Tissue Types Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four types of tissues found in the body?
A
- Epithelial tissue
- Nervous tissue
- Muscle tissue
- Connective tissue
2
Q
What is Epithelial tissue and what is its function?
A
- Covers the body and most organs
Functions:
* Protects against invading pathogens and toxins
* Secretes enzymes
* Absorbs nutrients
3
Q
What is Nervous tissue and what is its function?
A
- Located in the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves
Function:
* Sends impluses or electrical messages to the nerve endings, muscles and glands in the body
4
Q
What is the function of Muscle tissue and list the types?
A
- Contracts and relaxes
Types:
* Skeletal Muscle
* Smooth Muscle
* Cardiac Muscle
5
Q
Where is Skeletal Muscle located? and what is it movement type?
A
- Attached to skeleton, Striated
- Movement: Voluntary
6
Q
Where is Smooth Muscle located? and what is it movement type?
A
- In walls of hollow organs, walls of blood vessels, anf dermis of skin
- Movement: Involuntary
7
Q
Where is Cardiac Muscle located? and what is it movement type?
A
- In the wall of the heart, Striated
- Movement: Involuntary
8
Q
What are the functions of Connective Tissue?
A
- Supports, protects and gives structure to other tissues and organs in the body
- Stores fat
- Helps move nutrients and other substances between tissues and rgans
- Helps repair damaged tissue
- Most abundant
9
Q
List the different types of Connective tissues?
A
- Cartilage: joint muscles
- Adipose:fat
- Blood: composed of red and white blood cells, platelets and plasma
- Osseous (bone) tissue
