Connective, Muscle, and Nervous Tissues

Blood - location and function?

Heart, immune response

Areolar connective tissue - location and function?

Subcutaneous layer, protects tissues and organs

Adipose connective tissue - location and function?

Subcutaneous layer, stores energy

Reticular connective tissue - location and function?

Bone marrow, provides supportive framework

Dense regular connective tissue

Tendons, resists stress applied in one direction

Dense irregular connective tissue - location and function?

Dermis, withstands stress from all directions

Elastic connective tissue - location and function?

Trachea, allows stretching of some organs

Compact bone - location and function?

Exterior of bones, stores minerals

Hyaline cartilage - location and function?

Fetal skeleton, supports soft tissue

Fibrocartilage - location and function?

Intervertebral discs, resists compression

Elastic cartilage - location and function?

External ear, maintains shape while allowing flexibility

Skeletal muscle tissue - location and function?

Bones, moves skeleton

Cardiac muscle tissue - location and function?

Heart wall, involuntary contraction and relaxation

Smooth muscle tissue - location and function?

Stomach, involuntary movement

Nervous tissue - location and function?

Brain, neurons control and communicate between cells