BIOL 3312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cardiac Muscle, Muscle Tissue, Blood Vessel
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By cell shape and number of cell layers. Lines kidney tubules, ovaries, ducts of some glands. Nuclei at two levels (making it look stratified) Lines ducts of mammary glands, sweat glands, salivary glands, and pancreas. Lines part of male urethra; part of pharynx. Contains many layers of both cube and elongated cells. The layers change depending on whether tissues are contracted or distended. Composed of cells that are specialized to produce/secrete substances. Has extracellular matrix made of protein fibers and ground substances. Found beneath skin/eyes, around kidneys/heart, and between muscles. Binds body parts together in tendons and ligaments. Found between bones of the spinal cord, walls of large arteries, airways. Found at ends of bones, nose, respiratory passages. Flexible (due to dense network of elastic fibers) Acts as a shock absorber for areas subjected to pressure. Found in pads of knee and pelvic girdle. A rigid connective tissue (due to mineral salts between cells)
