The 4 Major Types Of Tissue

Question 1

Epithelial-

Answer 1

Lines cavities and surfaces of structures throughout the body.

Functions include:

• secretion
• selective absorption
• protection
• transcellular transport

The types of epithelial tissue are

• squamous epithelium, simple and stratified
• cuboidal epithelium, simple and stratified
• columnar epithelium, simple, stratified and pseudostratified.

Question 2

Connective tissue

Answer 2

Found throughout the skeletal system and binds structures together, fills up spaces, provide support and protection, and store fat

Question 3

Muscular smooth, cardiac and skeletal

Answer 3

Muscular tissue is composed of fibres made of actin and myosin proteins, whose interaction is responsible for movement

Types:

• cardiac muscle cell
• skeletal muscle cell
• smooth muscle cell

Question 4

Nervous tissue

Answer 4

Specialised tissue that forms nerves, brain and spinal-cord.
Conduct electrical and chemical messages along cells called neurons.

Types:

• dendrites
• axons