The document discusses the four main types of animal tissues: epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous tissue. Epithelial tissue lines organs and covers the body, and comes in squamous, cuboidal, or columnar cell shapes. Connective tissue provides structure and binding through fibers and matrices. Muscular tissue is involved in movement and comes in three forms. Nervous tissue senses and transmits signals along cell extensions in the brain, spinal cord, and throughout the body. Each tissue has distinct cell shapes, arrangements, locations, and functions in the animal body.