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Cell Types and Tissues of Humans
Cell Types and Tissues of Humans
Humans
Human Tissue Types
Epithelia
Connective
Muscle
Nervous
Epithelial Tissue
Sheets of tightly packed epithelial cells
Functions
Absorb nutrients
Lubricate a surface
Secrete chemicals by glands
Types of Epithelial Cells
Glands
Endocrine - secretion into the blood to carry
chemical messages throughout the body
Types
Areolar – cushions organs, holds tissue fluid
Adipose – stores fat in cells, highly vascularized
Reticular – network of fibers, mostly in blood
Areolar Connective Tissue
Fibrous Connective Tissue
Dense, tightly woven, in parallel bundles
Types
Tendons - connect muscle to bone
Ligaments - connect bone to bone at joints
Cartilage - flexible; nose, ears, between
vertebrae
Bone - hardest connective
Connective Tissues
More Connective Tissues
Connective Tissues Types Summary
Muscle Tissue
Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth
Skeletal (striated) muscle
Attaches to bones
Transmits electrical
signals from sensory
receptors to
effectors
Cutaneous – skin
Special junctions
Tight junction
Desmosome
Gap junction
Membrane Junctions: Tight Junction
Integral proteins in
neighboring cells fuse
together
Anchors neighboring
cells to each other
Distributes tension
from pulling forces and
reduces tearing
Membrane Junctions: Gap Junction
Communication
between neighboring
cells