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.
