EXAMPLES OF TISSUES

Type Of Tissue LOCATION/ EXAMPLE

SIMPLE EPITHELIUM
Squamous/ Pavement/ Tessellated Peritoneum of Coelom and Endothelial lining of blood
Epithelium vessels
Lining of cheek
Lining of heart
Inner lining or blood and lymphatic vessels
Walls of capillaries by endothelial cells
Alveoli of lungs
Bowman’s capsule and glomerulus in nephron of
Kidney
Non-Ciliated Cuboidal Epithelium Salivary and Thyroid galnds
Urinary Bladder Lining
Ovaries covering
Lining of Tubules of testes
Ducts of Glands
Ciliated Cuboidal Epithelium PCT and other tubular parts of nephrons
Ciliated Columnar Epithelium Fallopian tubes
Non- Ciliated Columnar Upper respiratory tract – bronchioles
Epithelium Linings of digestive, respiratory, reproductive and
urinary tracts
Glandular Epithelium Glands
Exocrine Glands Salivary, Gastric, Intestinal, Ceruminous (ear wax),
Liver, Sweat (Sudoriferous), Sebaceous (Oil), etc.
Endocrine Glands Thyroid, Parathyroid, Pituitary, Adrenal, Ovary,
testes, Islets of Langerhans, etc.
Simple Tubular Glands Intestinal Glands
Coiled Tubular Glands Sweat glands
Branched Tubular Glands Gastric glands
Simple Saccular/Acinar/Alveolar Mucous glands of skin of frog
Glands
Branched Pancreas, Mammary Glands
Saccular/Acinar/Alveolar Glands
Branched Tubule-Alveolar Glands Bowman’s gland in Olfactory epithelium
Apocrine Glands Mammary Gland
Heterocrine Glands Pancreas
Germinal Epithelium Gonads (Testes in male, ovaries in female)
Olfactory Epithelium Olfactory part
Sensory Epithelium Sensory organs viz. Ear, eyes, nose, tongue, skin
Pseudostratified Epithelium Middle part of Urethra
COMPOUND EPITHELIUM
Stratified/ Compound Epithelium Skin, Moist surface of Buccal Epithelium
Transitional Epithelium Ureter, Urinary Bladder
 CONNECTIVE TISSUE
White Collagen Fibres Tendons
Yellow Elastin Fibres Ligaments
Cells In Areolar Tissue Macrophages, Fibroblast, Mast cells, Adipocytes
Secretions Of Mast Cells Histamine, Heparin, Serotonin
White Adipose Adults
Brown Adipose Foetus and Infants
Adipose Tissue – Protective In Heart and Kidney
Functions
Adipose Tissue – Cushion Palm Soles
Adipose Tissue – Reserve Food During aestivation and hibernation in frogs
Blubber Polar animals
Dense Regular Connective Tissue Tendons and Ligaments
Dense Irregular Connective Tissue Skin
Tendons Achielles’, Hamstring
Hyaline cartilage/ Gristle End of long bones
Cartilage of nasal septum
Anterior ends of ribs
Nose tip
Larynx
Bronchial tree
Foetal and Embryonic skeleton
Fibrous Cartilage Pubic symphysis of pelvic girdle
Inter vertebral disc of vertebral column
Elastic Cartilage Epiglottis
Trachea
Pinna/ Auricle/ External ear
Eustachian and Auditory tubes
Calcified Cartilage Episternum
Xiphisternum
Suprascapula
MUSCULAR/ CONTRACTILE TISSUE
Striated/ Skeletal/Voluntary Bones in Head, Trunk, Limb
Muscles Urethral sphincter
Smooth/ Non-Striated/ Non- Visceral organs (organs in ventral body cavity)
Skeletal/ Involuntary Muscles Iris of eye
Cardiac Muscles Myocardium of heart