Primary Tissue Types

Question 1

Connective tissue

Answer 1

Provides a structural framework that stabilizes the relative positions of the other tissue types; fills internal spaces, supports other tissues, transports materials, stores energy; includes connective tissue proper, cartilage, bone, and blood; contains cell products, cells, and ground substance

Question 2

Epithelium

Answer 2

A layer of cells that forms a superficial covering or internal lining of a body cavity or vessel; covers exposed surfaces, lines internal passageways, forms glands

Question 3

Muscle tissue

Answer 3

Specialized for contraction; skeletal tissue, heart muscle, and walls of hollow organs

Question 4

Neural tissue

Answer 4

Carries electrical signals from one part of the body to another