Tissue Types: connective, epithelial, muscle, nervous tissue. Flashcards
What are the 4 types of tissues?
epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous.
What are the epithelial tissues?
thin sheets that make up the coverings and linings of the body and the organs.
What are the connective tissues?
supportive, structural role in the body.
What do the connective tissues also include?
blood, cartilage, bone, areolar, adipose.
What are the muscle tissues?
contraction of muscle tissue that allow movement, also aids internal processes such as digestion and circulation.
What are the nervous tissues?
conducts electrical impulses through the body, enables fast transfer of information.
What are the 3 main functions of connective tissues?
to protect, to transport, and to insulate.
What do connective tissues protect?
the skull protects the brain, the ribs protect the heart and the lungs.
What do connective tissues transport?
substances into the blood.
What do connective tissues insulate?
adipose tissue contains fatty deposits to help to prevent heat loss.
What are the 5 main connective tissue types?
cartilage, adipose, areolar, bone, blood.
Question: What is the function of the epithelial tissues?
makes up the coverings and the linings of organs/ organs systems.
Question: What is the tissue type that transfers information via electrical impulses?
nervous tissue.
Question: What is the function of the muscle tissues?
contraction of muscle tissues is there to allow and provide movement.
Question: What is the tissue type that provides structure, support, and transports in the body.
connective tissue.