TISSUE TYPES
MAJOR TISSUE
SPECIFIC TYPES
OF TISSUE
WHERE ITS
FOUND IN YOUR BODY
CONNECTIVE
TISSUE
NERVE TISSUE
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TISSUE TYPES
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MAJOR TISSUE
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SPECIFIC TYPES
OF TISSUE
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WHERE ITS
FOUND IN YOUR BODY
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Lining of air sacs in the lungs |
| SIMPLE CUBOIDAL | |
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Digestive tract (intestinal wall) | |
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Air passages (trachea, etc) | |
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Outer layer of skin | |
| TRANSITIONAL | |
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CONNECTIVE
TISSUE
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Binds skin to internal organs |
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Layer beneath the skin | |
| FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE | |
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Covers ends of bones at joints | |
| ELASTIC CARTILAGE | |
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| FIBROCARTILAGE | |
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Skeleton | |
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Circulates throughout body | |
| RETICULOENDOTHELIAL | |
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Muscles connected to bones | |
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Walls of many internal organs | |
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Walls of the heart | |
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NERVE TISSUE
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NERVE TISSUE | |