilli

    Types of Epithelial Tissue

    • Simple epithelia
      • Simple squamous epithelium
      • Simple cuboidal epithelium
      • Simple columnar epithelium
      • Pseudostratified columnar epithelium
    • Stratified epithelia
      • Stratified squamous epithelium
        • Non-keratinized
        • Keratinized
      • Transitional epithelium

    Connective Tissue

    Key Terms

    • Extracellular matrix
    • Fibers
      • Collagen
      • Elastic
      • Reticular
    • Ground substance
    • Cells
      • Fibroblasts
      • Chondrocytes
      • Osteocytes
      • Red blood cells
      • White blood cells

    Types of Connective Tissue

    • Areolar tissue
    • Adipose tissue
    • Dense regular collagenous
    • Dense irregular collagenous
    • Cartilaginous connective tissue
      • Hyaline cartilage
      • Fibrocartilage
      • Elastic cartilage
    • Compact bone
    • Blood

    Muscle Tissue

    • Skeletal muscle
      • Striations
      • Nucleus
    • Cardiac muscle
      • Striations
      • Intercalated discs
      • Nucleus
    • Smooth muscle
      • Nucleus

    Nervous Tissue

    Key Terms

    • Neuron
    • Neuroglial cell

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