Lecture 1 - Introduction

Question 1

Name the four basic tissues of the body

Answer 1

1. Epithelial (surface of the body)
2. Connective tissue (structural support and connects the body
3. Muscle tissue (movement)
4. Nervous tissue (neurons - signals to the body)

Question 2

Name the two fluid connective tissues

Answer 2

1. Blood (oxygen and nutrients)

2. Lymph (how we drain tissues back into the blood)

Question 3

What are the three different types of muscle tissues

Answer 3

1. Cardiac muscle tissue (heart)
2. Smooth muscle tissue (organs)
3. Skeletal muscle tissue (skeleton)