Tissues - HotspotOnline version Tissue Hotspot by Benjamin D Morgan 1 Nervous tissue 2 Processes and transmits information & senses the enrivornment 3 Brain and spinal cord 4 Muscular tissue 5 Contracts or shortens making body parts move & contracts the heart to pump blood 6 Skeletal, Heart, and Internal Organs 7 Epithelial tissue 8 Protects organs from damage as organisms move around 9 Skin, outer layer of organs, and body cavities 10 Connective tissue 11 Provides support for the body and connects all of its parts 12 Cartilage, tendon, bone, and blood