Relier Pairs Flashcards - TissuesVersion en ligne Flashcards - Tissues par Benjamin D Morgan 1 Function: Covers the body surface and organs like a wall to keep the inside and outside separate. 2 Structure: Cells that are tightly packed and have a definite top and bottom that is very strong. 3 Examples: Ligament, Cartilage, bone, tendon, blood 4 Function: A body tissue that contracts or shortens, making body parts move. 5 Examples: Skin, outer layer of organs, lining of tubes, body cavities 6 Structure: Long and slender like a wire so that electrical impulses can travel along it quickly 7 Function: Type of tissue that transmits nerve impulses (information) throughout the body 8 Function: A body tissue that provides support for the body and connects all of its parts 9 Structure: Cells with jelly like material and with spindly fibers 10 Specialized group of similar cells that work together to perform a function 11 Structure: Contains long & narrow cells that allow them to pull like a rubber band. 12 How is the type of tissue effected by the number of cells it contains? Controlled variable 13 How is the type of tissue effected by the number of cells it contains? Dependent variable 14 Examples: Skeletal (biceps, triceps), cardiac (heart) muscle, and smooth (organ muscles) 15 How is the type of tissue effected by the number of cells it contains? Independent variable 16 How is the type of tissue effected by the number of cells it contains? Not a variable. 17 Examples: brain, sensory receptors, nerves, and spinal cord Type of tissue Microscope used to identify the number of cells Connective Tissue Function Muscle Tissue General Cell Shape/Structure Muscle tissue examples Muscle Tissue Function Example of Connective Tissue Nervous Tissue Function: Type of organism Epithelial Tissue General Cell Shape/Structure Number of cells Tissues definition Epithelial Tissue Function Epithelial tissue examples Nervous Tissue Structure Connective Tissue General Cell Shape/Structure Nervous tissue examples