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Title: Human Anatomy and Physiology: Chapter 3- Body Tissues
Description: These notes describe the different body tissues and their functions. The topics include but may not be limited to: Types of Tissues Characteristics of Tissues Classification of Tissues Types of Glands Functions of Tissues The notes include highlights and symbols to bring attention to specific important points. These notes were taken for a high school honor's course of Anatomy and Physiology. However, they contain many advanced college level topics. These notes are aimed for any student taking Anatomy and Physiology in high school/college or for those who are curious as to how the body works and are laid out simply so that anyone can understand them.

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Chapter 3­ Body Tissues
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Body Tissues 
● ~ ​
Tissues 
o Groups of cells, similar in structure and function 
● ~ ​
Primary Tissue Types 
o 1
...
 ​
Connective 
o 3
...
 ​
Nervous 
● ~ ​
Epithelial Tissue 
o Lining, covering, glandular tissue of the body 
● ­ ​
Functions 
o Protection​
 (skin) 
o Absorption​
 (small intestine)  
o Filtration​
 (kidneys) 
o Secretion​
 (glands) 
● ­ ​
Special Characteristics of Epithelium 
o 1
...
 ​embranes have one free (unattached) surface​apical 
M
­ ​
surface 
▪ Exposed to body’s exterior or cavity of internal organ 
o 3​

...
 ​
Avascular­ has no blood supply 
▪ Relies on diffusion from capillaries for nutrients/oxygen 
o 5
...
 ​
Relative number of cell layers 
▫ Simple​
­ one layer of cells 
▫ Stratified​
­ multiple layers of cells  
▪ 2
...
 ​ell vascularized 
W
▪ Exceptions: tendons and ligaments (poor supply), 
cartilage (avascular) 
o 2
...
 ​
Bone 
▪ AKA “osseous tissue” 
▫ Description​
:   
● Lacunae​
­ Bone cells in cavities  
● Surrounded by very hard matrix: Ca salts 
and collagen fibers 
▫ Function​
: protect and support other body organs 
o 2
...
 ​
Dense Connective 
▪ Description​

▫ Collagen fibers 
▪ Fibroblasts​
­ fiber forming cells 
▪ Location​
: tendons (​uscle to bone​
m
), ligaments (​
bone to 
bone​
), dermis of skin (lower layers) 
o 4
...
 ​
Blood 
▪ “Vascular tissue”  
▪ Atypical connective tissue­ due to its main function: 
▪ Made up of cells surrounding by nonliving matrix­ 
plasma 
▪ Fibers​
: visible only during clotting  
● ~ ​uscle Tissue 
M
o Contracts (shorten) to produce movement 
▪ Types of Muscle Tissue​

▫ 1
...
 ​
Cardiac Muscle 
● Muscle tissue found in the heart 
(involuntary control) 
● Contractions cause pump­like action, 
propels blood through vessels  
● Cells​
: short, branching, uninucleate, and 
have striations  
o Tightly held together by gap junctions 
at areas called: ​
intercalated disks 
▫ 3
Title: Human Anatomy and Physiology: Chapter 3- Body Tissues
Description: These notes describe the different body tissues and their functions. The topics include but may not be limited to: Types of Tissues Characteristics of Tissues Classification of Tissues Types of Glands Functions of Tissues The notes include highlights and symbols to bring attention to specific important points. These notes were taken for a high school honor's course of Anatomy and Physiology. However, they contain many advanced college level topics. These notes are aimed for any student taking Anatomy and Physiology in high school/college or for those who are curious as to how the body works and are laid out simply so that anyone can understand them.