animal structure and function
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Animal Structure and Function. Tissue. Groups of cells with a common structure and function. Tissues. Epithelial Tissue tightly packed cells used for lining Connective Tissue cells scattered through an extracellular matrix Nervous Tissue transmits signals (neurons) Muscle Tissue - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Animal Structure Animal Structure and Functionand Function
TissueTissueGroups of cells with a Groups of cells with a
common structure and common structure and functionfunction
TissuesTissues Epithelial TissueEpithelial Tissue
– tightly packed cells used for liningtightly packed cells used for lining Connective TissueConnective Tissue
– cells scattered through an extracellular matrixcells scattered through an extracellular matrix Nervous TissueNervous Tissue
– transmits signals (neurons)transmits signals (neurons) Muscle TissueMuscle Tissue
– fibers for contractionfibers for contraction
Epithelial Epithelial TissueTissue
Cell layersCell layers– SimpleSimple– StratifiedStratified– PseudostratifiedPseudostratified
Shape of CellsShape of Cells– CuboidalCuboidal– ColumnarColumnar– SquamousSquamous
Connective TissueConnective Tissue Collagenous FibersCollagenous Fibers
– Collagen (most abundant protein)Collagen (most abundant protein) Elastic FibersElastic Fibers
– Elastin (protein)Elastin (protein) Reticular FibersReticular Fibers
– CollagenCollagen– join connective tissuesjoin connective tissues
Connective TissueConnective Tissue Loose Connective Loose Connective
TissueTissue– binds epithelial to binds epithelial to
underlying tissueunderlying tissueFibroblasts Fibroblasts
(extracellular (extracellular fibers)fibers)
Macrophages Macrophages (immune system(immune system))
Connective TissueConnective Tissue Adipose TissueAdipose Tissue
– stores fatstores fat Fibrous Connective Fibrous Connective
TissueTissue– TendonsTendons– LigamentsLigaments
Connective TissueConnective Tissue CartilageCartilage
– chondrocyteschondrocytes BoneBone
– osteoblastsosteoblasts– Haversian systemHaversian system
Connective TissueConnective Tissue BloodBlood
– plasmaplasma– erythrocyteserythrocytes– leukocytesleukocytes– plateletsplatelets
Nervous TissueNervous Tissue NeuronsNeurons
– Cell bodyCell body– AxonsAxons– DendritesDendrites
Muscle TissueMuscle Tissue
SkeletalSkeletal CardiacCardiac SmoothSmooth