Tissue Types in Biology

Front

Tissue type that binds, supports, and protects body structures.

Back

Connective tissue

Front

Connective tissue that stores energy in the form of fat.

Back

Adipose tissue

Front

Tissue type most directly responsible for movement.

Back

Muscle tissue

Front

Type of muscle tissue that is involuntary and found in the walls of hollow organs.

Back

Smooth muscle

Front

Type of tissue that makes up the brain and spinal cord.

Back

Nervous tissue

Front

Anatomical plane that divides the body into left and right portions.

Back

Sagittal plane

Front

The frontal (coronal) plane divides the body into:

Back

Front and back

Front

The term "superior" means:

Back

Toward the head

Front

The term "distal" means:

Back

Farther from attachment

Front

Term describing a structure closer to the midline of the body

Back

Medial