Grade 10 Biology - Animal and Plant Tissues

Cell specialization

the process in which cells develop in different ways to perform different tasks

Skin Epithelial Tissue

Flat cells that form a semi-permeable barrier between the body and the outside world

Columnar Epithelial Tissues

Cells lining the intestine and stomach. Secrete mucus and absorb materials.

Skeletal muscle

A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides the force that moves the bones.

Smooth muscle

Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body

Cardiac muscle

Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.

Nervous tissue

A body tissue that carries electrical messages back and forth between the brain and every other part of the body.

Bone tissue

Most rigid connective tissue, Internally supports body structures

Fat or adipose tissue

Large cells that surround organs, provide energy storage and insulation

Red blood cells

Blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells.

White blood cells

Blood cells that perform the function of destroying disease-causing microorganisms

Platelets

Connective cells that release fibrin to clot blood

meristematic tissue

plant tissue found only in the tips of shoots, tips of roots, and cambium responsible for plant growth

ground tissue

tissue between the dermal tissue and vascular tissue of a plant that functions in photosynthesis, storage, and support

Epidermal tissue

forms the outer protective covering of a plant

vascular tissue

Plant tissue consisting of cells joined into tubes that transport water and nutrients throughout the plant body. Includes the xylem and phloem.

Stem cell

unspecialized cell that can give rise to one or more types of specialized cells