Types of Cells/Tissues

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Areolar
Made up of a network of collagenous, elastic, and reticular fibers. It is found all throughout the body, under the skin. Its job is to hold organs in place and connect skin to the underlying tissue.
Elastic Cartilage
Elastic cartilage is made up of lacunae (where chondrocytes are held), and many elastic fibers running through with not as many collagenous. It job is to be flexible and is found in very specific places. One example is in the outer ear where it creates folds that are optimal for channeling sound waves.
Bone
Bone is made up of multiple osteons that grow in rings like trees. There is a hollowish middle called the haversian canal and there will be dark osteocytes in the lacunae surrounding that canal. The osteons are built to be strong and able to withstand a lot of force because they functions as the framework for the body.
Hyaline Cartilage
Made up of collagenous and elastic cartilage mixed. Ends up looking smooth between the lacunae.
Blood
Blood is made up of three main components. In a healthy person, there will be a lot of red blood cells with a few white blood cells throughout. There will also be some, way smaller things called platelets. Red blood cells carry oxygen and waste where it needs to go, white blood cells fight off disease/infection, and platelets help with clotting open wounds where someone is bleeding. This is all around your body because every cells needs nutrients and protection.
Epithelial Tissue
Epithelial Tissue is found almost everywhere in the body. It serves many different purposes including protection, secretion, absorption an excretion. These tissues do not have blood vessels, divide quickly, and the cells are tightly packed together. Epithelial tissue can be made of many different cell types, which are simple squamous, simple cuboidal, simple columnar, pseudo-stratified columnar, stratified squamous, stratified cuboidal, and stratified columnar.
Simple Squamous Epithelium
Simple Squamous tissue is made up of one layer of squished cells. (Squished = Squamous). This tissue is good for letting chemicals pass through quickly and that is why it is found in places like blood vessels and lungs because quick chemical exchange is necessary. One negative aspect of this tissue is that it is easily broken and damaged.
Simple Squamous Drawing
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
Simple cuboidal epithelium is made up of one single layer of cube-shaped cells. They will always surround a lumen. They are tougher cause they are a little bigger and they can also fit what's necessary to produce and secrete hormones. Because of this, cuboidal is found in glands around the body so that they can produce and secrete and regulate hormones within the body.