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