Relier Pairs TissuesVersion en ligne Four types of tissues par Deshia Clemons 1 Embryonic Connective Tissue 2 Nervous Tissue 3 Skeletal muscle 4 Smooth Muscle 5 Loose Connective Tissue 6 Cardiac Muscle 7 Dense Connective Tissue 8 Muscle Tissue 9 Astrocytes 10 Mature Connective Tissue 11 Epithelium Majority of these tissues are found in the brain and spinal cord Contain cardiomyocytes. In cross-section, they tend to be less circular than skeletal muscle fibers. Cells are branched and tightly joined to each other by specialized junctions known as intercalated discs. These muscles attached to bones to perform voluntary movement and maintenance of posture Avascular with no blood vessels entering between cells Classified as either voluntary or involuntary present in the newborn through its development into adulthood and beyond present in the embryo through its development into a fetus Can be found in Blood vessel walls. Iris of the eye. Airways to the lungs. Walls of the stomach, intestines, gallbladder, urinary bladder, and female uterus. Consists of many thick, tightly packed fibers with very few supporting cells Consists of loosely arranged fibers that form a network between cells and contain; areolar, adipose, and reticular connective tissue Provides support, nourishment, and protection to many neurons that constitute the nervous system