Tissue Types
& How they Work with the Body
Epithelial Tissue
Classifications
Squamous - thin, flattened cells
Cuboidal - cube shaped cells
Columnar - elongated cells
http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/156642/Simple Cuboidal
Simple Cuboidal = single layer of cube shaped cells
http://www.stegen.k12.mo.us/tchrpges/sghs/ksulkowski/TissueSlides.htmStratified Squamous
Stratified Squamous = more than one layer of thin, flattened cells
http://www.stegen.k12.mo.us/tchrpges/sghs/ksulkowski/TissueSlides.htmConnective Tissue
Classifications
Dense Connective Tissue - connections between bones
Adipose Tissue - stores fat
Areolar (Loose) Connective Tissue - where blood vessels and nerves are
Bone - support for muscles, organs, and soft tissues
Blood - plasma
https://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/1501Example in the Knee - Cartilage
Muscular Tissue
Classifications
Skeletal Muscle - support and movement in the body
Smooth Muscle - controls involuntary movements
Cardiac Muscle - makes the heart beat and blood flows throughout the body
http://www.ck12.org/book/CK-12-Life-Science-For-Middle-School/section/16.4/Cardiac Muscle
Located at the heart
http://histologyolm.stevegallik.org/node/146Smooth Muscle
Involuntary and found in the digestive tract and blood vessels
http://steadystrength.com/glossary/smooth-muscle/Nervous Tissue
Classifications
Neurons transmit impulses to the brain
Neuroglia support and provide nutrients for the neurons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervous_tissueNervous Tissue
Located at the brain, spinal cord, and branches out through the body.
http://www.nail-course.com/nervous-tissueMuscle Tissue Importance
I think the Muscle Tissue is VERY important in the body. It is located all throughout the body and helps us with voluntary and involuntary functions. If we didn't have muscle tissue, we wouldn't be living because that it what help our heart beat and blood flow through the body. It also carries out bodily functions that we don't even think about like digesting food.