tissues in the human body

Mer av detta

ghfjhgf

av Allen Hendrick

Introduction to Dance

av Whitney DuBose

Social Constructions of Childhood

av Gillian Dickinson

Tissue Types

av Breon Brinkley-Bowens

tissues in the human body

nervous tissue

activation

make up brain, spinal cord and nerves

transmits impulses

responds to stimuli

composed of neurons

send and receive signals

connective tissue

support

tendons and ligaments

examples of connective tissue: bone, cartilage, fat, and blood

protects, supports and binds body tissues together

made up of different types of cells

muscle tissue

movement

3 main types:

skeletal, cardiac, and smooth

contract muscle causing movement in body

epithelium tissue

protective

forms linings, coverings, and glandular tissue of the body

cells packed tightly to create continuous sheets