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Histology (Does the tissue have free surface? In other words, is there a…
Histology
Does the tissue have free surface? In other words, is there a continuous sheet of cells which is bounded by other cell tissue on only one side
No? Connective, Nervous, or Muscle Tissue
Yes? Epithelial tissue
Is there a single , distinct layer of cells?
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Yes? Simple Epithelium
Do the cells appear flat, with little cytoplasm around the nucleus?
Yes? Simple squamous epithelium
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No? Do the cells appear square, with a round nucleus near the center?
No? Do the cells appear rectangular, with an oval nucleus right near the middle or toward the side furthest from the free surface?
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Yes? Simple cuboidal epithelium
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Do you see relatively few cells (nuclei) that appear to be separated by extracellular material? In other words, are adjacent cells separated by other material of by a gap?
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No? Muscle tissue or nervous tissue ! Do there appear to be hot dog bun shaped structures lined up end to end?
Yes? Nervous tissue
Found in brain and spinal cord, transmits APs
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