Tissues

Tissues

1. Epithelium

   • Characteristics
     • polarity (asymmetrical)
       • Apical surface
         • Microvilli
         • cilia
         • stereocilia
       • Basal surface
       • lateral surface
     • avascularity
     • Cellularity (cell junctions)
       • Gap junction
       • Occluding (Tight) Junction (Zonulae occludens)
       • desmosomes (anchoring junctions)
     • attachment
       • Basal Lamina
         • Lamina lucida
         • Lamina densa
     • Regeneation
   • Classification
     • Squamous
       • Simple
       • Stratified
     • Cubodial
       • Simple
       • Stratified
     • Columnar
       • Simple
       • Stratified
     • Unique
       • Pseudostratified columnar
       • Transitional
   • Glandular Epithelia Secretion
     • Holocrine
     • Apocrine
     • Merocrine
   • Membranes
     • mucous membrane
     • Serous Membrane
       • pericarium
       • peritoneum
       • pleura
     • Cutaneous Membrane
     • Synovial Membrane

2. Muscle

3. connective tissue

4. neural tissue