There are many different types of tissues that make up the body. This assignment will give you the ability to investigate histology slides and connect various tissue structures with functions and locations in the body.
Make a PowerPoint presentation entitled "Laboratory Guide to Human Tissues," using the provided list of tissues and images.
Use "Human Tissue Images" to identify the image of each of the listed tissues, ensuring that each image is labeled with its correct tissue name and tissue type.
Transitional
Skeletal muscle
Dense regular
Stratified squamous
Simple cuboidal
Adipose
Fibrocartilage
Nervous
Hyaline cartilage
Smooth muscle
Simple columnar
Cardiac muscle
Stratified cuboidal
Simple squamous
Blood
Areolar
Elastic cartilage
Reticular
Bone
Stratified columnar
Elastic connective
Dense irregular
Pseudostratified columnar (Label the goblet cells and cilia in the image.)
Choose a different background color for each one of the four main tissue types (see example image) and classify the tissues above as being one of the following:
Epithelial tissue (ET)
Connective tissue (CT)
Muscle tissue (MT)
Nervous tissue (NT)
The four tissue classes will act as headings for the main sections of your PowerPoint presentation (the color of the slides needs to correspond to each tissue type).
Sample Answer
Laboratory Guide to Human Tissues (PowerPoint Content)
Slide 1: Title Slide
Title: Laboratory Guide to Human Tissues Subtitle: Structure, Function, and Location of the Four Primary Tissue Types Presenter: [Your Name] Date: [Date]
Section I: Epithelial Tissue (ET)
Background Color: Light Blue 🟦
Epithelial Tissue functions in protection, secretion, absorption, and filtration. It forms coverings, linings, and glandular tissue. Cells are tightly packed with little extracellular matrix.
Single layer of cube-like cells, large central nuclei) | Secretion and absorption (e.g., Kidney tubules, small glands) | | Simple Columnar | ET (Simple) | (Single layer of tall, column-shaped cells, nuclei near base) | Absorption (e.g., Lining of the digestive tract - stomach to rectum) | | Pseudostratified Columnar | ET (Simple) | (Appears stratified but is single layer; Goblet Cells and Cilia labeled) | Secretion and propulsion of mucus (Cilia move mucus) (e.g., Lining of the trachea and upper respiratory tract) | | Stratified Squamous | ET (Stratified) | (Multiple layers; flattened cells at the apical surface) | Protection from abrasion (e.g., Skin epidermis (keratinized), lining of the mouth/esophagus (non-keratinized)) | | Stratified Cuboidal | ET (Stratified) | (Usually two layers of cubelike cells) | Protection and secretion (e.g., Lining of large ducts of sweat glands, mammary glands) | | Stratified Columnar | ET (Stratified) | (Multiple layers; tall, column-shaped cells at the apical surface) | Protection and secretion (e.g., Found in small amounts in the male urethra and large ducts of some glands) | | Transitional | ET (Specialized) | (Multiple layers; apical cells change shape from dome-like to flattened when stretched) | Stretches readily and permits distension (e.g., Lining of the urinary bladder and ureters) |Single layer of cube-like cells, large central nuclei) | Secretion and absorption (e.g., Kidney tubules, small glands) | | Simple Columnar | ET (Simple) | (Single layer of tall, column-shaped cells, nuclei near base) | Absorption (e.g., Lining of the digestive tract - stomach to rectum) | | Pseudostratified Columnar | ET (Simple) | (Appears stratified but is single layer; Goblet Cells and Cilia labeled) | Secretion and propulsion of mucus (Cilia move mucus) (e.g., Lining of the trachea and upper respiratory tract) | | Stratified Squamous | ET (Stratified) | (Multiple layers; flattened cells at the apical surface) | Protection from abrasion (e.g., Skin epidermis (keratinized), lining of the mouth/esophagus (non-keratinized)) | | Stratified Cuboidal | ET (Stratified) | (Usually two layers of cubelike cells) | Protection and secretion (e.g., Lining of large ducts of sweat glands, mammary glands) | | Stratified Columnar | ET (Stratified) | (Multiple layers; tall, column-shaped cells at the apical surface) | Protection and secretion (e.g., Found in small amounts in the male urethra and large ducts of some glands) | | Transitional | ET (Specialized) | (Multiple layers; apical cells change shape from dome-like to flattened when stretched) | Stretches readily and permits distension (e.g., Lining of the urinary bladder and ureters) |