ANIMAL TISSUES - ICT BASED

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DIFFERENT TYPES OF TISSUES

ANIMAL TISSUES

EPITHELIAL TISSUE• Covers & protects the body• Lines the inner wall of the digestive tract• Functions:- protection, absorption &

production of secretions.

NERVOUS TISSUE• Controls & coordinates physiological

functions.• Enables to respond identifying the

changes inside and outside the body.

MUSCULAR TISSUE• Consists of cells that can contract &

regain the original state.• Enables the movement of the body.

CONNECTIVE TISSUE • Either connects different tissues or acts

as a support to them.• Examples:- Tendons that connect

muscles to the bones, ligaments that connect bones together & fibrous tissues that hold the eyes & kidneys in the proper place.

• Bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue, blood, etc are various connective tissues.• Bone and cartilage provide support,

protection & shape to the body.• Fibrous tissue connects other tissues.• Blood, the fluid tissue, also belongs to the

group of connective tissues.• Blood carries out various functions like

transporting respiratory gases & nutrients, providing immunity,etc.

• Connective tissues are the most diverse & largest in our body.