TISSUE TYPES OF THE BODY
Epithelial
Simple Squamous
Air Sacs in lungs, and capillaries
Diffusion and Filtration
Simple Cuboidal
Kidney tubules, and ducts covering the ovaries
Secretion and absorption
Simple Columnar
Digestive tract and uterus
Secretion and absorption
Stratified Squamous
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Lining Body Cavities; Skin and mouth
Protection
Stratified Columnar
Conjunctiva of the eye, anus, the uterus
Secretion and protection
Stratified Cuboidal
Inner sides of the pancreatic ducts and salivary glands
absorption and secretion
Pseudostratified Columnar
Lining air passages and tubes of the reproductive system
Secretion and Cilia-aided movement
Transitional Epithelial
Urinary Bladder
Blocks Diffusion
Connective
Areolar Tissue
Binds underlying organs to the skin and to each other
Membranes throughout the body
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Adipose
Body Fat
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Stores Energy
Fibrous Connective
In dermis of skin, tendons, and ligaments
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Support
Bone
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Blood
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Hyaline
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Elastic Cartilage
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Fibrocartilage
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Nervous
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