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Animal Tissue by Mind Map: Animal Tissue

1. Connective tissue

1.1. Proper

1.1.1. Loose

1.1.1.1. Holds organs in place

1.1.1.1.1. Under skin

1.1.1.1.2. Around blood vessels

1.1.1.1.3. Between organs

1.1.2. Dense

1.1.2.1. Regular

1.1.2.1.1. Parallel collagen fibers

1.1.2.2. Irregular

1.1.2.2.1. Provide strength to resist force

1.1.2.3. Elastic

1.1.2.3.1. Stabilized positions of vertebrae and penis

1.2. Specialized

1.2.1. Adipose

1.2.1.1. Stores fat for energy and insulation

1.2.1.1.1. Beneath skin

1.2.1.1.2. In breast

1.2.1.1.3. Between muscle

1.2.1.1.4. Around heart and joints

1.2.2. Blood

1.2.2.1. Transports gases, nutrient

1.2.2.1.1. Red blood cells (erythocytes)

1.2.2.1.2. White blood cells (leukocytes)

1.2.2.1.3. Platelets

1.2.2.1.4. Plasma

1.2.3. Cartilage

1.2.3.1. Hyaline

1.2.3.1.1. Flexible support

1.2.3.2. Elastic

1.2.3.2.1. Provides support

1.2.3.3. Fibrocartilage

1.2.3.3.1. Resist compression

1.2.4. Bone

1.2.4.1. Firm support

2. Ephitelial Tissue

2.1. Simple

2.1.1. Squamous

2.1.1.1. Diffusion & Osmosis

2.1.1.1.1. Glomeruli

2.1.1.1.2. Alveoli

2.1.1.1.3. Lining of Heart

2.1.2. Cuboidal

2.1.2.1. Secretes and absorb substance

2.1.2.1.1. Duct of glands

2.1.2.1.2. Ovary surface

2.1.3. Columnar

2.1.3.1. Sweeps egg/embryo

2.1.3.1.1. Uterine tubes

2.1.3.2. Secretes and absorbs

2.1.3.2.1. Lining of digestive tract

2.2. Stratified

2.2.1. Squamous

2.2.1.1. Protects from abration

2.2.1.1.1. Keratinized

2.2.1.1.2. Non-keratinized

2.2.2. Cuboidal (rare)

2.2.2.1. Convey sweat

2.2.2.1.1. Sweat gland duct

2.2.2.2. Secretes hormones

2.2.2.2.1. Mammary gland

2.2.3. Columnar (rare)

2.2.3.1. Protection and hormones

2.2.3.1.1. Pharynx

2.2.3.1.2. Male urethra

2.2.3.1.3. Vas deferens

2.3. Pseudostratified Columnar

2.3.1. Secretes and propels mucus

2.3.1.1. Upper respiratory tract

2.4. Translational Ephitelial

2.4.1. Stretches

2.4.1.1. Lines the ureters

2.4.1.2. Urinary bladder

2.4.1.3. Part of urethra

3. Muscle tissue

3.1. Skeletal

3.1.1. Attached to bones

3.1.1.1. Provides movement

3.1.1.2. Under voluntary control

3.1.1.3. Attached to skeleton and skin

3.2. Smooth

3.2.1. Oragans

3.2.1.1. Propels substances

3.2.1.2. Under involuntary control

3.2.1.3. In the walls of hollow organs

3.3. Cardiac

3.3.1. Heart

3.3.1.1. Blood circulation

3.3.1.2. Under involuntary control

3.3.1.3. In the walls of the heart

4. Nervous tissue

4.1. Neuron

4.1.1. Nerve cells

4.1.2. Perform electrical communication

4.1.3. Connect another neuron for synapsae

4.2. Neuroglial

4.2.1. Supporting cells

4.2.2. Repair and supply nutrients to neuron