ANIMAL TISSUES

NAME TYPES CELL SHAPE LOCATION FUNCTION

Squamous consists of flat, scale-like Lungs, heart, blood vessels Exchange of materials by
Epithelium single layer of cells with simple diffusion and
(outermost rounded nucleus filtration(in capillaries)
Cuboidal cube-shaped cells Tubes of kidney and Secretion
lining of
glands
body either
interior or Columnar Elongated cells Alimentary canal or Helps in secretions of
exterior – Gastrointestinal enzymes, protection of organs
tract(GIT) and cavities, absorption of
tightly food components in GIT
packed Ciliated Elongated cells with cilia Air Passageway Helps in transportation of
cells) at the top gases and materials
Stratified Layers of flat cells Oesophagus, mouth, Protection inner parts from
skin damage

Connective- Bone Hard CT Skeleton Helps in movement,

CT(supports Cells: Osteocytes maintaining the shape and
posture of the body
or binds
Cartilage Hard but flexible CT End of bones, external protects the bones
other Cells: Chondrocytes nose, ear trachea
tissues, cells
scattered Blood Fluid CT Blood capillaries Transport gases and materials
throughout
an Adipose Specialized CT mainly Beneath the skin, Provides energy and support
extracellular composed of fat cells between muscles, to organs
matrix) around the kidneys and
heart, behind the
eyeballs, and abdominal
membranes.
Muscular Skeletal Striated or Striped, Attached to bone Voluntary movement of bones
(Consists of multinucleated cells
Muscle Smooth Non- striated with single Walls of GIT, urinary Involuntary movement of
fibres - nucleus in a cell bladder, blood vessels substances
bundles of Cardiac Striated with single Walls of heart Involuntary movement of
long cells) nucleus in a cell heart- heartbeat

Nervous Neuron cell body containing a Nerves, spinal cord, Communication among body
nucleus and two or more brain parts
long fibres or extensions
 PLANT TISSUES

NAME TYPES CELL TYPES CELL SHAPE LOCATION FUNCTION

Thin walled with large Primary growth

Apical nucleus, small or Apices of tips
sometimes no vacuole & of roots &
Meristematic no intercellular spaces shoots
(dividing Thin walled with large Secondary growth
tissue) Lateral nucleus, small or Lateral sides
sometimes no vacuole & of roots &
no intracellular spaces shoots
Simple Single layer of thick Exchange of
(consist of Epidermal walled cells with no Root, stem, material with
(covering plant intercellular spaces leaf surrounding
single type body)
of cells) Sites of
Ground Spherical, elongated Root, stem, photosynthesis,
( Parenchyma cells) with thin primary walls leaf food storage
Permanent
(non-dividing Cortex of
tissue – Collenchyma – young stems, Provides support
originate elongated cells with midribs of to growing parts
from Support thickened primary walls leaves and in of plant
meristems) (Mechanical tissues petals
– provides Fibre – long
flexibility and Sclerenchyma – dead, & slender
strength) non-elongated with present in Mechanical
thickened secondary xylem & support, hardness
walls, 2 types – Fibre, phloem and strength to
Sclereid Sclereid – the cell
Spherical &
present in
seed coats
 NAME TYPES CELL TYPES CELL SHAPE LOCATION FUNCTION

Tracheids Thick, secondary cell Root, stem, Mechanical

(become dead at walls that lack end leaf strength,
maturity and lose their walls form a long tube. support
Xylem – protoplasm due to
Dead Tissue the deposition of
(Support and lignocellulosic cell
transport of wall thickenings)
Compound water & Slender cells (thread Root, stem, Transport of
minerals) Vessels (dead same like structure) with leaf water and
(consist of
more than like tracheids) overlapping ends minerals
one type of Long cells (with end Root, stem, Transport of
cells Sieve tubes walls having small leaf sugar
performing Phloem pores) joined to form a
(transport of long sieve tube
similar sugar) Attached to sieve tubes Root, stem, Make proteins
function) Companion leaf and regulate
movement of
food in sieve
tubes