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Major Tissue Types
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Forms mucous, serous, and epidermal memebranes | Epithelium |
| Allows for organ movements within the body | Muscle |
| Transmits electrochemical impulses | Nervous |
| Supports body organs | Connective |
| Basis of the major controlling system of the body | Connective |
| Forms Hormones | Epithelium |
| Cells of this tissue shorten to exert force | Muscle |
| Packages and protects body organs | Connective |
| Characterized by having large amounts of nonliving matrix | Connective |
| Allows you to smile, grasp, swim, ski, and shoot an arrow | Muscle |
| Most widely distributed tissue type in the body | Connective |
| Forms the brain and spinal cord | Nervous |