Classification of Tissues Lab

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Classification of Tissues Objective: The purpose of this lab exercise is was that know the various tissues found in the human body, and to familiarize myself with their composition and function. I learned that the four primary tissue types in the human body are epithelium, connective tissue, nervous tissue, and muscle tissue. These tissues have unique structures, patterns, and functions. I identified the subcategories of the tissues using a compound light microscope. I had to list the general functions and structural characteristics of the primary tissues. I was able to distinguish tissues by their appearance and structure. Lastly, I understood that the arrangement of tissues in the human body determines an organ’s structure and function. Materials: * Compound Light microscope * Prepared slides of simple squamous, simple cuboidal, simple columnar, stratified squamous (nonkeratinized),stratified cuboidal, stratified columnar, pseudo stratified ciliated columnar, and transitional epithelium * Prepared slides of mesenchyme; of adipose, areolar, reticular, and dense ( both regular and irregular connective tissues); of hyaline and elastic cartilage; of fibrocartilage; of bone (x.s.) ; and of blood * Prepared slides of skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle (l.s.) * Prepared slide of nervous tissue ( spinal cord smear) Method: In the classification of tissues lab we used a compound light microscope to view slides of subcategories of Epithelial and Connective Tissues. We plugged the microscope into the power outlet in the lab and turned the power switch on. The slides were placed underneath the stage clip, the high power objective lens was set into place, and the coarse and fine adjustment knobs brought the tissue slides into our view. A. In Part A we viewed slides of epithelial tissue subcategories under the compound light microscope: simple

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