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Body Structures pt.2
Types of Tissue
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| List the four major categories of tissue | epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous |
| supportive tissue | stromal tissue |
| actual working tissue | parenchymal tissue |
| which tissue acts as an internal or external coverings for organs, for example, the outer layer of the skin | epithelial |
| which tissue includes a variety of types, all of which have an internal structural network; examples include bone, blood, cartilage, and fat | connective |
| which tissue includes three types: heart muscle, skeletal muscle, and visceral muscle; all of which share the unique property of being able to contract and relax | muscular |
| which tissue includes cells that provide transmission of information to regulate a variety of functions, for example, neurons (nerve cells) | nervous |
| (blank) is that which is taken from one part of an individual's body and is transplanted to another location | autologous tissue |
| (blank) is not from one's self but from another human | nonautologous tissue |
| (blank) synonym for nonautologous, this time referring to being produced by a different human being | allogeneic tissue |
| (blank) is that which is derived from an animal, for example, a cow or pig heart valve is used to temporarily replace a structure until human donor tissue is available | zooplastic tissue |