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Forms mucous, serous, and epidermal membranes
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Forms mucous, serous, and epidermal membranes Epithelium
Allows for organ movements within the body Epithelium
Transmits electrochemical impulses Nervous
Supports body organs Connective
Cells of this tissue may absorb and/pr secrete substances Epithelium
Basis of the major controlling system of the body Nervous
The cells of this tissue shorten to exert force Muscle
Forms hormones Epithelium
Packages and protects body organs Connective
Characterized by having large amounts of nonliving matrix Connective
Allows you to smile, grasp, swim, ski, and shoot an arrow Muscle
Most widely distributed tissue type in the body Connective
Forms the brain and spinal cord Nervous
Lines the esophagus and forms the skin epidermis Stratified Squamous
Forms the lining of the stomach and small intestine Simple Columnar
Best suited for areas subjected to friction Stratified squamous
Lines much of the respiratory tract Simple Squamous
Propels substances across its surface Pseudostratified columnar
Found in the bladder lining; peculiar cells that slide over one another Transitional
Forms thin serous membranes; a single later of flattened cells Simple squamous
Provides great strength through parallel bundles of collagen fibers; found in tendons Dense fibrous connective tissue
Acts as a storage depot for fat Adipose connectie tissue
Composes the dermis of the skin Adipose connective tissue
Forms the bony skeleton Osseous tissue
Composes the basement membrane and packages organs; includes a gel-like matrix with all categories of fibers and many cell types Areolar connective tissue
Forms the embryonic skeleton and the surfaces of bones at the joints; reinforces the trachea Hyaline cartilage
Provides insulation for the body Adipose connective tissue
Structurally amorphous matrix, heavily invaded with fibers; appears glassy and smooth Hyaline Cartilage
Contains cells arranged concentrically around a nutrient canal; matrix is hard due to calcium salts Osseous tissue
Forms the stroma or internal "skeleton" of lymph nodes, the spleen, another lymphoid organs Reticular connective tissue
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