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Tissues
Types of Tissues
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Muscle Tissues | contracts & moves a body part |
| Cardiac Muscles | striated, involuntary contracts the heart |
| Skeletal Muscles | striated,voluntary attached to the skeleton |
| Smooth Muscles | non-striated, involuntary provides movement in various body systems |
| Tissues | cells grouped by size, shape, and function. |
| Nervous Tissues | reacts to stimulation and conducts on impulse |
| Connective Tissues | supports & connects organs and tissues |
| Ligaments | strong, flexible bands of connective tissue that holds bones firmly together at the joints |
| Tendons | White bands of connective tissue attaching skeletal muscle to bone |
| Cartilage | firm, flexible, and support of the embryonic skeleton and part of the adult skeleton |
| Adipose | type of connective tissue that stores fat cells |
| Epithelial Tissues | protects the body by covering internal and external surfaces. produces secretions |
| Membrane | 2 thin layers of tissues that join together cells and may secrete a fluid |
| Skin | covers outside of the body and lines the inside of the body |
| 3 types of Epithelial Tissue | Squamous Cubodial Columnar |
| What is important in Epithelial Tissues? | Fluid |