Identify Major Tissue Types
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Characterized by having large amounts of extracellular material.
Connective
Supports and reinforces body organs.
Connective
Surrounds and cushions body organs
Connective
Widely distributed; found in bones, cartilages, and fat depots.
Connective
Cells of this tissue may absorb and/or secrete substances.
Epithelium
Forms endocrine and exocrine glands
Epithelium
Forms membranes
Epithelium
Allows for movement of limbs and for organ movements within the body.
Muscle
Allows you to smile, grasp, swim, ski, and throw a ball.
Muscle
Its cells shorten to exert force
Muscle
Basis of the major controlling system of the body.
Nervous
Forms the brain and spinal cord
Nervous
Uses electrochemical signals to carry out its functions.
Nervous
