ANIMAL TISSUES

TYPE STRUCTURE LOCATION FUNCTION

I Epithelial tissue
(a) Squamous Composed of cells Outer layer of skin, Protects the underlying
which are thin lining of mouth and nasal parts from mechanical
plates of irregular cavities injury, germs and drying
shape up
Composed of Found in skin and cornea Provides elasticity to
(b) Stratified several layers of the respective organ
same or different
types of epithelial
tissues
(c) Cuboidal Composed of Found in some parts of Give protection and
cubical cells kidney tubules and in help in secretion from
glandular the glands.
cells(glandular
epithelium)
(d) Columnar Composed of Inner lining of stomach Protection and
elongated cells absorption
arranged vertically
(e) Ciliated Columnar cells Lining of trachea and Protection and
with hair like oesophagus absorption
projections (cilia)
II Connective tissue
(a) Fibrous
Tendons Thread like Present in most of the Connect muscles to
organs (between muscles bones
and bones)

Ligaments Thread like Present in most of the Connect two muscles

organs (between two
muscles)

Fascia Thread like Present below the skin Binds our skin to the
underlying structures

Adipose Tissue Thick layer of fat Present below epithelial Stores fat provides
layer insulation and shock
absorbent.
(b) Cartilage Non porous tissue Found in nose, ears, Connects and supports
with matrix and rings of trachea and the respective organs
has no blood bronchial tubes, between
vessels or nerves. vertebrae and at the ends
It is semi- of long bones
transparent and
elastic
It is hard and Found in the entire Gives shape, support
(c) Bone porous and has skeletal framework and rigidity to the body
good supply of
blood vessels and
nerves. It consists
of both living cells
and a rigid mass
of inorganic salts.

(d) Fluid Composed of

connective tissue RBCs, WBCs and Distributed throughout Transportation of food,
Blood platelets, as well the body water, O2 etc.
as plasma throughout the body and
protection from diseases
Blood without
blood cells (only
plasma)
Lymph
III Muscular tissues
(a) Striated/Voluntary Long, striped and Present in limbs Help in voluntary
multinucleated movements
with nucleus at the
corners
Elongated, spindle Present in oesophagus, Helps in movement of
shaped and trachea, lungs, stomach, respective organs
(b) Unstriated/ uninucleated intestine etc.
Involuntary Striped, branched Present in the walls of Contraction and
and has thick heart relaxation of heart
(c) Cardiac walls
IV Nervous tissues Have a large cell Distributed throughout Transmission of
body (cyton) with the body impulses to and from
outgrowths the brain.
(dendrons) and an
elongated axon
having terminal
endings. Both
axon as well as
cyton are
nucleated