Tissues of the Human Body

Question 1

What are the four types of tissues?

Answer 1

connective
epithelial
muscle
nervous

Question 2

What is the function of connective tissue?

Answer 2

protection and support

Question 3

Which tissue has few cells and lots of extracellular matrix?

Answer 3

connective tissue

Question 4

What are 5 types of connective tissue?

Answer 4

loose CT
dense CT
cartilage
bone
blood

Question 5

What is the difference between loose CT and dense CT?

Answer 5

how spaced or tightly packed the fibres are in the ground substance

Question 6

What are 3 types of loose CT?

Answer 6

Adipose
Areolar
Reticular

Question 7

What are 3 types of dense CT?

Answer 7

irregular
regular
elastic

Question 8

What is cartilage?

Answer 8

collagen and elastic fibres in ground substance

Question 9

What are 3 types of cartilage?

Answer 9

hyaline
elastic
fibrocartilage

Question 10

What is bone?

Answer 10

-collagen fibres in ground substance
-compact and spongy

Question 11

What are 4 functions of epithelial tissue?

Answer 11

-protection and secretion
-surface cover
-cavity and duct lining
-glands

Question 12

What are 3 types of muscle tissue?

Answer 12

Skeletal (striated)
Smooth
Cardiac

Question 13

What makes up nervous tissue?

Answer 13

neurons and supportive cells