The Tissue Level of Organization
Purpose: The purpose of this lab investigation is to review examples of the following type tissues:
Epithelial Tissue (simple squamous, cuboidal, and
columnar)
Connective Tissue (dense regular, cartilage, bone, fat, blood)
Muscle Tissue (skeletal, cardiac, smooth)
Nervous Tissue (neuron)
Materials and Methods: Compound microscopes, lens paper, and selected microscope slides are required for this investigation. Before lab please review animal tissues at an internet site. Two excellent sites for tissue examination are:
Experiment: Examine slides/micrographs of simple squamous epithelium, simple cuboidal epithelium, simple columnar epithelium, hyaline cartilage, bone, dense fibrous connective tissue, adipose, blood, skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and nervous tissue.
Conclusion:
Define a tissue.
What is a connective tissue?
What are intercalated disks?
What are three parts of a neuron?
What is an osteon?
Describe hyaline cartilage tissue.
Name two cells observed on the blood slide.
What are collagen fibers?
What are fibrocytes? ... osteocytes?.... adipocytes?.... chondrocytes?