Types of Body Tissue

Carry impulses throughout the body

• Nervous Tissue

• Muscle Tissue

• Connective Tissue

• Epithelial Tissue

Long fibers that relax and contract (they never push)

• Nervous Tissue

• Muscle Tissue

• Connective Tissue

• Epithelial Tissue

Protects the body, absorbs nutrients, and filters and secretes blood waste

• Nervous Tissue

• Muscle Tissue

• Connective Tissue

• Epithelial Tissue

Provides structure and support, cushion the organs, and store nutrients

• Nervous Tissue

• Muscle Tissue

• Connective Tissue

• Epithelial Tissue

There are 3 types: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac

• Nervous Tissue

• Muscle Tissue

• Connective Tissue

• Epithelial Tissue

There are two types: neurons and glial cells

• Nervous Tissue

• Muscle Tissue

• Connective Tissue

• Epithelial Tissue

Responsible for our reactions to stimuli (known as a 'reaction')

• Nervous Tissue

• Muscle Tissue

• Connective Tissue

• Epithelial Tissue

Smooth tissue that makes involuntary movements (digestion, breathing, thinking, etc)

• Nervous Tissue

• Muscle Tissue

• Connective Tissue

• Epithelial Tissue

Secrete hormones, such as saliva, stomach acid, and sweat

• Nervous Tissue

• Muscle Tissue

• Connective Tissue

• Epithelial Tissue

There are 3 types; loose tissue, fibrous tissue, and cartilage

• Nervous Tissue

• Muscle Tissue

• Connective Tissue

• Epithelial Tissue