Tissues

• Epithelial tissue

  • Covering or lining tissue
  • Closely joined together
  • Vary in shape
  • Example: outer lining of skin, inner lining of heart, stomach, intestines
• Connective tissue

  • Provides support and holds body parts together
  • Cells are separated by large amounts of non-cellular matrix
  • Example: bone, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, fat storage tissue, blood

   
• Nervous tissue

  • Made up of specialised nerve cells called neurons
  • When neurons become stimulated, messages are carried along these projections to another part of the body
  • Examples: brain, spinal cord, nerves
• Muscular tissue

  • Muscle fibres: long thin muscle cells
  • Respond to stimuli by contracting and shortening
  • Three types: skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle
• Tissues

  • A collection of cells with similar structure that together to perform a particular task