Human body tissue types. Illustration of a human body and its basic tissue types. At top left is nervous tissue. Down left are connective tissues: blood,adipose (fat),cartilage,loose connective tissue,bone,and dense connective tissue. At upper right are five epithelial tissues: psuedostratified ciliated columnar,simple squamous,simple cuboidal,simple columnar and stratified squamous. At lower right are the three muscle tissues: cardiac,smooth,and skeletal. Also shown are the brain,trachea,heart,kidneys,intestines,bladder,and leg bones and muscles. For the individual tissues,see images C023/8586 to C023/8600. For this artwork with labels,see C023/8829 |