Tissue Types + functions

Question 1

Nervous

Answer 1

nerves, spinal cord, brain : made up of neurons

Question 2

Nervous function

Answer 2

receive, interpret, and respond to signals

Question 3

Epithelial

Answer 3

Lines to outer surfaces of all organs and blood vessels : composed of epithelial cells aligned in sheets and connected to one another

Question 4

Epithelial function

Answer 4

works to absorb, secrete, protect, and sense for us

Question 5

Muscle

Answer 5

makes up the muscles in the body, they can be striated, smooth, or cardiac. Striated is attached to bones, Smooth is attached to the walls of internal organs, cardiac is in the walls of the heart

Question 6

Cardiac muscle tissue function

Answer 6

provides the ability for the heart to contract

Question 7

Connective

Answer 7

Multiple types of connective tissue, it is attached to and in between other tissue types

Question 8

Connective tissue function

Answer 8

Supports and connects other tissue types in the body, works to hold organs in place, attach muscles to bones, link bones with joints, and enable other tissues to stretch