Types of Tissues Found in the Body

Hyaline Cartilage

Connective Tissue; Eases joint movement; Covers ends of bones at joints

Elastic Cartilage

Connective Tissue; Type of cartilage with elastic fibers that form a weblike mesh to provide flexible, elastic support; Ear.

Adipose Tissue

Connective Tissue; used for energy storage, thermal insulation, protective cushion; Found in layer beneath the skin fat lipid

Cardiac Muscle

Muscle Tissue; Involentary; found in the heart.

Skeletal Muscle

Muscle Tissue; Long, cylindrical, unbranched cells with striations and multiple nuclei per cell; functions in body movement, posture etc and is under voluntary control; Skeleton.

Smooth Muscle

Muscle Tissue; one nucleus per cell; functions in swallowing and movement of food through the digestive tract; Involentary.

Regions of the body

Right hypochondriac region Right lumbar region Right inguinal (iliac) region Epigastric region Umbilical region Hypogastric region Left hypochondriac region Left lumbar region Left inguinal (iliac) region

Simple cuboidal epithelium

Epithelial Tissue; Functions as a filter; Found in kidney.

Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Epithelial Tissue; Functions to secrete and propel mucous; Found in respiratory tract.

Simple columnar epithelium

Epithelial Tissue; Secretion; Found in digestive tract.

Transitional epithelium

Epithelial Tissue; cells are rounded and can adjust to stretching; found in the urinary tract.

Nervous Tissue

Tissue containing excitable cells specialized for rapid transmission of coded information to other cells. Found in brain, spinal cord.