Tissues Of The Body

Epithelial
1. Simple Squamous
  1. Thin, flat, and somewhat irregular like a jigsaw puzzle
  2. Found in heart and blood vessels
  3. Reduces friction, performs absorption, and secretion
Muscle
1. SKeletal
  1. Large body muscle responsible for movement
  2. Striated and voluntary
2. Cardiac
  1. Found only in the heart
  2. Striated and involuntary
3. Smooth
  1. Found in walls of hollow, contracting organs
  2. Involuntary; respiratory, digestive, urinary bladder
4. Specializes for contraction and produces all body movement
Neural
1. Specializes for conducting electrical impulses
2. Rapidly senses internal or external enviroment
3. Processes info and controls responses
4. Nervous
  1. Communicates by electrical signals
5. Neuroglia
  1. repair and supply nutrients to neurons (supporting cells)
6. Functions
COnnective
1. Three Components
  1. Specialized cells
  2. extracellular protein fibers
  3. ground substance
2. Functions
  1. Frame work of the body(bone)
  2. Transport fluid and transport materials(blood)
  3. Protect delicate organs(bone)
  4. Support, surround, connect other tissues(tendons)
  5. Store energy(fat)
  6. Defend the body(lymphs)
3. LOose
  1. Areolar
    1. Found deep in dermis of skin, joints, blood vessels, and nerves
    2. Function by cushioning organs, support, and defend against pathogens
  2. Adipose
    1. FOund in the padding around eyes and kidneys
    2. Functions by storing energy
  3. Reticular
    1. Found in liver, kidney, and spleens, etc.
    2. Functions by holding blood and organs in place
4. Dense
  1. Regular
    1. Found between skeletal muscles and bones
    2. functions by providing a firm attavhment and reducing friction
  2. Irregular
  3. Elastic
5. Blood
  1. Located in veins and blood vessels
  2. Functions by defending body from disease, transports oxygen
6. Cartilage
7. BOne

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