Tissue Types
Muscle Tissue
Sleletal
Is attached to the skeleton and controls gross body movements and facial expressions
Smooth
Located within the walls of hallow organs, and propels substances
Cardiac
Located within the heart and pumps and propels blood
Epithelial Tissue
Simple Squamous
Located in the lungs and blood vessels, and diffuses and filtrates
Simple Cuboidal
Located in the kidneys, and secrets and absorbs
Simple columnar
Located in the intestines, and secretes and absorbs
Stratified Squamous
Lining of the esophagus, and protects
Stratified Cuboidal
Located in the sweat and salivary glands, and protects
Pseudo-stratified Columnar
Located in the ovaries, and secrets and absorbs
Connective Tissue
Fibrous
Loose (Aerolar)
Surrounds blood vessels and nerves, and molds organs
Dense
Located within tendons and muscles, they connect and bind parts
Elastic
Located in heart, lungs, stomach, and bladder, expands and contracts
Reticular
Located in the spleen, framework of the lymphatic system
Special Connectivie
Cartilage
Located in joins between bones, and supports and connects
Bone
Located throughout the whole boyd, and supports and connects
Blood
Located throughout the whole body, and carries nutrients
Adipose
Located throughout the whole body, and insulates and protects
Nervous Tissue
Nervous
Located throughout the whole body and sends messages