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Tissues
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11/03/2020

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EPITHELIAL TISSUE

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Covers and protects body structures and lines organs, vessels, and cavities

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CONNECTIVE TISSUE

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Supports and binds body structures. It contains fibers and other nonliving material between the cells. Included are adipose (fat) tissue, cartilage, bone and blood

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MUSCLE TISSUE

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Contracts to produce movement. 3 types of muscle:

 

Skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle

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NERVOUS TISSUE

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Makes up the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. It coordinates and control body responses by the transmission of electrical impulses

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