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Muscle tissue

Smooth

maintaining and controlling blood pressure and flow of oxygen

walls of hollow organs

Skelatel

walls of hollow visceral organs

support n movement

Cardiac

walls of heart

keep heart pumping

Connective

Blood tissue

supplying oxygen to cells nd tissues

fluid portion of body

Bone tissue

bones

protects soft tissues

Dense Fibrous

function in support

ligaments n tendons

Cartilage

Fribrocartilage

to absorb

between vertebrae

Elastic

ear n larynx

allows organs to stretch

Hylaline

nose n respiratory

covers end of joints

adipose

stores energy

beneath skin

Loose connective

Binds underlying organs to skin and to each other

membranes throughout body

Nervous

Spinal

vertebral foramen

send and receive signals from brain

Epithelial

Glandular

Secrete substances

saliva

Pseudostratified Columnar

lining air passages

cilia-aided movement

Stratified Squamous

protection

Skin n Mouth

Ciliated

respiratory tract

move particles out of body

Simple Columnar

digestive tract

Transitional Epithelium

urinary bladder

blocks diffusion

Simple Cuboidal

secretion n absorption

kidneys

Simple squamous

air sacs in lungs

diffusion n filtration