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4 major types of tissue - Coggle Diagram

- - - - squamous
        
        location
        
        blood & lymphatic vessels, heart lining, lung air sacs
        
        function
        
        secretes a lubricating substance, uses diffusion & filtration to allow passage of materials
        
        example
      - cuboidal
        
        location
        
        kidney tubules, ducts & secretory portions of small glands
        
        function
        
        secretes and absorbs
        
        example
      - columnar
        
        function
        
        absorbs and secretes mucous & enzymes
        
        example
        
        location
        
        ciliated
        
        bronchi, uterine tubes, uterus
        
        nonciliated
        
        digestive tract, bladder
    - - squamous
        
        function
        
        protects against abrasion
        
        example
        
        location
        
        esophagus lining, mouth, vagina
      - cuboidal
        
        function
        
        protective tissue
        
        location
        
        sweat glands, salivary glands, mammary glands
        
        example
      - columnar
        
        function
        
        secretes and protects
        
        example
        
        location
        
        male urethra, some gland ducts
    - - function
        
        secretes and protects, very stretchy
      - example
        
        : :
      - location
        
        ureters, urethra, bladder
    - - function
        
        secretes mucous, ciliated tissue moves
      - example
      - location
        
        trachea, upper respiratory tract
- - - - function
        
        voluntary movement, produces heat, protects organs
      - location
        
        attached to bones and body entrance points like the mouth
    - - function
        
        involuntary movement, moves food and secretions, respiration control, regulates artery flow
      - location
        
        passageways and major organ walls
    - - function
        
        contracts to pump blood
      - location
        
        heart
- - - - structure
        
        cell body
        
        dendrites
        
        receive information
        
        ends at a synaptic terminal
        
        communicates with another cell
        
        axon
        
        communicate information
      - function
        
        conscious & unconscious thought process
    - - types
        
        oligodendrocyte
        
        produces myelin in the central nervous system
        
        astrocyte
        
        forms the blood-brain barrier, regulates ion concentration
        
        schwann
        
        produces myelin in the peripheral nervous system
      - functions
        
        provide physical support, maintain chemical balance, defend from infection
- - - - structure
        
        many types of cells and fibers in ground substance
      - types
        
        dense
        
        regular elastic
        
        fibers are parallel to each other
        
        ligaments, tendons
        
        irregular elastic
        
        fibers are random, meshed, or layered
        
        skin dermis, arterial walls
        
        loose
        
        adipose
        
        fat
        
        butt, breasts
        
        reticular
        
        mesh framework for soft organs
        
        spleen, liver
        
        areolar
        
        filler tissue
        
        around abdominal organs
      - function
        
        strength, elasticity, protection
    - - structure
        
        cells and dissolved proteins in ground substance
      - types
        
        lymph
        
        absorption and transportation
        
        lymph nodes mainly in the neck & armpit
        
        blood
        
        defending, transporting
        
        blood vessels & arteries, the heart
      - function
        
        circulation and transportation of resources
    - - structure
        
        cells and fibers in ground substance
      - types
        
        cartilage
        
        hyaline
        
        strong, flexible
        
        rib cage, nose
        
        fibro
        
        thick and tough
        
        knee joints, intervertebral discs
        
        elastic
        
        rigid and stretchy
        
        ear lobes, outer ear
        
        bone
        
        cancellous
        
        lighter, spongy
        
        inside bones, at the end of bones
        
        compact
        
        solid, strong
        
        outer layer of bones
      - function
        
        maintain posture, protect internal organs, provide structure and strength