TISSUE TYPES

MAJOR TISSUE

SPECIFIC TYPES OF TISSUE

WHERE IT'S FOUND IN YOUR BODY

Describe or Name Cells

Lining of air sacs in lungs

SIMPLE CUBOIDAL

Digestive tract (intestinal wall)

Air passages (trachea, etc)

Outer layer of skin

TRANSITIONAL

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Binds skin to internal organs

Layer beneath the skin

FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Covers ends of bones at joints

ELASTIC CARTILAGE

FIBROCARTILAGE

Skeleton

Circulates throughout body

Muscles connected to bones

Walls of many internal organs

Walls of the heart