Tissues Flashcards
Covers body surfaces and lines body cavities to form boundaries, protect, absorb, and filter.
Make up glands
Classification based off of cell shape: Squamous, cuboidal, columnar
Epithelial Tissue
Supports, protects, insulates, transports, and binds other tissues together
Connective Tissue
Supports, cushions, and protects organs from external environment
Cartilage
Transports substances throughout the body.
Blood
Supports and protects organs from external environment. Resists compression and tension.
Bone Tissue
Made of tightly packed together cells that allow for contractions to cause movement.
Muscle Tissue
Attached to bones that control voluntary movement
Skeletal Tissue
Muscles that involuntarily propel substances or objects along internal passageways
Smooth Tissue
Muscles of the heart that involuntarily contract to propel blood into circulation
Cardiac tissue
Main component of nervous System organs that control regulation and communication.
Makes up brain, spinal cord, and nerves
Nervous Tissue
