1. Nervous Tissue

2. NERVOUS TISSUE Description:
Nerve cells (neurons) receive and conduct impulses; have long extensions/processes
Neuroglia = supporting cells; “nerve glue”
Function:
Irritability (sense information)
Conductivity (transmit information)
Location:
Brain, spinal cord, nerves

3. NERVOUS TISSUE

4. Muscular Tissue

5. MUSCLE TISSUE
General Function:
Contract to produce movement

6. MUSCLE TISSUE TERMS Voluntary or Involuntary Striated or Non-striated
(conscious control) or (happens unconsciously)
Striated or Non-striated
(stripes) or (no stripes)
Uni-nucleated or Multi-nucleated
(one nucleus) or (many nuclei per each cell)

7. MUSCLE TISSUE
3 types!

8. Skeletal Muscle Description:
Attached to skeleton, pulls on bones or skin
Voluntary, striated, multi-nucleated
Function:
Body movement and facial expression
Location:
Attached to bones

9. MUSCLE TISSUE
Skeletal Muscle

10. Cardiac Muscle Description: Makes up the heart
Involuntary, striated, uni-nucleated
Function:
Pumps blood through blood vessels
Location:
Heart

11. MUSCLE TISSUE
Cardiac Muscle

12. Smooth Muscle Description: Spindle-shaped cells
Involuntary, non-striated, uni-nucleated
Function:
Pushes substances through organs
Location:
Walls of hollow organs
(stomach, intestines, bladder)

13. MUSCLE TISSUE
Smooth Muscle