3. Connective
Tissue
One of the most widespread
tissues in the body. It
connects, supports,
transports, and defends.
4. Loose Ordinary Fibrous
• Also known as areolar tissue, is soft
thick gel mainly because it contains
hyaluronic acid
• It contains numerous fibers and
cells, typically collagenous and
elastic fibers
• Other kinds of cells in the loose,
ordinary tissue are usually white
blood cells (leukocytes)
5. Adipose
• Forms supporting, protective pads
around the kidneys and various
structures.
• Constitutes a storage depot for
excess food
• Acts as a insulating material to
conserve body heat
6. Reticular
• Reticular tissue forms the framework of the
spleen, lymph nodes, and bone marrow
• It functions as the body’s complex mechanism,
by defending itself against microorganisms
and injurious substances
7. Dense Regular Fibrous
• Predominantly
bundles of
collagenous fibers
and is flexible but
also owns
malleable strength
• Characteristics are
required in
structures that
anchor muscle to
bone, such as
tendons
8. Dense irregular Fibrous
• The bundles of the fibers are not
arranged in parallel rows
• Fibers are intertwine to form a thick
at strong connective tissue that
withstand stresses applied from any
direction
9. Bone
• Osseous tissue one of the most
highly specialized forms of
connective tissue
• Organs in the skeletal system, that
provide support and protection for
the body and serve as points
10. Hyaline Cartilage
• Low amount of collagen in the matrix
• The most prevalent type of cartilage,
that is found to support rings of the
respiratory tubes and covering the
ends of bones
11. Fibrocartilage
• The strongest and most durable
cartilage, the matrix is rigid and is
filled with dense packing of strong
white collagen fibers
12. Elastic Cartilage
• Contains few collagens fibers but
large numbers of fine elastic fibers
• This type of cartilage can be ear
found in the external and voice box
(larynx)
13. Blood
• Connective tissue in liquid form that
contains neither ground substance or
fibers
• It performs many body transport
functions, including movement of
respiratory gases such as O₂ and
CO₂, nutrients, and waste products.
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135-141. Print.
"Tissues." What Can I See? Version 2.0. New York City: The McGraw-Hill, 2001. Print.
14. Muscle
Skeletal: a skeletal muscle cell has several
characteristics that permit them to function as they do,
like excitability irritability which means the skeletal
muscles respond to regulatory mechanisms such as
nerve signals. Skeletal muscle are composed of
bundles of skeletal muscle fibers that generally extend
the entire length of the muscle.
Guze, Carol. Carol's Classroom Biology 102- General Biology Animal Structure and function Tissues,
Organs, and Organ Systems. 2006. Photograph. CarolGuze.comWeb. 30 Sep 2012.
15. Smooth: Smooth muscle tissue is found in the
walls of the hollow internal organs, the stomach,
intestines, and blood vessels.
Cardiac: Cardiac muscle tissue makes up the wall of the heart
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16. Nervous
Nervous tissue is responsible for sensing stimuli and transmitting signals to and
from different parts of an organism. Neurons consist of three principal parts: the
soma, dendrites, and one axon or nerve fiber. The soma contains the nucleus.
Extending from the soma are dendrites that receive information and transmit it
towards the soma and one axon that transmits information away from the soma.
Neuroglial cells support neurons. They are smaller and more numerous than
neurons.
Key Terms:
Axons - typically carry signals away from the cell body.
Dendrites - typically carry signals toward the cell body.
Bailey, Regina. "Nervous Tissue." About Biology. About.com, 2012. Web. 1 Oct 2012.
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