Makes communication of sensory information possible

• Epithelial

• Loose Connective Tissue

• Adipose Tissue

• Nervous Tissue

Is the most widespread connective tissue

Binds epithelia to underlying tissues

Holds organs in place

• Loose connective tissue

• Adipose tissue

• Fibrous connective tissue

• Nervous tissue

Named for its lack of obvious striations

Found in the walls of various organs

Involuntary

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Fibrous connective tissue

Stores fat

Stockpiles energy

Pads and insulates the body

• Nervous tissue

• Adipose tissue

• Blood

• Epithelial tissue

Composed of cells that are branched and striated

Found only in heart tissue

Responsible for the contraction of the heart

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Fibrous connective tissue

Is a connective tissue with a matrix of liquid

Contains red and white blood cells suspended in plasma

• Fibrous Connective tissue

• Blood

• Bone

• Adipose Tissue

Has a strong but rubbery matrix

Functions as a flexible, boneless skeleton

Forms the shock-absorbing pads that cushion the vertebrae of the spinal column

• Bone

• Blood

• Cartilage

• Fibrous Connective Tissue

Attached to bones by tendons

Responsible for voluntary movements

Striated because the contractile apparatus forms a banded pattern in each cell or fiber

• Smooth muscle

• Skeletal muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Fibrous connective tissue

Always has one surface open (not attached to other organs)

Covers the surface of the body

Lines organs and cavities within the body

• Loose connective tissue

• Skeletal muscle

• bone

• epithelia

Is a rigid connective tissue

Has a matrix of collagen fibers hardened with deposits of calcium salts

• Cartilage

• Bone

• Blood

• Epithelial