Tissue Types

Muscle Tissue

Sleletal

Is attached to the skeleton and controls gross body movements and facial expressions

Is attached to the skeleton and controls gross body movements and facial expressions

Smooth

Located within the walls of hallow organs, and propels substances

Located within the walls of hallow organs, and propels substances

Cardiac

Located within the heart and pumps and propels blood

Located within the heart and pumps and propels blood

Epithelial Tissue

Simple Squamous

Located in the lungs and blood vessels, and diffuses and filtrates

Located in the lungs and blood vessels, and diffuses and filtrates

Simple Cuboidal

Located in the kidneys, and secrets and absorbs

Located in the kidneys, and secrets and absorbs

Simple columnar

Located in the intestines, and secretes and absorbs

Located in the intestines, and secretes and absorbs

Stratified Squamous

Lining of the esophagus, and protects

Lining of the esophagus, and protects

Stratified Cuboidal

Located in the sweat and salivary glands, and protects

Located in the sweat and salivary glands, and protects

Pseudo-stratified Columnar

Located in the ovaries, and secrets and absorbs

Located in the ovaries, and secrets and absorbs

Connective Tissue

Fibrous

Loose (Aerolar)

Surrounds blood vessels and nerves, and molds organs

Surrounds blood vessels and nerves, and molds organs

Dense

Located within tendons and muscles, they connect and bind parts

Located within tendons and muscles, they connect and bind parts

Elastic

Located in heart, lungs, stomach, and bladder, expands and contracts

Located in heart, lungs, stomach, and bladder, expands and contracts

Reticular

Located in the spleen, framework of the lymphatic system

Located in the spleen, framework of the lymphatic system

Special Connectivie

Cartilage

Located in joins between bones, and supports and connects

Located in joins between bones, and supports and connects

Bone

Located throughout the whole boyd, and supports and connects

Located throughout the whole boyd, and supports and connects

Blood

Located throughout the whole body, and carries nutrients

Located throughout the whole body, and carries nutrients

Adipose

Located throughout the whole body, and insulates and protects

Located throughout the whole body, and insulates and protects

Nervous Tissue

Nervous

Located throughout the whole body and sends messages

Located throughout the whole body and sends messages