Types of Tissues
What are the four types of tissues? Epithelia, muscle, connective, and nervous
What is epithelial tissue? It protects us from the outside world (skin) Absorbs – stomach and intestinal lining Filters – the kidney
What is nervous tissue? Conducts impulses to and from body organs via neurons Sends messages from brain to the rest of the body
What is muscle tissue? Responsible for body movement Moves blood, food, waste through body’s organs Responsible for mechanical digestion There are 3 types of muscle tissue Smooth, Skeletal, and Cardiac
What is connective tissue? Attaches muscles to bones (tendon) Attaches bone to bone (ligament) Attaches and supports internal organs