All epithelial tissues have two names: Simple epithelia- single layer
Stratified epithelia- layered
Tissue: Characteristics of connective tissue
Have varying degrees of vascularity (cartilage is avascular, bone is highly vascularized)
Tissue: Components of connective tissue
Ground substance, fibers, and cells
Tissue: Types of connective tissues
Connective tissue proper, cartilage, bone, and blood
Tissue: Cells found in connective tissue
"Blast" cells- an immature form of a cell that actively secretes ground substance and ECM fibers
"Cyte" cells- Mature, less active form of "blast" cell that now becomes part of and helps maintain health of matrix