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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/utility/feedstylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Tissue Types</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/nursing/w/vet-nurse-revision_1/476/tissue-types</link><description>Welcome to the Revision Guide for Student Nurses (Part I) by Vanessa Bird VN. This guide contains notes, self-test questionnaires and practical tasks to help you through your exams (Level 2 NVQ), and to use as a reference afterwards.April 2009. Import</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 10</generator><item><title>Tissue Types</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/nursing/w/vet-nurse-revision_1/476/tissue-types</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:06:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:d92efa80-4cd2-4068-94f7-91fdfd1f824f</guid><dc:creator>lee Steggall</dc:creator><comments>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/nursing/w/vet-nurse-revision_1/476/tissue-types#comments</comments><description>Current Revision posted to Revision Guide For Student Nurses - Part 1 by lee Steggall on 1/10/2012 2:06:04 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;QUESTIONS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol class="wikiextraspace"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;State the size of an average tissue cell. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Define a tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;List the 4 groups of tissue and state the function of each. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the 3 main components of a tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is an organ? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a system? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the differences between loose and dense connective tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the 2 main functions of adipose (fatty) tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where does adipose tissue occur? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the chief constituent of dense fibrous tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the chief constituent of loose connective tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Name the 2 types of dense connective tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Briefly describe muscle tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is an alternative name for smooth muscle tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is an alternative name for skeletal (or striated) muscle tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the function of intrinsic muscle? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the function of extrinsic muscle? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What tissue type holds the skeletal muscle tissues together? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the main similarity between tendons and ligaments? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the function of tendons and ligaments? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In addition to muscles, tendons and ligaments; list the 6 other types of connective tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the 3 types of cartilage? Where would you find each? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the perichondrium? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the name of the series of canals running along the length of bone which carries blood vessels, nerves and lymphatics? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How does cancellous (spongy) bone and compact bone differ? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;List the constituents of bone. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the lacunae? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a sesamoid bone? Give an example. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give an example of an irregular bone. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give an example of a flat bone. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the function of Haemopoeitic tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the main cell types that comprise connective tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Name the 2 types of nervous tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the correct name for a nerve cell? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Describe a neuron. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the name given to the connective tissue that runs between neurons? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the neurilemma? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the nodes of Ranvier? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Briefly describe the function of epithelial tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where might the following types of simple epithelial tissue be located: squamous, cuboidal and columnar? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where would you find compound epithelium? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Compound epithelium may be keratinised. What does this mean, and where would you find keratinised compound epithelium? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where is transitional epithelial tissue found? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the main property of transitional epithelial tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What special property is possessed by intermediate epithelial cells? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Epithelial cells often possess cilia; why? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where does ciliated columnar epithelium occur? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a gland? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is an exocrine gland? Give 2 examples. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is an endocrine gland? Give 2 examples. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a mixed gland? Give an example. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a goblet cell? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Name 2 sites where simple tubular exocrine glands are found. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give an example of a compound alveolar gland. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give an example of a compound tubular gland. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Which glands are coiled? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give an example of a simple saccular (alveolar) gland? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Tissue Types</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/nursing/w/vet-nurse-revision_1/476/tissue-types/revision/2</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:05:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:d92efa80-4cd2-4068-94f7-91fdfd1f824f</guid><dc:creator>Jayne Gilbert</dc:creator><comments>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/nursing/w/vet-nurse-revision_1/476/tissue-types#comments</comments><description>Revision 2 posted to Revision Guide For Student Nurses - Part 1 by Jayne Gilbert on 9/30/2011 10:05:03 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;QUESTIONS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol class="wikiextraspace"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;State the size of an average tissue cell. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Define a tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;List the 4 groups of tissue and state the function of each. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the 3 main components of a tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is an organ? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a system? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the differences between loose and dense connective tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the 2 main functions of adipose (fatty) tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where does adipose tissue occur? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the chief constituent of dense fibrous tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the chief constituent of loose connective tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Name the 2 types of dense connective tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Briefly describe muscle tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is an alternative name for smooth muscle tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is an alternative name for skeletal (or striated) muscle tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the function of intrinsic muscle? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the function of extrinsic muscle? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What tissue type holds the skeletal muscle tissues together? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the main similarity between tendons and ligaments? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the function of tendons and ligaments? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In addition to muscles, tendons and ligaments; list the 6 other types of connective tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the 3 types of cartilage? Where would you find each? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the perichondrium? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the name of the series of canals running along the length of bone which carries blood vessels, nerves and lymphatics? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How does cancellous (spongy) bone and compact bone differ? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;List the constituents of bone. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the lacunae? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a sesamoid bone? Give an example. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give an example of an irregular bone. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give an example of a flat bone. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the function of Haemopoeitic tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the main cell types that comprise connective tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Name the 2 types of nervous tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the correct name for a nerve cell? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Describe a neuron. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the name given to the connective tissue that runs between neurons? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the neurilemma? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the nodes of Ranvier? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Briefly describe the function of epithelial tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where might the following types of simple epithelial tissue be located: squamous, cuboidal and columnar? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where would you find compound epithelium? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Compound epithelium may be keratinised. What does this mean, and where would you find keratinised compound epithelium? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where is transitional epithelial tissue found? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the main property of transitional epithelial tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What special property is possessed by intermediate epithelial cells? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Epithelial cells often possess cilia; why? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where does ciliated columnar epithelium occur? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a gland? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is an exocrine gland? Give 2 examples. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is an endocrine gland? Give 2 examples. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a mixed gland? Give an example. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a goblet cell? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Name 2 sites where simple tubular exocrine glands are found. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give an example of a compound alveolar gland. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give an example of a compound tubular gland. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Which glands are coiled? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give an example of a simple saccular (alveolar) gland? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Tissue Types</title><link>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/nursing/w/vet-nurse-revision_1/476/tissue-types/revision/1</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:28:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:d92efa80-4cd2-4068-94f7-91fdfd1f824f</guid><dc:creator>Arlo Guthrie</dc:creator><comments>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/nursing/w/vet-nurse-revision_1/476/tissue-types#comments</comments><description>Revision 1 posted to Revision Guide For Student Nurses - Part 1 by Arlo Guthrie on 4/2/2009 2:28:05 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;QUESTIONS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol class="wikiextraspace"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;State the size of an average tissue cell. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Define a tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;List the 4 groups of tissue and state the function of each. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the 3 main components of a tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is an organ? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a system? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the differences between loose and dense connective tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the 2 main functions of adipose (fatty) tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where does adipose tissue occur? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the chief constituent of dense fibrous tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the chief constituent of loose connective tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Name the 2 types of dense connective tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Briefly describe muscle tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is an alternative name for smooth muscle tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is an alternative name for skeletal (or striated) muscle tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the function of intrinsic muscle? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the function of extrinsic muscle? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What tissue type holds the skeletal muscle tissues together? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the main similarity between tendons and ligaments? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the function of tendons and ligaments? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In addition to muscles, tendons and ligaments; list the 6 other types of connective tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the 3 types of cartilage? Where would you find each? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the perichondrium? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the name of the series of canals running along the length of bone which carries blood vessels, nerves and lymphatics? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How does cancellous (spongy) bone and compact bone differ? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;List the constituents of bone. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the lacunae? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a sesamoid bone? Give an example. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give an example of an irregular bone. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give an example of a flat bone. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the function of Haemopoeitic tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the main cell types that comprise connective tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Name the 2 types of nervous tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the correct name for a nerve cell? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Describe a neuron. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the name given to the connective tissue that runs between neurons? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the neurilemma? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What are the nodes of Ranvier? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Briefly describe the function of epithelial tissue. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where might the following types of simple epithelial tissue be located: squamous, cuboidal and columnar? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where would you find compound epithelium? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Compound epithelium may be keratinised. What does this mean, and where would you find keratinised compound epithelium? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where is transitional epithelial tissue found? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is the main property of transitional epithelial tissue? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What special property is possessed by intermediate epithelial cells? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Epithelial cells often possess cilia; why? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Where does ciliated columnar epithelium occur? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a gland? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is an exocrine gland? Give 2 examples. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is an endocrine gland? Give 2 examples. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a mixed gland? Give an example. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What is a goblet cell? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Name 2 sites where simple tubular exocrine glands are found. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give an example of a compound alveolar gland. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give an example of a compound tubular gland. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Which glands are coiled? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Give an example of a simple saccular (alveolar) gland? &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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