1. Connective Tissue

2. Connective Tissue Provides structure, support, and protection
Loosely packed, contains more Extracellular Matrix

3. Fibroblasts Most common type of fixed cell in connective tissue
Produce fibers by secreting proteins into connective tissue

4. Areolar Tissue Thin membranes formed throughout the body.
Fills spaces between muscles. It’s blood vessels nourish other cells

5. Adipose Tissue Fat Tissue that cushions joints and organs.
Also insulates skin and stores energy

6. Dense Connective Tissue
Tightly packed, fibrous tissue.
Tendons and Ligaments, connect bone to muscle or bone to bone

7. Cartilage
Rigid connective tissue that provides support, framework, and attachments

8. Elastic Cartilage
Dense elastic fibers that provide framework and external parts. More flexible than cartilage

9. Fibrocartilage Tough tissue used for shock absorbing
Spinal column, knees and pelvic

10. Osteocyte
Most rigid bone connective tissue used for body structure and support

11. Blood Tissue Transports a variety of materials throughout the body
Helps maintain stable internal environment

12. Skeletal Muscle Tissue
Found in muscles that attach to bone.
Allows for voluntary muscle movement

13. Smooth Muscle Tissue Shorter than skeletal muscle tissue
Lining of stomach, intestine, bladder, uterus, blood vessels
Cannot contract voluntarily

14. Cardiac Muscle Only found in the heart, branched and interconnected
Controlled involuntarily

15. Nervous Cells Found in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves
Respond by transmitting nerve impulses along Axons and Dendrites