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TISSUES (EPITHELIAL TISSUE (Stratified squamous epithelium (Location (Skin…

- - - - Protection
    - - Skin
      - Mouth
      - Vagina
  - - - Protection
    - - Ducts of: sweat glands, mammary glands & saliva glands
  - - - Absorption
        
        Microvilli
      - Secretion
        
        Goblet cells / mucus
    - - Digestive tract: small intestine
  - - - Protection
      - Secretion
    - - Male urethra, large ducts of some glands
  - - - Propel / sweep
        
        Mucus + debris
      - Secretion
        
        Mucus
    - - Trachea; Most of the upper respiratory tract
  - - - Diffusion
      - Filtration
    - - Lines heart, blood vessels & lymphatic vessels
      - Air sacs of lungs
  - - - Stretching
    - - Urinary bladder
      - Ureters
      - part of the urethra
  - - - Absorption
      - Secretion
        
        Goblet cells / mucus
    - - Kidney tubules
      - Ducts and secretory portions of small glands
- - - - Areolar connective tissue
        
        Function
        
        Strength
        
        Stretch & Recoil
        
        Location
        
        Surrounds blood vessels & nerves
        
        Deep to epithelial tissue
      - Adipose tissue (FAT)
        
        Function
        
        Nutrient storage
        
        Protection
        
        Insolation
        
        Location
        
        Hypodermis
        
        Around some organs
      - Reticular connective tissue
        
        Location
        
        Lymph nodes
        
        Spleen
        
        Function
        
        Provides spaces for liquids & cells to flow through
    - - Dense regular connective tissue
        
        Function
        
        Connects muscle to bone
        
        Tendons
        
        Connects bone to bone
        
        Ligaments
        
        Location
        
        Tendons & Ligaments
      - Elastic connective tissue
        
        Function
        
        Stretch & recoil
        
        Location
        
        Walls of large blood vessels (Aorta)
      - Dense irregular connective tissue
        
        Location
        
        Dermis
        
        Joint capsules
        
        Function
        
        Strength in many planes
  - - - Structure
    - - Bone
  - - - Function
        
        Flexibility, Resiliency & Recoil
      - Location
        
        Ear, epiglottis
    - - Function
        
        Strength, resiliency, shock absorption
      - Location
        
        Intervertebral discs
    - - Function
        
        Flexibility & Resiliency
      - Location
        
        Trechea
        
        Tip of nose
  - - - Blood vessels & heart
    - - TRANSPORTS nutrients, wastes, respiratory gases, +
      - Fights infections
- - - - Movement of blood (involuntary)
    - - Heart
  - - - Movement of bones (voluntary)
    - - Connected to bones
  - - - Movement of the contents of hollow organs
    - - Walls of hollow organs
- - - - Generate & conduct electrical impulses
    - - Nourish, insulate, & protect neurons