4 Body Tissues

Question 1

What are the 4 types of body tissues

Answer 1

Epithelial tissue
Connective tissue
Muscle tissue
Nervous tissue

Question 2

What are the functions of connective tissue
FPS

Answer 2

FPS
Fills internal spaces
Provides structural support
Stores energy

Question 3

What is the function of muscular tissue

Answer 3

Contracts to produce movement

Question 4

What are the functions of nervous tissue

Answer 4

Conducts electrical impulses
Carries information

Question 5

What are tissues

Answer 5

Groups of cells of similar structure that function together as a unit

Question 6

What are the two types of epithelial tissue

Answer 6

Epithelia
Glands

Question 7

What are the functions of epithelial tissue
PPPC

Answer 7

Provide physical protection
Provide sensation
Produce specialised secretions
Control permeability

Question 8

What are the two types of glands (and basic function)

Answer 8

Endocrine glands - secretes into interstitial fluid which then enters bloodstream
Exocrine glands - secretes onto exterior or passageways that lead to the exterior

Question 9

What are the 3 types of connective tissue

Answer 9

Connective tissue proper
Fluid connective tissue
Supporting connective tissue

Question 10

What are the 6 main functions of connective tissue
PESSTD

Answer 10

PESSTD
Protect delicate organs
Establish a structural framework for the body
Support, surround, and interconnect other types of tissue
Store energy (especially triglycerides)
Transport fluids and dissolved materials
Defend the body from invading microorganisms

Question 11

What are the two types of connective tissue proper

Answer 11

Loose
Dense

Question 12

What are three example of loose connective tissue proper

Answer 12

Areolar tissue
Adipose tissue
Reticular tissue

Question 13

What are three examples of dense connective tissue proper

Answer 13

Dense regular
Dense irregular
Elastic

Question 14

What are the 2 types of fluid connective tissues

Answer 14

Blood
Lymph

Question 15

What are the two types of supporting connective tissues

Answer 15

Cartilage
Bone

Question 16

What are the 3 types of cartilage

Answer 16

Hyaline cartilage
Elastic cartilage
Fibrocartilage

Question 17

What tissue has a high density of collagen fibres

Answer 17

Dense connective tissue proper

Question 18

What are the main functions of collagen

Answer 18

Provide structure, strength and support throughout the cell/body

Question 19

What total percentage does each type of tissue occupy

Answer 19

Epithelia - 3%
Connective tissue - 45%
Muscular tissue - 50%
Nervous tissue - 2%

Question 20

What are the 3 types of muscle tissue

Answer 20

Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle tissue

Question 21

What does skeletal muscle do

Answer 21

Enables movement of the skeleton (everyday movement)

Question 22

What does cardiac muscle do

Answer 22

It is responsible for the contractility of the heart/pumping of the heart

Question 23

What do smooth muscle do

Answer 23

Enables digestion and nutrients collection in the stomach and intestine
Maintains integrity of arterial walls

Question 24

What are the 2 main types of nervous tissue

Answer 24

Neurons
Neuralgia

Question 25

What are the functions of neurons

Answer 25

Information messengers. They use electrical impulses and chemical signals to transmit information between different areas of the brain, and between the brain and the rest of the nervous system.

Question 26

What are the functions of Neuroglia MRPPR

Answer 26

Maintain nervous tissue structure Repair nervous tissue framework (after injury) Perform phagocytosis Provide nutrients to neurons Regulate the composition of the interstitial fluid surrounding neurons

Question 27

What is the place where a neuron receives input/information from other cells

Answer 27

Dendrite

Question 28

Where is the dendrite located

Answer 28

Neuron head

Question 29

What is the axon

Answer 29

Where electrical impulses from the neuron travel away to be received by other neurons