Tissue Types Major Tissue Types

Epithelial Tissue
Connective Tissue
Muscle Tissue
Nervous Tissue

Epithelial Tissues Simple Squamous Epithelium

Simple Squamous Epithelium
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
Simple Columnar Epithelium
Stratified Epithelium
Pseudostratified Epithelium
Transitional Epithelium

Simple Squamous Epithelium Simple Squamous Cells

layer of
squamous cells

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Simple Cuboidal Epithelium Simple Cuboidal Epithelium

Simple Columnar Epithelium Simple Columnar Epithelium

Stratified Squamous Epidermis of the Skin

Epithelium
cornified layer
of dead cells

stratified
squamous
epithelium

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 Pseudostratified Transitional Epithelium
Columnar Epithelium
goblet cell

Relaxed

Transitional Epithelium Connective Tissues

extracelluar
matrix
fibroblasts

collagen
fibers
reticular
fibers
elastic
Stretched fibers

Connective Tissues: Areolar Connective Tissue

Fibrous Connective Tissues

Areolar Connective Tissue

Dense Connective Tissue
Elastic Connective Tissue
Reticular Connective Tissue

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Dense Connective Tissue Connective Tissues:
Specialized Connective Tissues

Adipose Tissue
Cartilage
Bone
Blood

Adipose Tissue Cartilage

chondrocytes

lacunae

matrix

Hyaline Cartilage Elastic Cartilage

chondrocytes
in lacunae
chondrocytes
in lacunae matrix
elastic
fibers

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 Fibrocartilage Bone
collagen spongy
fibers bone

chondrocyte compact
in lacuna
bone

Compact Bone Compact Bone

osteocytes
in lacunae

central
canal

canaliculi
in matrix

Blood Muscle Tissues

erythrocytes
Skeletal Muscle Tissue
Smooth Muscle Tissue
Cardiac Muscle Tissue
leukocytes

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Skeletal Muscle Tissue Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Smooth Muscle Tissue Smooth Muscle Tissue

Cardiac Muscle Tissue Cardiac Muscle Tissue

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 Nervous
Tissue
dendrites
cell body
axon
Tissues to Study
Areolar Connective Tissue
Dense Connective Tissue
Elastic Connective Tissue
Adipose
Hyaline Cartilage
Elastic Cartilage
Fibrocartilage
Assignment
From your observations, draw
simple, generalized line
diagrams that illustrate the
diagnostic features of the
following list of tissue types.
Be sure to clearly label the
significant features of that
tissue type.
Tissues to Study
Simple Squamous Epithelium
Simple Cuboidal Epithelium
Simple Columnar Epithelium
Stratified Squamous Epithelium
Pseudostratified Epithelium
Transitional Epithelium
Tissues to Study
Compact Bone
Blood
Cardiac Muscle
Skeletal Muscle
Smooth Muscle
Nervous Tissue
Assignment
Each figure should be
accompanied by a figure number
and a clear descriptive title.
In general, a diagram should be
large enough to take up half a
sheet of paper.
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 Tissue Types to Draw
• One type of simple epithelium.
• One other type (not simple)
epithelium.
• Compact bone.
• One type of cartilage.
• One other kind of connective
tissue.
• All three types of muscle
tissue.