ASSIGNMENT #2

HUMAN TISSUES – THE FABRIC OF LIFE

(Date submitted)

Year/Program/Section: 1BSN11
Assigned GROUP Leader: Guerra, Lorence F.
Members: Totanes, Ericson Karl G,
Balaoro, Rachel Anne D.

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Objective/s: [state your own here]

A. In the space provided, sketch a small section of each of the types of epithelium. For each sketch, label the
major characteristics, write an example of a location in the body, and provide a function.

Simple squamous epithelium Simple cuboidal epithelium

Location: are found lining the cavities of the body. Location: is typically found in glandular (secreting)
Function: form a membrane that allows selective diffusion tissue and kidney tubules.
of materials to pass through. Function: collecting ducts and tubes and is involved in
absorbing or secreting material into the ducts or tubes.

Pseudostratified columnar epithelium with cilia

Simple columnar epithelium
Location: also located in the stomach.
Function: lines the small intestine where it absorbs
nutrients from the lumen of the instestine.
Location: most commonly found along the respiratory
airways.
Function: is responsible for protecting foreign particles,
transport of substances, secretion of mucus and
absorption of excess fluid.
 Transitional epithelium

Stratified squamous epithelium
Location: is located in many places around the body.
These places include being around different organs, the
skin, pharynx, and esophagus.
Location: is found lining the structures of the urinary
system.
Function: to enable tissue to contract and expand.

Function: usually has protective functions, including

protection against microorganisms from invading
underlying tissue and/or protection against water loss.

1. Having gained knowledge on the structure and functions of epithelial tissues, which among the type(s) do
you think provide(s) the best protection? Explain your answer.
B. In the space provided, sketch a small section of each of the types of connective tissues. For each sketch,
label the major characteristics, write an example of a location in the body, and provide a function.
Areolar connective
Location: directly beneath the epidermis of the skin.
Function: It provides support and helps to protect organs,
muscles, and many other tissues
Reticular connective
Location: Reticular connective tissue is found around the
kidney, liver, spleen, and lymph nodes, Peyer' patches as
well as in bone marrow.
Function: to form a stroma and provide structural
support, such as that in the lymphoid organs, e.g. red
bone marrow, spleen, and lymph node stromal cells.
Adipose connective
Location: under your skin (subcutaneous fat), between
your internal organs (visceral fat) and even in the inner
cavities of bones (bone marrow adipose tissue).
Function: A critical regulator of systemic energy
homeostasis by acting as a caloric reservoir. Stores
surplus nutrients in the form of neutral lipids, whereas
in nutrient deficit conditions, it supplies nutrients to
other tissues through lipolysis
Dense Regular connective
Location: can be found in tendons, ligaments,
aponeuroses, the respiratory tract, and blood vessel
walls
Function: provides strength, making the skin resistant
to tearing by stretching forces from different directions.
Dense irregular connective Elastic connective

Location: in the dermis, in the capsules of organs such as Location: they can found in endow connective tissues
the spleen, liver, and those surrounding lymphatic ganglia such as lungs, arteries, and skin

Function: provides strength, making the skin resistant to Function: They provide tensile strength and resistance
tearing by stretching forces from different directions to stretching

Fibrocartilage
Hyaline cartilage
Location: predominantly in the intervertebral disks and
Location: at the ends of bones in free-moving joints as at the insertions of ligaments and tendons
articular cartilage, at the ends of the ribs, and in the nose,
larynx, trachea Function: provides the tough material of the
intervertebral discs
Function: helps your bones move smoothly past each
other in your joints.
 Elastic cartilage

Location: located in the pinna of the ear, external and

internal auditory tubes, epiglottis, and larynx

Function: provides strength, and elasticity, and maintains Compact bone

the shape of certain structure such as the external ear
Location: under the periosteum and in the diaphyses of
long bones

Function: It provides protection and strength to bones.

Blood

Location: can be found inside the blood vessels (arteries,

arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins

Function: transporting oxygen and nutrients to the lungs

and tissues.

2. When one experience traumatic abdominal injuries, it almost always involve the spleen. What structural
tissue characteristics makes our spleen prone to damage caused by serious injury? Explain your answer.
3. What will happen if:
a. A nonkeratinized stratified epithelium lines our digestive system instead of simple columnar
epithelium

b. A keratinized stratified squamous epithelium that covers our skin is replaced by a nonkeratinized
stratified squamous epithelium.