Connective Tissue Flashcards
Describe the general structure of connective tissue.
Connective tissues are made of cells, fibers, and ground substances. There are connective tissue proper, supporting connective tissue, and liquid connective tissue.
What falls under connective tissue proper
Loose and Dense connective tissue
What tissues fall under loose connective tissue
Areolar connective tissue
Adipose Tissue
Reticular Tissue
what tissues fall under dense connective tissue
Dense regular tissue
Dense irregular tissue
Elastic connective tissue
what falls under supporting connective tissue
cartilage and bone tissue
what falls under the cartilage
Fibrocartilage
Hyaline cartilage
Elastic cartilage
what falls under the bone tissue
Spongy Bone
Compact Bone
what falls under liquid connective tissue
Blood
Lymph
Describe the most general features of muscular and nervous tissue
There are three types of muscular tissues: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac
Nervous tissue is the main tissue of our nervous system. It monitors and regulates the functions of the body.