4 basic tissue types

Question 1

what is: epithelial tissues

Answer 1

covers body surfaces, lines hollow organs, tubes, cavities and ducts and forms glands

Question 2

epithelial function

Answer 2

protect, filter, excrete, secrete and absorb

Question 3

what is: connective tissue (is bone and blood)

Answer 3

cells in a matrix of ground substance and fibres

Question 4

connective tissue function

Answer 4

protect/ support, binds organs together, transports blood, stores energy

Question 5

what is: nervous tissue

Answer 5

conducting nerve cells and supporting neuroglia

Question 6

functions of nervous tissue:

Answer 6

detects changes and generates impulses

Question 7

what is: muscle tissue

Answer 7

contractile cells and muscle fibres

Question 8

muscle cell functions

Answer 8

allows movement in the body