4 Primary Tissue Types

What are the characteristics of the nervous tissue?

neurons have long processes, amitotic

What are the characteristics of connective tissue?

mitotic, varied bloody supply, extracellular matrix-nonliving matter (ground substance and fibers)

What are some types of connective tissue?

bone, cartilage, dense AND loose con. tissue, alveolar, adipose, areticular con. tissue, blood

What is the function of muscle tissue?

movement

What are the functions of the connective tissue?

protection, support, binds together other tissues, stores fat, produce blood cells, transport

What are the characteristics of muscle tissue?

voluntary/ involuntary, mitotic/ a mitotic, striated/ not striated, one/ several nucleus

What are the 4 primary Tissue Types?

Epithelium, Muscle, Connective, Nerves

What are the 3 types of Muscle?

Smooth, Cardiac, Skelatel

Where is the muscle tissue located?

attached to bones, heart, walls of hollow organs

Where is the nervous tissue located?

brain, spinal cord, nerves

Where is the connective tissue located?

distributed widely throughout the body/ most abundant tissue

What are the functions of nervous tissue?

irritability and conductivity