Types of Tissues
Nervous Tissue
Nerve tissue
Found all over your body
Transmit Signals
Connective Tissue
Special Connective
Adipose
Cushions eyeball sockets - Kidneys
Protects and Insulates (stores energy)
Blood
Throughout body
Transport vehicle
Bone
Skeleton
Protect and Support
Cartilage
Larynx attaches ribs to breast bones
Supports structures and covers end of bones
Fibrous
Recticular
Lymphoid organs (spleen, bone marrow)
Framework of your lymphatic system
Elastic
Surrounding stomach, bladder, or intestines
Expands and Contracts
Dense
Ligaments and Tendons
Connect and Stretch (elasticate)
Loose Connective Tissue (aerolar)
Internal Organs (everywhere)
Cushions and Protects
Epithelial Tissue
Pseudostratified Columnar
Trachea (Lining air passage way)
Absorpition and Secretion - Cilia-aided movement
1 layer (looks like more)
Simple Columnar
Small Intestine (Digestive Tract)
1 layer (column)
Stratified Cuboidal
Salivary glands and Sweat glands
Protection and Secretion
Simple Cuboidal
Kidney Tubules
Secretion and Absorption
1 layer (cube)
Stratified Squamous
Lining of body cavities (Skin and Mouth)
Protection
More than 1 layer
Simple Squamous
Lungs and Blood Vessels
Diffusion and Filtration
1 layer (Flat)
Muscle Tissue
Cardiac Tissue
Heart
Pump and propels blood
Smooth Tissue
Digestive tract (Walls of hollow organs)
Helps food move through digestive tract
(becomes smaller or enlarges)
Skeletal Tissue
Found everywhere in body
Movement (voluntary)
