TISSUE TYPES

TISSUE TYPES

1. NERVOUS

   • MUSCLE
     • EPITHELIAL
       • PSEUDOSTRATIFIED COLUMNAR
         • Function: Secretion and cilia-aided movement
         • Location: lining air passages like the trachea and tubes of the reproductive system
       • SIMPLE CUBOIDAL
         • Function: Secretion and absorption
         • Location: Lining of kidney tubules, ducts of glands, covering surface of ovaries
       • SIMPLE COLUMNAR
         • Location: Lining of digestive tract and uterous
         • Function: Protection, secretion, and absorption
       • TRANSITIONAL
         • Function: Forms barrier to block diffusion
         • Location: Lining of urinary bladder
       • SIMPLE SQUAMOUS
         • Function: Diffusion and filtration
           • Function: diffusion and filtration
         • Location: Air sacs of lungs and walls of capillaries
       • STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS
         • Function: Protection
         • Location: lining body cavities like the mouth and outer layer of skin
     • CONNECTIVE
       • BLOOD
         • Function: Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide
         • Location: In the blood
       • BONE
         • Function: Protect and support
         • Location: Bones
       • ELASTIC
         • Function: Push blood and allow organs to recoil
         • Location: Lungs, trachea, bronchi, and aorta
       • REGULAR
         • Function: Forms ligaments and tendons
         • Location: Ligaments and tendons
       • RETICULAR
         • Function: Support the walls of internal organs
         • Location: Liver, spleen
       • IRREGULAR
         • Function: Make the skin tear-resistant
         • Location: Found in skin
       • CARTILAGE
         • Function: support and protect underlying tissues
         • Location: Throughout the body in areas like joints between bones
       • ADIPOSE
         • Location: Beneath the skin
         • Function: Provide insulation and fuel
     • SMOOTH
       • Location: Walls of hallow visceral organs
       • Function: Form organs like stomach and bladder
     • SKELETAL
       • Function: Movement
       • Location: Attached to bones
     • CARDIAC
       • Function: Pump blood throughout the body
       • Location: Heart
   • Function: Control and integrate body activities
   • Location: Peripheral nerves throughout the body