Tissue Vocabulary

Tissue

a group of similar cells performing a similar function.

matrix

The nonliving portion of tissues that the living cells are suspended in

vascular

when tissues have access to their own blood supply.

Avascular

When tissues do NOT have access to their own blood supply.

4 tissue types

nervous, muscular, connective, epithelial

simple

only one layer of epithelial tissue

stratified

two or more layers of epithelial tissue.

pseudo-

a prefix meaning "falsely" or not genuine; sham.

tendons

a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.

ligaments

a short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.

plasma

the matrix of blood

striated

appearing to have lines

adipose tissue

fat

squamous

flat shaped

cuboidal

cube shaped

columnar

column shaped

cardiac

related to the heart

-cyte

a suffix that means "cell"

erythrocytes

red blood cell

leukocytes

white blood cell

thrombocytes

platelets

mesenchyme

One way we know connective tissues are related is because they all originate as