HSCI 101 Fall 2019

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Lab 4: Tissue Histology
Week of September 30th

NAME: _______________________________ LAB SECTION (circle M M W

one): 11am 4pm 11am

Prior to coming to lab: Please review the material covered in Chapter 4 (pg 114) of your
textbook.

Complete the following assignment. This assignment must be completed individually and
handed into your TA at the BEGINNING of the lab session. Please be careful with spelling and
write clearly. You must use answer questions in pen.

1. Match the term on the left with the appropriate definition from the right. (6pts)

_____ Tissues a. Structures that produce fluid secretions

_____ Basement membrane b. Specialized areas of a cell’s membrane which allow it to

attach to another cell or the extracellular matrix

______ Collagen c. Fibers that are branched and wavy. After stretching
they return to their original shape.

______ Glands d. A series of fibers that are wound together like a rope,
long straight and unbranched. Flexible, but stronger
than steel when pulled from the ends

______ Elastin e. Structure located between the basal surface of

epithelial cells and the underlying tissue

_____ Cell junctions f. Collection of specialized cells that perform a limited

number of functions.

2. Using Figures 4-4 through 4-6 from your text book, give one location and one function for
each of the following epithelial classifications: (6pts)

Classification Location Function

Simple Squamous

Stratified Cuboidal

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3. Provide the name of the main cell type associated with the following connective tissues:
(4pts)

Areolar: _________________________

Adipose: ________________________

Cartilage: ________________________

Bone: ___________________________

4. Match the subtype of muscle tissue with the appropriate definition from the right. (3pts)

______Skeletal a. found in the walls of blood vessels, the digestive and

reproductive tracts, it is involuntary and the cells are
mononucleated and lack striations
______Cardiac b. found only in the heart, cells are multibranced, mononucleated,
and striated
______Smooth c. functions in the voluntary movements of the body, the cells are
multinucleated and striated

5. In the picture of the neuron below, label the dendrites, cell body, and axon. (1pt)