Tissue

Question 1

What are the 4 types of tissue

Answer 1

1. Epithelium tissue
2. connective tissue
3. nerve tissue
4. muscle tissue

Question 2

What is endothelial tissue

Answer 2

This is tissue that lines the inside of the blood vessles

Question 3

Define epithelium tissue

Answer 3

• Also called epithelial tissue
• Covers the body’s surface and lines hollow organs (intestine, bronchial tubes)
• Provides a protective barrier
• absorbes nutrience in the intestine (Simple columnar epithelium tissue)
• secretes various substances: sweat and urea

Question 4

Define connective tissue

Answer 4

• Binds other tissue types together
• occurs throughout the body
• made up of an abudance of intercellular matrix (non-living substances, collagen and protein and fibers)
• Bone and cartilage are a sub-type of connective tissue

Question 5

What is adipose tissue

Answer 5

• Special type of connective tissue
• contains large amounts of lipids

Question 6

Define muscle tissue

Answer 6

• Able to contract
• enclosed by fascia (layer of connective tissue that seperates individual muscles)
• classified by Structure:
• Striated and non-striated
• Classified by function:
• Voluntary and involuntary

Question 7

What are the 3 types of muscles

Answer 7

1. Skeletal muscles: striated and under voluntary control
2. Cardiac muscles Striated and involuntary
3. Smooth muscle Non-striated , involuntary

Question 8

Define nerve tissue

Answer 8

• Able to transmit nerve impulses
• found in brain, spinal cord and nerves
• responsible for controlling and coordinating body activities
• Peripheral nerves: extend from the brain and spinal cord and exit betweent he vertebra