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©THEBRIGHT EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 1 The human body in health and illness chapter 6 Chapter 7 Exam Study Guide. Four major types of tissues - AnswersMuscular, epithelial, connective, and nervous Functions of epithelial tissue - Answerscovers surfaces, lines cavities, an...

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The human body in health and illness
chapter 6 Chapter 7 Exam Study Guide.


Four major types of tissues - Answers✔Muscular, epithelial, connective, and nervous

Functions of epithelial tissue - Answers✔covers surfaces, lines cavities, and engages in
secretion/absorption , filtration, and protective functions.

classification of epithelial tissue - Answers✔classified according to cell shape (squamous,
cuboidal, and columnar) and layers (simple and stratified)

Types of membranes - Answers✔epithelial and connective tissue membranes

Epithelial membranes include : - Answers✔cutaneous, mucous, serous membrane

Cutaneous membrane - Answers✔The skin

mucous membrane - Answers✔Lines cavities that open to the exterior and secretes mucus. ex.
digestive, urinary, reproductive, and respiratory tract lining

serous membrane - Answers✔Lines ventral cavities without an opening to the outside of the
body. ex thoracic, pleural, pericardial, abdominopelvic cavity

secretes thin, watery, serous fluid - Answers✔serous membrane
Composed of simple squamous epithelium resting on a thin layer of loose connective tissue -
Answers✔serous membrane

layers of serous membrane - Answers✔parietal layer lines the wall of the cavity and visceral
layer covers the outside of an organ

Three Serous Membranes - Answers✔pleurae, pericardium, and peritoneum

connective tissue membranes - Answers✔synovial, periosteum, perichondrium, meninges, and
fascia


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forms glands that secrete hormones and enzymes - Answers✔epithelial tissue

epithelial tissue has two surface - Answers✔unattached surface (outer skin, or inner lining of the
mouth). The undersurface is attached to the basement membrane.

characteristics of epithelial tissue - Answers✔-forms continuous sheets
-cells fit together snugly like tiles
-has 2 surfaces
-its avascular
-it's able to regenerate, or repair quickly (because it's nourished from underlying CT)

Glandular epithelium - Answers✔Contains glands
Secretes substances
Contains endocrine and exocrine glands

Exocrine glands - Answers✔have ducts or tiny tubes that released secretion, that includes mucus,
sweat, saliva, and digestive enzymes.

Endocrine glands - Answers✔Ductless glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood

The most abundant tissue in the body - Answers✔connective tissue

Where is connective tissue found - Answers✔in blood, under the skin, and around organs

Functions of connective tissue - Answers✔is to bind parts of the body, support, protection, fat
storage, and transport substances

Characteristics of connective tissue - Answers✔first is vascular except ligaments, tendons, and
cartilage and second is an abundance of intercellular matrix

Fibroblast cells - Answers✔produce collagen and elastin

Pericardium Membrane - Answers✔sling that supports the heart

synovial membrane - Answers✔CT membrane that lines the cavities of joints

mucous membrane - Answers✔membrane lining all body cavities that open to the outside of the
body

visceral pleura - Answers✔a serous membrane that covers the outside of each lung

Parietal peritoneum - Answers✔serous membrane that lines the inner wall of the abdominopelvic
cavity

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