NERVOUS TISSUE

Nervous tissue forms the brain, spinal

cord, and nerves. It is responsible for
coordinating and controlling many body
activities.
Many of these functions depend on the
ability of nervous tissue cells to
communicate with one another and with
the cells of other tissues by means of
electrical signals called action potentials.

Action potentials are caused when

different ions cross the neuron
membrane
Nervous tissue consists of neurons and
support cells. The Neuron, or nerve cell, is
responsible for conducting action potentials.
It is composed of three parts: a cell body,
dendrites, and axon.
The cell body contains the nucleus
and is the site of the general cell
functions.

Dendrites and Axons are nerve

cell processes (extenstions)

Dendrites usually receive stimuli leading

to electrical changes that either increase or
decrease action potentials in the neuron’s
axon.
Glia are the support cells of the
nervous system
TISSUE MEMBRANES
Tissue membrane is a thin sheet or layer of tissue that
covers a structure or lines a cavity.
Most membranes consist of epithelium and the
connective tissue on which the epithelium rests.
There are four tissue membranes in
the body, one external and three
internal.
The external tissue membrane is the
skin, or cutaneous membrane.
The three major categories of internal
tissue membranes are mucous, serous,
and synovial membranes.
Mucous membranes line cavities Mucous membranes consist of epithelial
that open to the outside of the cells, their basement membrane, and a
thick layer of loose connective tissue.
body.

The function of mucous

membranes vary,
depending on their location
but they include protection,
absorption, and secretion.

Mucous membranes also line the

nasal passages.
Serous membranes line cavities that do not
open to the exterior of the body, such as the
pericardial, pleural, and peritoneal cavities.

Serous membranes consist of

three components:
A layer of simple squamous
epithelium
Its basement membrane
And a delicate layer of loose
connective tissue
Serous membranes do not contain
glands, but they secrete a small
amount of fluid called serous
fluid.

Serous membranes protect the

internal organs from friction.
 Synoval Membranes line the
cavities of freely movable
joints
Synoval Membranes are made
up of only connective tissue
and consist of modified
connective tissue cells
Synoval Membranes produce
synoval fluid