Anatomy/Physiology Chapter 4 Test Study Guide
You will be expected to know and be able to do the following things.
The Tissue Level of Organization, pages 109-146
Student will be able to:
 Name and briefly describe the four types of tissues in the body.
 Name and describe the five types of cell junction.
 Give 1 or 2 locations or situations where each type of cell junction occurs.
 Describe characteristics of epithelial tissue.
 Describe and label the sides of an epithelial tissue cell.
 Compare and contrast covering and lining epithelial tissue with glandular epithelial tissue.
 Describe and identify the three arrangements epithelial cells can be found in within the body.
 Describe and identify the four shapes that epithelial tissue cells can have.
 Briefly identify, describe, give an example, and give a function of the different types of covering and
lining epithelial tissues.
 Explain the function of glandular epithelial tissue.
 Compare and contrast endocrine gland and exocrine glands and give examples of each.
 Describe how multicellular glands are categorized.
 Identify the various types (pictures) of multicellular exocrine glands.
 Compare and contrast merocrine, apocrine, and holocrine glands and give examples of each.
 Give several functions of connective tissue.
 Describe the general features of connective tissue.
 Describe and identify the six types of connective tissue cells.
 Briefly describe ground substance and fibers that are found in connective tissue.
 Contrast the three types of fibers in connective tissue.
 Compare and contrast embryonic connective tissue and mature connective tissue.
 Describe the five categories of mature connective tissue and give examples/functions of each.
 Briefly describe how cartilage is repaired.
 Describe and compare/contrast the types of membranes in your body including examples and
functions of each.
 Describe the functions and unique characteristics of muscular tissue.
 Compare and contrast the three types of muscular tissue.
 Describe the functions and unique characteristics of nervous tissue.
 Label and describe the parts of a nervous cell.
 Explain what it means to be an excitable cell and give some examples.
 Describe how tissues are repaired and how they maintain homeostasis.
 Explain how tissues are affected by a person getting older.
Vocabulary
Tissue
Histology
Pathologist
Cell junction
Plaque
Adhesion belt
Connexins
Apical surface
Lateral surface
Basal surface
Basement membrane
Avascular
Secretion
Absorption
Squamous cells
Cuboidal cells
Columnar cells
Transitional cells
Goblet cells
Keratin
Gland
Endocrine gland
Exocrine gland
Unicellular gland
Multicellular gland
Simple gland
Compound gland
Tubular gland
Acinar gland
Tubuloacinar gland
Merocrine gland
Apocrine gland
Holocrine gland
Extracellular matrix
Fibroblasts
Adipocytes
Mast cells
White blood cells
Macrophages
Plasma cells
Ground substance
Fiber
Collagen fibers
Elastic fibers
Reticular fibers
Stroma
Mesenchyme
Loose connective tissue
Dense connective tissue
Interstitial growth
Appositional growth
Osseous tissue
Osteons
Compact bone
Spongy bone
Blood tissue
Blood plasma
Red blood cells
Platelets
Lymph
Membranes
Epithelial membrane
Synovial membrane
Mucous membrane/Mucosa
Serous membrane/Serosa
Parietal layer
Visceral layer
Serous fluid
Pleura
Pericardium
Peritoneum
Cutaneous membrane/skin
Synovial fluid
Muscular tissue
Skeletal muscular tissue
Cardiac muscular tissue
Smooth muscle tissue
Neurons
Action potentials
Neuroglia
Excitable cells
Electrical excitability
Stroma
Parenchyma
Tissue regeneration
Cartilage