Structure and Function of the Body Edition 16 Patton Chapter 004 Q & A 2023 COMPLETE Solution

tissues correct answers Groups of cells with a common structure and function. simple squamous correct answers single layer of flattened cells that are scale-like; lining of blood and lymphatic vessels; diffusion, filtration, and osmosis; simple cuboidal correct answers single layer of cells that are as tall as they are wide; glands, kidney tubules; secretion, absorption simple columnar correct answers single layer of tall, narrow cells; taller than they are wide like a column; surface layer of lining of stomach, intestines, parts of respiratory tract; protection, secretions, transport (absorption) stratified squamous correct answers many layers; named for the shape of cells in the outer layer; outermost layer(s) are flattened cells; surface of skin (epidermis); protection stratified transitional correct answers many layers of varying transitional shapes, capable of stretching; tissue with cell shapes that change when the tissue is stretched; named for the shape of cells in the outer layer; urinary bladder; protection pseudostratified columnar correct answers single layer of tall cells that wedge together to appear as if there are two or more layers; named for the shape of cells in the outer layer; surface lining of trachea; protection epithelial tissue correct answers forms sheets that cover or line the body; very little matric because the cells are so closely connected to each other; form continuous sheets that contain no blood vessels connective tissue correct answers provides structural and functional support; mostly matrix, with cells few and far between; most abundant and widely distributed tissue in the body; exists in more varied forms than any other tissue type; found in skin, membranes, muscles, bones, nerves, and all internal organs muscle tissue correct answers contracts to produce movement; movement specialists of the body; higher degree of contractility (ability to shorten or contract) than any other tissue cells; can maintain contraction to provide stability and body heat; slow to heal and often replaced by fibrous scar tissue if injured; skeletal, cardiac, and smooth nervous tissue correct answers senses, conducts, and processes information; provides rapid communication between body structures to control body functions and maintain homeostasis; consists of neurons and glia (neuroglia) homeostasis correct answers the relative constancy of the internal fluid environment matrix (extracellular matrix or ECM) correct answers the amount and kind of fluid material between cells; location outside and between cells; like jelly, made up of mostly water with various interlocking fibers that thicken it