Types of Tissues

Simple Squamous

Location: lungs (alveoli), kidney tubules

Function: Reduces friction and controls vessels permeability

Simple Cubodial

Location: kidney tubules, thyroid follicles

Simple Columnar

Location: digestive tract, gallbladder

Function: protection, secretion, absorption

Stratified Squamous

Location: scalp, hands

Function: to form a protective outer barrier that shields from abrasion and chemical attacks

Pseudo-stratified Columnar

Location: trachea, bronchi

Function: protection, secretion

Transitional

Location: urinary bladder, uterus

Function: expansion, recoil

Adipose

Location: Body Fat

Function: Insulates beneath the skin

Reticular

Location: Liver

Function: Provides supporting framework

Dense Regular

Location: tendons, ligaments

Function: connects muscle to bone

Loose Areolar

Location: all throughout the body

Function: Fills in spaces between muscles

Hylaine

Location: covers end of joints; nose

Function: stiff but flexible support

Elastic Cartilage

Location: external ear

Function: Allows for distortion but resumes shape

Fibrocartilage

Location: between vertebrae

Function: Provided stability and support

Bone

Location: All throughout the body

Function: Provides support and protections

Blood

Location: blood vessels, capillaries, arteries, veins

Function: transports nutrients

Neural Tissue

Location: brain, spinal cord

Function: controls body activities

Smooth Muscle

Location: walls of hollow organs such as stomach

Function: involuntary contractions, moves foods/fluids

Skeletal Muscle

Location: attached to bones

Function: enables movement

Cardiac Muscle

Location: heart

Function: circulated blood, delivers oxygen/nutrients

adipose cells

adipocytes

cartilage cells

chondrocytes

white blood cell

leukocyte

red blood cell

erythrocyte