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Connective Tissue

Meaning:

Areolar connective tissue - highly cellular with a sparse, random arrangement of collagen fibers (and some elastic
fibers)

Adipose tissue - storage of fats in adipocytes (more cells than extracellular matrix)

Reticular tissue-

Cartilage - extracellular matrix of type II collagen fibers and a highly-hydrated ground substance

Dense regular connective tissue - collagen fibers oriented in the same direction

Dense irregular connective tissue - collagen fibers woven in multiple directions

Elastic Connective tissue- the ligamentum nuchae is an example of elastic connective tissue. The ligamentum
nuchae is a ligament at the back of the neck.

Elastic Cartilage-

Hyaline Cartilage

Fibrocartilage

Compact bone

Spongy Bone

Epithelial Tissue

Meaning:

Simple Squamous

Simple Cuboidal

Simple Columnar

Hematopoietic tissue

Lymphatic tissue

Epineurium, Perineurium, Endoneurum


Ciliated Pseudostratified Ephi

Stratified Squamous Ephit

Stratified Cuboidal

Stratified Columnar

Keratinized Epith

Transitional Ephi

Glandular Ephi

Vascular Tissue

Meaning:

Human blood Smear

Frog Blood Smear

Nervous Tissue

Meaning:

Neuron

Neuroglia

Muscle Tissues

Meaning:

Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Smooth Muscle TIssue

Cardiac Muscle Tissue

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