Beaconhouse School System

Canal side Campus

Middle School Girls Branch
Academic Session 2017-2018
Resource Sheet ( Science)

Animal Tissue. In multicellular organisms, a group of similar cells with intercellular substances perform
specific function, such an aggregation of cells is called tissue. Organs are functional group of many tissues. The
study of tissue is known as histology.
There are four main types of tissue: muscle, epithelial, connective and nervous. Each is made of specialized
cells that are grouped together according to structure and function. Muscle is found throughout the body and
even includes organs such as the heart. Our outer layer of skin is epithelial tissue.

Epithelial Tissue

Epithelial tissue is commonly referred to as epithelium. The epithelial tissue forms the outer covering or lining
for some part of the body. It is composed of closely packed cells, arranged in flat sheets. Epithelial tissues forms
the surface of the skin, lines many cavities of the body and covers the internal organs.

There are two types of epithelial tissues - Simple Epithelium and Compound Epithelium.

Connective Tissue

Connective tissues are the most abundant tissues of complex animals. They link and support other tissues/organs
of the body. The connective tissues include cartilage, bone, adipose, and blood. All connective tissues except
blood, secrete structural proteins called colagen or elastin.

Blood - It is a fluid connective tissue. It contains plasma, RBCs, WBCs and platelets.

Muscle Tissue

Muscle tissues are made of long cylindrical fibres, arranged in parallel arrays. These fibres are composed of fine
fibrils known as myofibrils. The contraction and relaxation of moves the body to adjust to the changes in the
environment. Muscles are of three types skeletal, smooth, and cardiac.

Skeletal Muscle - Skeletal muscle is also known as striated muscle. It is closely attached to the bones, example
biceps.
Smooth Muscle - Smooth muscle fibres do not have striated. The wall of internal organs contain smooth
muscles.
Cardiac Muscle - Cardiac muscle tissue is a tissue present only in the heart. Cell junctions fuse the plasma
membranes of cardiac cells. Communication junctions allow the cells to contract as a unit.

Neural Tissue

Neural tissues controls the body's responses to the changing conditions. Neurons are the units of neural system,
they are excitable cells. The glial cells forms the rest of the neural system, they protect and support neurons. Its
functions in receipt, processing and transferring information.