Related Anatomy

Unit 2

Tissues

Objectives 6-9

6. List the 4 major tissue types

• 1. Epithelial- cover outer body and line inner body

• 2. Connective- bind, support, produce blood, store fat

• 3. Muscle- movement and tone• 4. Nerve- conduct impulse

• Tissue is a group of cells that work together to carry out a function

7. EPITHELIAL TISSUE

• Squamous- flat

• Cuboidal- cube

• Columnar- pillar or column

• Example: skin

Cover exterior & line cavities

7. Connective Tissue

• Loose- fat (adipose)

• Fibrous- tendon (muscle to bone)

ligament (bone to bone)

• Cartilage- nose, end of bone, fetal bones

• Bone

• Blood

Join together other tissues

8. Muscular Tissue

• Skeletal- striated- voluntary

• Smooth- involuntary

• Cardiac- heart

Nervous Tissue

• Brain

• Spinal cord

9. Name the 3 types of epithelial membranes

• Mucous- line interior organs or tubes to outside: oral cavity, respiratory, reproductive

• Serous- line cavities, heart, lungs

• Cutaneous- skin

• A membrane is a sheet of tissue that covers or lines.

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