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Nerve Tissue (Cow
Nerve Smear)
Distinguishing factor: Dendrites, neurons, and
axon are visible
Function: Coordinating and controlling body
activities
matrix
Cadipocytes)
Location: Brain, spinal cord, nerves lular

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Extracel as a
red

Adipose:
Distinguishing factor: with blood
cells, gray or white color nerves
Function: regulates energy supply
Location: subcutaneous fat, bone
cardiac
sketalt marrow
↑
Striated Muscle
Distinguishing factor: alternating series of bonds,
looks like a “brick”
Function: generate force to support respiration or
locomotion
Location: Pharynx, muscles of the face

Ciliated Epithelium
Distinguishing factor: empanada,
cilia are clearly shown, hair-like
structures
Function: move particles back and
forth of the body
Location: trachea and bronchi
 Stratified squamous
keratinized:
Distinguishing factor: multiple layers
Function: protection against microorganisms
Location: esophagus

Pseudo stratified
columnar epithelium
Distinguishing factor: microvilli
with cilia and column like
arrangement
Function: absorption and
secretion of mucus
Location: nasal cavity

Frog Squamous
epithelium:
Distinguishing factor: oblong nucleus, scale-like appearance
Function: protection against microorganisms
Location: Pericardial/pleural cavity

cardiac muscle
Distinguishing factor: stripe-like
appearance, branching,
intercalated disk
Function: contractility of heart
Location: Heart

Human Blood smear

Distinguishing factor: compressed to each other, with
platelets & RBC
Function: carry oxygen from the lungs & transport it to the
body
Location: bone marrow
laye

↑ Smooth Muscle
Distinguishing factor: spindle, overlapping each other
Function: maintain blood pressure and flow
Location: stomach, intestines

sebaceous gland
Distinguishing factor: clump of
circles, appears empty
Function: produce and secrete
sebum
Location: hair follicles

elastic
connective tissue
Distinguishing factor: Nail-like appearance, red (artery)
Function: provide tensile strength
Location: blood vessels

Bone/Osseus tissue
Distinguishing factor: Bone is
clearly shown, has blood cells
Function: gives strength &
structure
Haschondrocytes Location: Bones
↑

hyaline
Distinguishing factor: blue colored cells, no elastic fibers
Function: lines your joints
Location: Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi
 human palmar skin
Distinguishing factor: smooth muscle like structure,
with empty sides
Function: facilitate gripping and to enhance tactile
sensitivity.
Location: Palms

cuboidal epithelium
Distinguishing factor: cube
shaped cells
Function: help in absorption,
excretion, and secretion
Location: glandular tissue

human brown skin

Distinguishing factor: Non-pigmented, Has melanin (circles)
Function: helps protect the deeper layers of the skin from the
harmful effects of the sun
Location: skin

HUMAN SCALP
Distinguishing factor: frog eggs
structure, has sebaceous glands
Function: houses the hair follicles
Location: Hair

elastic cartilage (rabbit ear)

Distinguishing factor: with elastic fibers
Function: supports parts of your body that need to bend and
move
Location: External ears, Larynx
 columnar epithelium
Distinguishing factor: rounded top like structure,
single nucleus
Function: for protection
Location: fallopian tube, uterus

transitional epithelium
Distinguishing factor: thick
violet rim
Function: allow tissue to expand
and contract
Location: urinary tract

mammal elastic cartilage

Distinguishing factor: with elastic fibers
Function: supports parts of your body that need to bend and
move
Location: external ears, larynx

fish blastodisc

Distinguishing factor: finding mitotic

phase

reticular tissue
Distinguishing factor: brown color, web like dark brown
patches
Function: to form a stroma and provide structural support
Location: Endocrine glands, liver
LOCATION

fibro cartilage (mammal)

Distinguishing factor: lots of cartilage, has vertebra in
between
Function: Resists compression, prevents bone to bone
contact, and limits relative movement.
Location: ligaments, tendons

mammal artery & vein

Distinguishing factor: red-pink
in color, very thin in plates

like
seaweed
↑
areolar connective tissue
Distinguishing factor: purple, thin elastic, thick pink strand
(collagen)
Function: provides support and helps to protect organs
Location: beneath the epidermis

prophase
Distinguishing factor: cell
membrane is still visible

interphase
Distinguishing factor: chromatin
is starting to condense
metaphase
Distinguishing factor:
chromosomes are lined up in the
middle

anaphase
Distinguishing factor:
chromosomes are moving towards
the opposite poles

telophase
Distinguishing factor:
chromosomes arrived at the
opposite poles.