Relier Pairs TissuesVersion en ligne Four types of tissues par Deshia Clemons 1 Embryonic Connective Tissue 2 Cardiac Muscle 3 Skeletal muscle 4 Astrocytes 5 Loose Connective Tissue 6 Dense Connective Tissue 7 Nervous Tissue 8 Mature Connective Tissue 9 Epithelium 10 Muscle Tissue 11 Smooth Muscle 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 These muscles attached to bones to perform voluntary movement and maintenance of posture 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. present in the embryo through its development into a fetus Avascular with no blood vessels entering between cells Classified as either voluntary or involuntary Consists of many thick, tightly packed fibers with very few supporting cells present in the newborn through its development into adulthood and beyond Majority of these tissues are found in the brain and spinal cord 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.