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Tissue Types Major Tissue Types

Epithelial TissueConnective Tissue

Muscle TissueNervous Tissue

Epithelial TissuesSimple Squamous EpitheliumSimple Cuboidal EpitheliumSimple Columnar Epithelium

Stratified EpitheliumPseudostratified Epithelium

Transitional Epithelium

Simple Squamous Epithelium

layer ofsquamous cells

Simple Squamous Epithelium Simple Squamous Cells

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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Simple Columnar Epithelium Simple Columnar Epithelium

Stratified SquamousEpithelium

Epidermis of the Skin

stratifiedsquamousepithelium

cornified layerof dead cells

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PseudostratifiedColumnar Epithelium

goblet cell

Transitional Epithelium

Relaxed

Transitional Epithelium

Stretched

Connective Tissues

fibroblasts

collagen fibersreticular fiberselastic fibers

extracelluarmatrix

Connective Tissues:Fibrous Connective Tissues

Areolar Connective TissueDense Connective TissueElastic Connective Tissue

Reticular Connective Tissue

Areolar Connective Tissue

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Dense Connective Tissue

Adipose TissueCartilage

BoneBlood

Connective Tissues:Specialized Connective Tissues

Adipose Tissue Cartilage

chondrocytes

lacunae

matrix

Hyaline Cartilage

chondrocytesin lacunae matrix

Elastic Cartilage

chondrocytesin lacunae

elasticfibers

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Fibrocartilage

chondrocytein lacuna

collagenfibers

Bone

compactbone

spongybone

Compact Boneosteocytesin lacunae

centralcanal

canaliculiin matrix

Compact Bone

Blood

leukocytes

erythrocytes

Muscle Tissues

Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Smooth Muscle Tissue

Cardiac Muscle Tissue

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Skeletal Muscle Tissue Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Smooth Muscle Tissue Smooth Muscle Tissue

Cardiac Muscle Tissue Cardiac Muscle Tissue

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NervousTissue

cell body

dendrites

axon

Tissues to StudySimple Squamous EpitheliumSimple Cuboidal EpitheliumSimple Columnar Epithelium

Stratified Squamous EpitheliumPseudostratified Epithelium

Transitional Epithelium

Tissues to StudyAreolar Connective TissueDense Connective TissueElastic Connective Tissue

AdiposeHyaline CartilageElastic Cartilage

Fibrocartilage

Tissues to StudyCompact Bone

BloodCardiac MuscleSkeletal MuscleSmooth MuscleNervous Tissue

AssignmentFrom your observations, drawsimple, generalized linediagrams that illustrate thediagnostic features of thefollowing list of tissue types.Be sure to clearly label thesignificant features of thattissue type.

AssignmentEach figure should beaccompanied by a figure numberand a clear descriptive title.In general, a diagram should belarge enough to take up half asheet of paper.

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Tissue Types to Draw• One type of simple epithelium.• One other type (not simple)

epithelium.• Compact bone.• One type of cartilage.• One other kind of connective

tissue.• All three types of muscle

tissue.