Organs Systems of the Human Body

TYPES OF TISSUES
1. Epithelial tissue

Epithelial tissue: This tissue is an upper most tissue covering all the organs or
body. This tissue based on need is of different types as simple epithelium,
squamous epithelium, columnar epithelium etc.

2. Connective tissue

Connective tissue: This tissues as the name indicates, is in connecting position in

between tissues. This is many types like adipose tissues, reticular tissue etc.
This connective tissue is divided as
1. Loose connective tissue. (Areolar tissue, adipose tissue)
2. Dense connective tissue.
3. Cartilage tissue
4. Bone tissue
5. Liquid connective tissue (examples of tissue is blood, W.B.Cs, lymph)
3. Muscular tissue

Muscular tissue: As the name indicates, this tissues makes muscles of the body.
This tissue is of 3 types as
a) Skeletal muscle tissue
b) Cardiac tissue
C) Smooth muscle tissue
Striated muscles are present attached to skeletal system, especially long bones.
They also have bands or striation along the length. They are voluntary i.e. they
are under the control of our will. They help in movement from one place to
another.
Cardiac muscles are present in the heart. They like skeletal muscles have
striations in them. But the difference is, they have branches. This muscle helps to
pump blood by the heart.
Smooth muscles are spindle or cone shaped in structure. They help in
contraction and relaxation of man organs like lungs, stomach, uterus etc.

They help in movement, contraction and other physiological activities. They are
involuntary in nature. They are controlled by brain.

4. Nervous tissue.

Nervous tissue: This tissue is mostly present in the entire nervous system including
brain and spinal cord. It has two types of tissue as nervous cell and neuroglia.
The nerve cells are the longest cells in the body. They can be up to few meters.
They transmit impulses from brain to other body parts and vice-verse. This tissue
controls the whole body by conduction of impulses across the body. The tissue
operates by use of bio-molecular chemical substances called
as neurotransmitters.
Neuroglial tissue is a binding tissue around the neurons. It helps to protect the
nerve cell from damage. Unlike other cells, these cells does not multiply. They
are formed during birth and last till death. If there is any damage to them in
between, it can lead to loss of their function for ever.