Types of connective tissue

Types Of Tissues Worksheet Answers Student Anatomy And Physiology

Connective Tissue. The illustration shows the dense, adipose, areolar, compact bone, and blood tissues. Illustration by E Gregory

Connective tissue: characteristics, functions and types Connective tissues are the major supporting tissue of the body. It is composed of variety of cells, fibre (non-living [...]

Comparing Tissues - Epithelium, Muscle, Connective Tissue and Nervous Tissue

Types of dense connective tissue

Difference between Hyaline Cartilage and Elastic Cartilage

Connective tissues. Cartilage - Hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage

Connective Tissue Types

© 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. Connective Tissue Found everywhere in the body Includes the most abundant and widely distributed tissues Functions: Provides protection Binds body tissues together Supports the body © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.

Histology! ♦ Muscle tissue is highly cellular, well-vascularized tissue that is responsible for most types of body movement♦ Connective tissue protects, supports and binds together different parts of the body (e.g., fat, ligaments, tendons, fascia)♦ Epithelial tissue is composed of sheets of cells that cover a body surface or line a body cavity (e.g., skin, inner and/or outer lining of the organs, etc.)♦ Nervous tissue consists of neurons and supporting cells