Tissue Types

Groups of cells that are similar in structure and perform a common or related function.

• Tissue

• Organ

• Organ System

• Biomolecule

Which of the following is not a primary type of tissue?

• epithelial

• connective

• nervous

• mitochondrion

This tissue forms boundaries between different environments, protects, secretes, absorbs, and filters.

• nervous

• epithelial

• muscle

• connective

The function of this tissue type is internal communication.

• epithelial

• connective

• muscle

• nervous

This tissue type contracts to cause movement.

• epithelial

• connective

• nervous

• muscle

This tissue type supports, protects, binds other tissues together.

• nervous

• muscle

• epithelial

• connective

The study of tissue

• anatomy

• physiology

• cytology

• histology

This tissue type is found in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.

• nervous

• muscle

• epithelial

• connective

This type of muscle tissue is attached to bones and helps control voluntary movement.

• Skeletal

• Cardiac

• Smooth

• All of the above

This type of tissue includes bones, tendons, fat and other soft padding tissue.

• nervous

• muscle

• epithelial

• connective