Define tissue with regards to anatomy

• Multiple sheets of thin paper used to clean your nose

• The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism

• A series of different cells in the same area

• A group of structurally and functionally related cells that come together to perform common functions

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What is the function of epithelial cells?

• Act as barriers between the external environment, or between organs and fluidfilled cavities
• Provide movement by pulling on bones
• Provide secretions which help to digest food
• Act as the messaging pathway between different areas of the body

What is the general structure of cuboidal cells?

• Square with large central nucleus
• Flat, 'fried egg' appearance
• Rectangular with nucleus towards basal end
• Dead apical cells filled with keratin

What tissue type is this? (The arrows are a clue)

• Cardiac muscle
• Skeletal muscle
• Smooth muscle
• Nervous tissue

What tissue type is this?

• Nervous tissue
• Cardiac muscle
• Smooth muscle
• Connective tissue proper

What type of Connective tissue is found at the ends of bones to reduce friction?

• Dense connective tissue

• Cartilage

• Adipose Tissue

• Loose connective tissue

What type of muscle tissue is VOLUNTARILY controlled

• Skeletal Only
• Skeletal and Cardiac
• Smooth and Cardiac
• Cardiac Only

The common term for adipose tissue is

• Fat
• Blood
• Bone
• Cartilage

What are the four main tissues found in the body?

• Epithelial, Connective, Bone, Blood
• Muscle, Connective, Blood, Epithelial
• Nervous, Muscle, Connective, Epithelial
• Nervous, Muscle, Connective, Bone

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Osteocytes embedded within chambers that are surrounded by a matrix of mineral salts and collagen may be found in

• bone

• hyaline cartilage

• dense regular connective tissue

• loose connective tissue