Matching Pairs Matching - TissuesOnline version Matching - Tissues by Benjamin D Morgan 1 Structure: Cells that are tightly packed and have a definite top and bottom that is very strong. 2 Examples: brain, sensory receptors, nerves, and spinal cord 3 Function: Type of tissue that transmits nerve impulses (information) throughout the body 4 Structure: Contains long & narrow cells that allow them to pull like a rubber band. 5 Structure: Long and slender like a wire so that electrical impulses can travel along it quickly 6 Function: A body tissue that provides support for the body and connects all of its parts 7 Structure: Cells with jelly like material and with spindly fibers 8 Examples: Ligament, Cartilage, bone, tendon, blood 9 Function: Covers the body surface and organs like a wall to keep the inside and outside separate. 10 Specialized group of similar cells that work together to perform a function 11 Function: A body tissue that contracts or shortens, making body parts move. 12 Examples: Skeletal (biceps, triceps), cardiac (heart) muscle, and smooth (organ muscles) 13 Examples: Skin, outer layer of organs, lining of tubes, body cavities Muscle Tissue General Cell Shape/Structure Tissues definition Muscle tissue examples Epithelial Tissue Function Nervous tissue examples Example of Connective Tissue Nervous Tissue Structure Connective Tissue General Cell Shape/Structure Epithelial Tissue General Cell Shape/Structure Connective Tissue Function Nervous Tissue Function: Epithelial tissue examples Muscle Tissue Function
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