Nervous tissue: Neuron and Neuroglia
Nervous tissue: Neuron and Neuroglia Nervous tissue contains densely packed nerve cell ( neuron),which are specialized for nerve impulse conduction. Origin- ectoderm Nervous tissue consists […]
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Muscular tissue: skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle
Muscular tissue: skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle Muscles are made up of highly specialized thin and elongated cells called muscle fibres. The muscle fibres contains […]
Proper connective tissue: Areolar, Adipose, Reticular, white fibrous and yellow elastic tissue
In proper connective tissues, the matrix is soft, less rigid and shows varying degree of toughness. Accordingly the proper connective tissue have been divided into […]
Supportive connective tissue: Cartilage and Bone
Supportive connective tissue: Cartilage and Bone They are supporting tissue, forms endoskeleton of vertebrates, protect vital organs types- Cartilage: Hyline cartilage, elastic cartilage and fibrous […]
Fluid or liquid connective tissue: blood and lymph
Fluid or liquid connective tissue: blood and lymph 1. Blood Blood is composed of blood corpuscles (45%) and blood plasma(55%) An average person has 5-6 […]
Connective tissue: characteristics, functions and types
Connective tissue: characteristics, functions and types Connective tissues are the major supporting tissue of the body. It is composed of variety of cells, fibre (non-living […]
Types of epithelial tissue: simple, compound and specialized
I. simple epithelium II. compound epithelium III. Specialized Epithelium I. Simple epithelium tissue Simple squamous epithelium Simple cuboidal epithelium Simple columnar epithelium Pseudo-stratified epithelium 1. […]
Epithelial tissue: characteristics and classification scheme and types
Epithelial tissue: characteristics and classification scheme and types epithelial tissue An epithelium is a sheet of cells that covers a body surface or lines a […]