Categories: All - secretion - nervous - muscle - epithelial

by Taylor Thompson 5 years ago

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Tissue Types

The human body is composed of various tissue types, each fulfilling critical functions. Nervous tissue is essential for communication within the body, transmitting signals between the brain and spinal cord through the vertebral foramen.

Tissue Types

Floating topic

Tissue Types

Muscle tissue

Smooth
maintaining and controlling blood pressure and flow of oxygen
walls of hollow organs
Skelatel
walls of hollow visceral organs
support n movement
Cardiac
walls of heart
keep heart pumping

Connective

Blood tissue
supplying oxygen to cells nd tissues
fluid portion of body
Bone tissue
bones
protects soft tissues
Dense Fibrous
function in support
ligaments n tendons
Cartilage
Fribrocartilage

to absorb

between vertebrae

Elastic

ear n larynx

allows organs to stretch

Hylaline

nose n respiratory

covers end of joints

adipose
stores energy
beneath skin
Loose connective
Binds underlying organs to skin and to each other
membranes throughout body

Nervous

Spinal
vertebral foramen
send and receive signals from brain

Epithelial

Glandular
Secrete substances
saliva
Pseudostratified Columnar
lining air passages
cilia-aided movement
Stratified Squamous
protection
Skin n Mouth
Ciliated
respiratory tract
move particles out of body
Simple Columnar
digestive tract
Transitional Epithelium
urinary bladder
blocks diffusion
Simple Cuboidal
secretion n absorption
kidneys
Simple squamous
air sacs in lungs
diffusion n filtration