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Epithelial tissue or Epithelium- A type of animal tissue that forms the inner and outer lining if
organs, the covering in surfaces, and the primary glandular tissue of the body.
Connective tissue- The basic components of it vary according to their type (Left, extracellular
matrix; right, fibers and fibroblast).
*Bone or osseous tissue- Consist of bone called lacunae. Layers of a very hard matrix with
calcium salts and collagen fibers.
*Cartilage- More flexible matrix than bone. Cartilage cells called chondrocytes.
Blood- Plasma, Cellular components consist of blood cells.
MUSCULAR TISSUE
*Skeletal muscle- attached to the skeleton or bones.
*Cardiac muscle- Found in the heart.
NERVOUS TISSUE
Neuron- The basic unit of the nervous system, consists of structures that can conduct
electrochemical signals as a form of information.
*Astrocytes- Star-shaped cells that support and control the chemical environment around
neurons. Most abundant glial cell in the CNS.
*Microglial cells- Ovoid cells in the CNS that can transform into a phagocytic macrophage to
clean neuronal debris and wastes.
*Ependymal cells- Ciliated cells that line the central cavities of the brain and the spinal cord and
form a fairly permeable membrane between the cavities with cerebrospinal fluid and tissues of
CNS.
*Schwann cells- They surround all the nerve fibers and produce myelin sheath similar to the
oligodendrocytes.